WTEF 2025 ANNUAL
PLATINUM 70TH ANNIVERSARY
SHARE THE LOVE GALA

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FRIDAY | JULY 18, 2025

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WTEF 2025 ANNUAL SHARE THE LOVE GALA

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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!

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The WTEF 2025 Platinum 70th Anniversary Share the Love Gala is shaping up to be better than ever as we prepare to host our amazing gala at the beautiful Salamander Hotel – Washington DC!

Friday, July 18, 2025 | 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. Chef Alvarado and his culinary team will be preparing an exquisite three-course wine dinner menu complete with custom desserts 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 2025 host, News4 Anchor, Mr. Jim Handly, who will be joined again 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 our awards ceremony, will present awards to our esteemed Share the Love Award Honorees, Distinguished Service Award Honorees, our 2025 Alumni Champion Award Honoree, and of course, our favorite, our 2025 Scholastic Student Athlete Honorees. Plenty of delightful touches will abound, and we will top the evening off by dancing the night away to our special musical guest, The Johnny Smyth Band.

Help us continue our mission to Build Life Champions by supporting one of Washington DC’s most impactful events, the WTEF 2025 PLATINUM 70TH ANNIVERSARY SHARE THE LOVE GALA.

GALA HOSTs

2025 WTEF PLATINUM 70TH ANNIVERSARY SHARE THE LOVE GALA CO-HOSTS

NBC4 NEWS4 ANCHORS JIM HANDLY AND JUMMY OLABANJI

THE JOHNNY SMYTH BAND

LIVE MUSIC & DANCING

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Alternative Payment Methods or Non-Attending Donation

If you would like to make a donation in lieu of attending the 2025 Platinum 70th Anniversary Share the Love Gala or pay for a Ticket or Table Package via an alternative payment method such as a DAF or Stock Transfer, please email Teresa Smith – tesmith@wtef.org.

Thank you for your support!

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