WTEF 2024 ANNUAL
SHARE THE LOVE GALA
SATURDAY | MAY 4, 2024

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Thank you Frances Tiafoe! Life Champion!

2023 Annual Share the Love Gala Invitation

Join WTEF as we celebrate the continued achievements of our scholar athletes and come together to Fund-the-Future helping us to continue our work in building future life Champions!

YOUR SUPPORT IS IMPORTANT NOW MORE THAN EVER

The WTEF 2023 Annual Share the Love Gala is shaping up to be better than ever as we prepare to host our amazing gala at the beautiful Waldorf-Astoria!

Saturday, May 6, 2023 | 6pm – 11pm | Black Tie Optional

Share the Love Gala guests will enjoy a private entrance into the gala for a lovely cocktail reception with premium open bars followed by a three-course gala wine dinner and awards ceremony. The Waldorf-Astoria culinary team will be preparing an exquisite menu with wine pairings, and Pastry Chef Anderson Colmenares will create a custom dessert exclusively for our gala. Enjoy browsing our exciting Bid-It to Win-It Silent Fundraising Auction filled with unique experiences and items on which to bid!

Our Share the Love Gala is famous for having the best hosts in the business, and this year will be no exception. We are thrilled and incredibly grateful to have back as our 2023 host, News4 Anchor, Mr. Jim Handly, who will be joined this year by co-host News4 Anchor Jummy Olabanji. We are also pleased to have back our favorite auctioneer and friend of the gala, Mr. Max Wolf, who will activate the crowd with an energetic Live Auction and Fund-the-Future Paddle Raise. As is our tradition, we will feature a heartfelt welcome video by friend of the gala, Mr. Frances Tiafoe, and our awards ceremony will present awards to our distinguished honorees, legacy award recipient, and student achievers. Plenty of delightful touches will abound, and we will top the evening off by dancing the night away to DC’s own, The Original Moonlighters.

Help us continue our mission to Build Future Life Champions by supporting one of Washington DC’s most impactful events, the WTEF 2023 ANNUAL SHARE THE LOVE GALA.

GALA HOSTs

2023 WTEF ANNUAL SHARE THE LOVE GALA CO-HOSTS

NEWS4 ANCHORS JIM HANDLY AND JUMMY OLABANJI

2023 SHARE THE LOVE AWARDS

WTEF SHARE THE LOVE GALA COMMUNITY CHAMPION AWARD

Congratulations to our 2023 WTEF Share the Love Gala Community Champion Honoree!

Shaza Andersen

Shaza Andersen
CEO and Founder, Trustar Bank

WTEF is thrilled to recognize Shaza Andersen, Founder and CEO of Trustar Bank, as its 2023 Champion in the Community. Shaza’s leadership and personal initiative helped ensure WTEF programming and operations were uninterrupted through the uncertainty of the pandemic. Her support ensured that our impact in the community remained strong when kids and families needed it most. Shaza’s energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to the mission of WTEF are inspiring and we are grateful to have her in our community!

THE MOONLIGHTERS

LIVE MUSIC & DANCING

SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES

SHARE THE LOVE GALA/CITI-OPEN PACKAGES

CAN’T ATTEND BOTH THE GALA AND CITI-OPEN? NO PROBLEM!
INDIVIDUAL GALA ONLY TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE

BID-IT TO WIN-IT!

SILENT FUNDRAISING AUCTION

2023 BID-IT-TO-WIN-IT NOW LIVE!

For more information and in-kind sponsorship opportunities, please email sharethelovegala@wtef.org ,
or call our WTEF Share the Love Gala Hotline at 202-660-0631.

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2023 GALA SPONSORS

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF OUR 2023 SPONSORS!

MATCH PACKAGE SPONSORS

SET PACKAGE SPONSORS

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GAME PACKAGE SPONSORS

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Dalbert Ginsberg
Brian Ullsperger
Chrissy Brill

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POINT PACKAGE SPONSORS

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2023 SILENT AUCTION SPONSORS

PLEASE SHARE THE LOVE BACK TO THOSE WHO

SO GRACIOUSLY SHARED THE LOVE WITH US!

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SPECIAL THANK YOU!

A SPECIAL NOTE OF THANKS TO OUR 2023 GIFT BAG SPONSORS!

THANK YOU METRO MEDICAL AND SAM (SUSTAINED ACOUSTIC MEDICINE) FOR OUR 2023 GIFT BAGS WHICH ARE CLEAR 12X12 TOTES GALA GUESTS CAN REUSE FOR SPORTING EVENTS AND CITI OPEN!

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SPECIAL THANK YOU!

A SPECIAL NOTE OF THANKS TO THE 2023 SHARE THE LOVE GALA COMMITTEE! 

SARAH JACKSON  | JACKIE BRADFORD | DIANE LEWIS | MARCIA CARLUCCI
DD EISENBERG | SHARIFF ELSHEIKH

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO MAKING OUR 2023 WTEF ANNUAL SHARE THE LOVE GALA BETTER THAN EVER!

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHAIR

Sarah Jackson

VICE CHAIRS

Marcia Carlucci

Bryan N. Corbett

Diane Lewis

Manny Ortiz

Dan Waldman

SECRETARY

Andrea Rice

TREASURER

Shaza Andersen

DIRECTORS

Yvette Alexander

Anthony (Tony) Applewhaite

Andy Blocker

Jackie Bradford

Ralph J. Caccia

Drew Cantor

Peter Davidson

Jon Decker

Kenneth Edmonds

DD Eisenberg

Shariff Elsheikh

Stephanie Evans

Nicole Francis Reynolds

David Gollob

Marcella A. Jones

Stephanie Lilley

Miguel Noyola

Diane O’Toole

Thomas L. Riesenberg

H’Cone Thompson

Andy Vermilye

Joe Weissfeld

EMERITUS DIRECTORS

Honorable John Breaux

John A. Harris

Honorable Paul R. Ignatius

James Ritzenberg

ADVISORS

Harvey M. Applebaum

Jerry J. Jasinowski

Tom Kuhn

David Wilmot

Peter B. Work

FOUNDER

Stanley M. Rumbough, Jr.

 

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Questions? Contact us by email: sharethelovegala@wtef.org
or please call our Gala Hotline at 202-660-0137.

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SPECIAL THANK YOU!

A SPECIAL NOTE OF THANKS TO OUR 2023 HOTEL PARTNER!

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WTEF 2023 ANNUAL SHARE THE LOVE GALA

WALDORF-ASTORIA | WASHINGTON DC

The Waldorf-Astoria Washington DC has extended preferred room rates exclusively for our WTEF Gala guests from May 5, 2023 – May 7, 2023. Our guests may enjoy a beautiful standard guest room for $399 USD per night.

For those making reservations through Hilton.com, the Group Code is 1WTEF.  

We encourage you to book soon as our rooms sell out quickly!

If you have questions, suite inquiries, need help with the link or want to book outside of the above dates, please call 202-695-1100.

For press inquiries/media requests, please contact:

Sara Morgan
Eleven Eleven PR
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