Holiday Tea and Fundraiser

December 4, 2007

Holiday Tea at the Ritz

EWG’s Tea drew nearly 130 people for an afternoon of conversation, shopping and bidding. The event supported the Newton Marasco Foundation.

Event Vendors
Be sure to visit their stores.

Andrea’s Beau – www.andreasbeau.com
Bazner Studio – www.baznerstudio.com
Victoria’s Past Tyme – www.vptyme.com
Party Girl Creations – www.partygirlcreations.com
Glass Fusion – lizsmartinez@comcast.net

Silent Auction Donors
The Silent Auction featured a number of exciting gifts and items. We thank these contributors for making the Auction a success!

• Wake Up Little Susie, a boutique offering whimsical gift items, jewelry, and clothing; 3409 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC; 202-244-0700.
• Sansar, offering the finest American crafts, including furniture, jewelry, lighting, and objets d’art; 4805 Bethesda Avenue, Bethesda, MD; 301-652-8676.
• Corby Collection, a boutique offering career, casual and special occasion fashions and accessories with a feminine, polished approach; Mazza Gallerie, 5300 Wisconsin Avenue, Washington, DC; 202-686-5450.
• Amano, a Georgetown boutique stocking colorful hand-painted ceramics, hand-dyed tablecloths, blown glass stemware, and other home and garden accessories, and jewelry by Italian and French artisans; 1677 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC; 202-298-7200.
• Sassanova, a women’s shoe boutique with handbags, jewelry, and shoes located in Georgetown; 1641 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC; 202-471-4400.
• Chocolate Moose, a boutique offering hip housewares, artful accessories, cool clothing, jazzy jewelry, desk diversions, tacky toys, irreverent icons, uncommon chocolate confections, and seasonal gifts; 1743 L Street, NW, Washington, DC.
• Aveda Lifestyle Store, Spa, and Salon; 4807 Bethesda Avenue, Bethesda, MD; 301-652-1610.
• Project Performance Corporation
• Doug Jefferson and J. Gilbert's Restaurant
• Clyde's Restaurant Group
• Michelle Tranter, Hewlett-Packard
• IGC
• Roz Elliott
• Robin Richardson
• Lan Preston
• Amy Newton
• Belinda Butler, Party Girl Creations
• Liz Marrtinez, Glass Fusion
• Andrea's Beau

As a special treat, Amy Marasco Newton, Foundation President, told the story of this young, vibrant foundation and shared insight on Chapters in Life as part of our Conversation With Series spotlighting woman leaders. Amy’s life has many chapters leading up to starting the foundation. She also explained how she created the Newton Marasco Foundation in part to help her get on with life after her husband’s death by celebrating and honoring his life and passion for our planet.

Read Amy’s bio.
Read a short profile.

Special thanks to our event sponsor