as funding 50 percent of their collaborative projects with the purpose of building bridges for understanding and cooperation across cultures. In June, Gabr is to be honored by the Meridian International Center’s Board of Trustees, with the Meridian Global Leadership Award, for his groundbreaking work on building constructive dialogue between Americans and Egyptians. MICHAEL AND ELIZABETH GALVIN The Galvins were honored at the 35th anniversary dinner for Refugees International this year, as one of only two couples in the Humanitarian Circle, the highest level of sponsorship for the event. They are also generous donors to D.C. Prep, a nonprofit educational resource for low-income Washington public school students, with their giving in the $250,000-$999,999 range. Michael Galvin serves on the Capital Campaign Committee for the National Cathedral School, which raises funds for necessary restorations and additions to the girls’ school’s historic campus. ANDE GRENNAN AND MAE HANEY GRENNAN With five children, Mae Grennan says schools, education and health are most important to her and her husband. As such, the couple is “extremely” active with Children’s National Medical Center. Mae Haney Grennan sits on the boards of both the hospital and its foundation, and the couple share chairmen duties for the hospital’s Circle of Care program for donors who give $10,000 or more annually. The couple’s philanthropic work also expands to Palm Beach and Nantucket where they host annual events for doctors and donors with her parents. Ande Grennan’s company, Sperry Tents of Nantucket, sponsors the popular Children’s Hearing and Speech Center Barbecue at the Italian ambassador’s residence. In keeping with their beliefs, they also serve on the development committees for the River School and St. Patrick’s (where they co-chair the capital campaign and serve on the board of trustees. Washingtonians are also likely to catch a glimpse of the Grennans at benefits for Teach for America
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and Catholic Charities. TERESA HEINZ The food products heiress and wife to Secretary of State John F. Kerry has maintained a low profile while dealing with serious health issues over the past few years but she retains active control over the largess dispensed by five separate foundations constituting The Heinz Endowments and Heinz Family Philanthropies (with more than $1 billion in assets) which she has directed since the death of her first husband, the late Sen. H. John Heinz III of Pennsylvania, in 1991. The Endowments distribute $65 million$75 million per year to several hundred recipients, mostly in the greater Pittsburgh metropolitan area (where the H.J. Heinz Company is based), focusing on six program areas — arts and culture; children, youth and families; common initiatives; community and economic development; education; and the environment. Grants range from $10,000 for small theater companies and neighborhood family services centers to multimilliondollar dispensations to major museums and universities. Mrs. Heinz is especially focused on the selection process involving the Heinz Family Foundation’s Heinz Awards, which gives annual grants in the $250,000 range for individual achievement in many fields. The 2013 recipients were: a medical doctor whose writings offer a poignant look at the practice of medicine and the power of healing; an environmental advocate who is a leading voice on the intersection of global ecosystems and agriculture; an education innovator who developed one of the most unique online tools to personalize how each student learns; a chronic disease specialist who created a medical model that improved the delivery of services to rural and underserved communities; and a social entrepreneur whose nonprofit group provides digital employment to disenfranchised citizens.
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Robert Hisaoka
ROBERT G HISAOKA Hisaoka has dedicated himself to the goal of eradicating cancer, mainly through his annual Joan Hisaoka “Make a Difference Gala,” which he founded in honor of his
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