On Saturday, October 14, 2023, NCCF will honor 7 exemplary supporters and organizations.

BETHESDA, MD, UNITED STATES, August 8, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — On Saturday, October 14, 2023, at 6:00 PM, at Bethesda Blues & Jazz, the Nationwide Middle for Kids and Households (NCCF) will honor seven (7) exemplary supporters and organizations that champion the common significance of a wholesome and experience-rich childhood, at CONNECTED! The HeART of Community.

Co-Hosts Catherine Leggett (First Girl of Montgomery County) and Jeffrey Slavin (Mayor of Somerset), will welcome attendees, sponsors, performers, and awardees to an distinctive night of connection and celebration. Lead by three highly effective Black feminine artists, Honorary Committee Chair Brianna Stoute (Kinky Boots!), Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Allison Seymour (WUSA9) and 17-year-old, Drew Olivia Tillman (That is Us, Combined-ish), CONNECTED! is the in-person occasion of the season. Particular visitor, Marcus Johnson, a Billboard-ranked musician, will open a night full of highly effective poetry, music, and dance by native youth entertainers and performers.

The unbelievable roster of distinguished honorees contains:

Humanitarian Lifetime Affect Award: Reverend Timothy Warner (Emory Grove United Methodist Church)
A passionate chief, Rev. Timothy B. Warner is dedicated to his calling to assist marginalized individuals and communities notice and obtain their targets in instances of change and uncertainty. From his management within the Montgomery County Government’s Workplace of Community Partnerships because the Community Liaison for the African American and Religion Communities and the Chief Engagement and Partnership Officer for Montgomery County Public Colleges to his present appointment as pastor of the Emory Grove United Methodist Church, Rev. Warner has demonstrated success on the intersection between religion communities, non-profit and for-profit companies, native governments and passionate, particular person leaders.

Tom Cookerly Distinctive College Superintendent Management Award: Dr. Michael J. Martirano (Howard County Public Colleges (HCPSS)
Formally taking up the place in July of 2018, Dr. Martirano, grew up in poverty and confronted a quantity of challenges in his early years. On the age of 10, he was positioned in foster care after the demise of his mom however discovered schooling to be a terrific equalizer for him. His years as an educator have been guided by the precept, “to show a toddler effectively, you will need to know a toddler effectively.” Dr. Martirano is dedicated to giving each scholar a chance to achieve an inclusive and nurturing setting. His Strategic Name to Motion locations every scholar on the coronary heart of all selections and locations a give attention to the 22% of HCPSS college students residing in poverty, in addition to these dealing with language obstacles and psychological well being points.

Champion in Our Midst: John Pierce, Esq. (The Invisible Hand Basis)
John Pierce, legal professional, and humanitarian has devoted a lifetime to giving again to his group. A founding officer of The Invisible Hand Basis Inc., a non-profit aimed toward aiding financially distressed people within the larger Washington DC-Maryland- Virginia area, Pierce has helped numerous youth and households overcome housing and financial disparities within the final twenty years. Pierce is a extremely skilled former Federal prosecutor and trial legal professional, who continues to contribute to his group within the battle for justice by providing professional bono authorized providers to those that can’t afford the fee of authorized illustration. John Pierce continues to be a champion for the honest and equal therapy of the underprivileged amongst us.

Humanitarian Spirit Award for Management: Gustavo Torres (Government Director, CASA)
Gustavo Torres oversees the most important Latino and immigrant group within the Mid-Atlantic. He’s nationally and internationally acknowledged for his management and imaginative and prescient within the immigrant rights motion in the US. Underneath his management, CASA has grown from a small social service group with a handful of employees members to a nationally awarded, multiservice, advocacy, organizing and assist company with a employees of practically 150 and a membership of over 97,000, which operates in a number of states together with Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Mr. Torres helped to steer CASA in 2012 to go the Maryland DREAM act, which supplied in-state tuition to undocumented college students.

Humanitarian Spirit Award for Volunteerism: Zion Baptist Church
Since 1948, the Zion Baptist Church has been a pillar of volunteerism, group schooling, and outreach in Washington, DC. As a vital NCCF group associate, the Church constantly opens their doorways to serve the academic and religious wants of all kids and youth within the area. Through the years, Zion Baptist Church demonstrated its understanding of the necessity for household enjoyable in tense instances by treating kids and oldsters from NCCF’s Kennedy and Sterling Quick-term Housing Packages in Wards 4 and 5 in addition to college students and households from the J.C. Nalle Community Sports activities and Studying Camp to tickets to the UniverSoul Circus. Zion Baptist Church is a real instance of how the group helps probably the most susceptible of their midst.

Humanitarian Spirit Award for Volunteerism: Riley Chi, Sylvie Cohen, Zoey Rees, and Dalia Rees (Woman Scout Troop 5585)
Riley, Sylvie, Zoey, and Dalia of Woman Scout Troop 5585 selected to reorganize and redecorate the playroom within the Daycare Middle at NCCF’s Greentree Shelter for their Woman Scout Silver Award challenge. Over the course of three months, they utterly and completely renovated the area. They started their challenge underneath the mentorship of the gROH! Playroom, a D.C.-based studio that creates interiors that concentrate on designs that encourage play, studying and household time. These younger humanitarians present their spirit in motion by creating an up to date and fashionable play and studying area for homeless kids in Bethesda.

John F. White Alumni Award: Ms. Tigist Tesfay
Ms. Tesfay overcame many obstacles personally and professionally to construct a greater future for herself and her kids since transitioning out of the shelter. She escaped ongoing warfare in Ethiopia together with her three kids, arriving in the US with out sources or familial assist. Whereas residing within the shelter, she actively pursued all avenues to exit as rapidly and as effectively ready as attainable. She is presently employed in two jobs whereas whereas concurrently taking lessons to develop proficiency in English. Final yr, she was authorised for a two-bedroom condominium and bought a car for her and her household; she is now directing all her efforts in direction of saving for an reasonably priced residence.

Rachel Spassiani
The Nationwide Middle for Kids and Households (NCCF)
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