2011 Benefit Highlights
The Tahirih Justice Center held our Fourteenth Annual Fundraising Benefit on May 25, 2011, at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, DC. This year, we celebrated the “Good Fellas” by recognizing the important role of men in achieving justice for women. (See a list of the 2011 Good Fellas.) The evening was a wonderful and moving celebration of fourteen years of service dedicated to courageous women and girls seeking justice from gender-based violence.
We are happy to report that the annual benefit was a great financial success, netting over $234,500—more than ever before! We are grateful to the many individuals and corporate partners whose outpouring of support contributed to raise these funds for Tahirih.
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Many of Tahirih’s Good Fellas were in attendance, including actor and Tahirih supporter Rainn Wilson, who was joined as Master of Ceremonies by actress and Tahirih Board of Directors member Debra Winger; Congressman Jim Moran, who provided remarks; and Jim Sandman, recipient of the Wings of Justice Award for his lifelong career in advocacy and dedication to the promotion of pro bono legal services. Other award recipients included DLA Piper LLP (Law Firm of the Year Award); Megan E. Kaufmann of Hunton & Williams LLP (Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award); and Dr. Mana Badipour of Westwood Dental (Volunteer Service Award).
Martina Kavanova, a former Tahirih client, shared her moving struggle to escape her violent husband and achieve justice for herself and her two sons through working with the Tahirih Justice Center. Through the donated pro bono services of Daniel Nanasi of Agora Entertainment, we are able to share Martina’s story online with all of our supporters. Watch the video below or open in a new window.
We are excited to share photos from the evening, courtesy of Michael Colella, and some local press coverage: “Chatting with Rainn Wilson in DC” (NBC4) and “Wilson, Winger support Tahirih benefit” (Washington Examiner).
The Tahirih Justice Center would like to extend our deepest appreciation to the following Corporate Sponsors and Benefit Committee members for supporting the Fourteenth Annual Benefit:
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2011 TAHIRIH BENEFIT COMMITTEE
Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan and
Sam Waterston,
Honorary Co-Chairs
Jennifer Chapman
Martha Cochran
Juan Carlos Duperier and Laurie Plessala Duperier
Michael Goldberg
Mary Guibert
Frank Kendall and Beth Halpern
Charles and Christine Henck
Doug and Suzanne Henck
Michael MacLeod
Bob McCormick
Joanne Moore
Amy Mudge
Jan Pederson
Tom Mackall and Beth Roberts
Debra Winger
2011 CORPORATE SPONSORS
Defenders
Chevron
Shell Oil Company
Benefactors
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and
Feld LLP
Altria Group, Inc.
Patrons
Arnold & Porter LLP
Covington & Burling LLP
DLA Piper LLP
The Estée Lauder Companies
Inc.
Hilton Worldwide
Sponsors
Clifford Chance US LLP
Crowell & Moring LLP
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Mayer Brown
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Friends
American University Washington College of Law
Calvert Asset Management Co., Inc.
Dykema Gossett PLLC
Eileen Fisher
Hogan Lovells
Hunton & Williams LLP
LexisNexis
Maggio & Kattar PC
McNally Interiors, LLC
Sayyed Ali Moazzum Educational Fund, Inc.
Sterne Kessler Goldstein Fox PLLC
Troutman Sanders LLP
Vinson & Elkins LLP
White & Case LLP
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Supporters
George Mason University
RA Abdoo and Company, LLC
Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Sidley Austin
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Thompson Hine LLP
Contributors
Beach-Oswald, PC
XO Communications
Finally, we would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for their generous pro bono contributions towards the evening’s events. It is thanks to these generously donated services and goods that Tahirih is able to make our annual Benefit such an efficient event.
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Jamshid Amini, American Executive Limousine Service
AmyLin’s Pearls and Jewelry
Kent Chadwick
Michael Colella, Colella Photography
Anisa Cott
Curves Fitness Club
Disney World
Elite IPA Security
Embassy of Bahrain
Embassy of Brazil
Embassy of Liechtenstein
Entertainment Cruises Washington, DC
Geoff Doyle, Doyle Productions
Go Ape!
Gregory Fine Portraits
Groupon
Gunny’s Rainbow LLC
JuiceBox Design Communications, Inc.
Marcial de Gomar, Emeralds International
Maryam Flowers
Bahia and Glenford Mitchell
Motaheddeh, Inc.
Gil Miller-Muro
Gilbert Muro
Daniel Nanasi, Agora Entertainment
Jan Pederson
Pineapple Alley Caterers & Mount Airy Mansion
PR at Partners – Reston Town Center
The Moscow Ballet and “The Great Russian Nutcracker”
The Pusateri Family
Sun and Moon Yoga
Sitara Khan, Sitara Khan Photography
Six Flags America
Synetic Theater
All photos courtesy of Michael Collela
