Food & Friends to Honor Eight Local Leaders Who Guided Greater Washington Region Through the Pandemic in "Honoring Our Heros" Gala

When:
June 13,2022 – June 13,2022 all-day
Where:
Marriott Marquis Washington DC
901 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC
Calender
Join Food & Friends for a community-wide celebration in tribute to the healthcare, social services, and restaurant professionals that kept people safe and at home during a global health crisis. Honoring Our Heros will honor leaders who selflessly transformed the darkest moments of the pandemic into opportunities to sow compassion. The evening will honor: 
  • Chief Oluwafunmike Omasere, Battalion Chief DC Fire and EMS
  • Chef Teresa Padilla and Geraldine Mendoza, Co-Founders of Taqueria Xochi 
  • Dominique Foster, 2022 DC Teacher of the Year, and Community Organizer at Friendship Public Charter School
  • Alvin Chen and Jeffery Naber, Core Volunteers at Food & Friends 
  • Reba Miller, BSN, RN, JD, SCRN, ICU Nurse at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital 
  • Dr. Bruno Petinaux, Chief Medical Officer at George Washington University Hospital 
The evening will begin with a cocktail reception at 6:15 p.m. and be followed by a dinner and program at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available for $500 per person. Tickets from the event will raise essential opperating funds to support the continuing work of Food & Friends, which provides home-delivered medically tailored meals and nutrition therapy to adults, children, and families living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other life-challenging illnesses throughout the Washington DC area.