Andrew Cockburn and W. Horton Beebe
Nick Dale, Nithi Vivatrat, Mary Kate Chaath, Elena Jarvis and Aseel Albanna
Rania Hanano, Leslie Cockburn and Cary Ridder
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HELPING SYRIAN REFUGEES Andrew and Leslie Cockburn Residence | PHOTOS BY TONY BROWN CALL TO ACTION Syria has been upended by terror, violence and death and an estimated 8.4 million of its children are now refugees in other countries or displaced in their own. Shocked and concerned about the increasing urgency of their plight, Rania Hanano, Cary Ridder and Leslie Cockburn gathered friends to hear about the increasing severity of this humanitarian disaster while raising funds for The Middle East Children’s Institute and UNICEF’s joint efforts to provide food, safe water, medical care and temporary schooling to those whose lives have been shattered. “Any assistance to help them, whether in cash or in kind,” Hanano told guests, “goes a long, long way.”
Christopher Wall, Graham Wisner and Jackie Ceuillen
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Cindy Jones and Wilhelmina Cole Holladay
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Annie Totah, Julie Kent and Isabel Ernst
NMWA LADIES LUNCHEON National Museum of Women in the Arts | PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL CELEBRATING WOMEN A who’s who of power women and society staples joined hostess Cindy Jones, president of the board of trustees of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA), for a celebratory luncheon in anticipation of the National Museum of Women in the Art’s 30th anniversary gala on April 21, which will be chaired by Amy Baier, Kristin Cecchi, Jamie Dorros and Jones. Guests toured a contemporary art exhibit from the Rubell Family’s collection before lunching downstairs in the atrium surrounded by 16th- and 17th century works. Jones acknowledged museum founder Wihelmina Cole Holladay, noting that the original 500 works in the permanent collection had multiplied substantially since 1987. “Not only have we grown that to almost 5,000 pieces,” Jones said, “we really have expanded the history of art to include more women.”
Hilda Brillembourg, JoAnn Mason, and Barbara Harrison
Jamie Dorros, Amy Baier and Kristin Cecchi
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