"Experience Alexandria!"

The 2014 Living Legends of Alexandria have been announced.  This class of visionaries and action-takers will be honored at the annual “Meet the Legends” reception on Thursday, March 20, 2014, 6 p.m. at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (AlexandriaLegends.com).  

The proceeds from this event enables us to continue to identify, honor and chronicle individuals who have made significant contributions to the quality of life in Alexandria.

The theme for this year’s reception is again “Experience Alexandria!”  Please lend your support by donating unique and exciting items, particularly experiences, for our Silent and Live Auctions.

Need some ideas? Consider these:

*Host a meal at your favorite restaurant (lunch or dinner for 2 - 4) 

*Host a brunch or dinner at your home
*Host a visit to a museum
*Host a wine tasting experience 
*Provide a luxury car ride (Bentley, Austin Martin, Maserati, etc.) or a boat trip

*Host a cultural or sports outing (Theater, Symphony, pro game/college/bowl/classic sports, or a bowling afternoon) 

*Beautify a home or office with flowers (arrangement or plant a month for 3 months) 
*Donate professional services (legal, medical, dental, cleaning, event planning, etc.) 
*Donate a week or weekend at your cabin or beach house

The list of ideas is only limited by your imagination!

Will you help? Call our Event Director, Joe Shumard, with questions, to donate an item or experience or to arrange pick-up of your donation. He can be reached on 703.549.7662.

Thank you in advance for your help. 

Pam St. Clair

President

www.AlexandriaLegends.com

2014 Gold and Silver Sponsors: Alexandria Commission for the Arts, Alexandria Toyota, Club Managers Association, Dominion, Goodwin House, Inc., Linda Hafer, Gregg & Monica Murphy on behalf of Senior Services of Alexandria, Nina Tisara

2014 Legends Introduced at GW Birthday Breakfast

 

The 2014 Living Legends of Alexandria were introduced at the George Washington Birthday Breakfast sponsored by the Friendship Veterans Firehouse Association.  Pictured from left are Connie West, Rick Glassco, Ruth Berler, Gregg Stephens, Char Bah, Shirley Tyler and Donnie Wintermuth.

2011 Living Legends Fran and Gant Redmon received the Association's Rev. Ben Lynt Distinguished Service Award.

Photos by Nina Tisara

African American Activist Exhibition at St. Elmo's

Living Legends board members Rodger Stephens, Melvin Miller and president Pam St. Clair join St. Elmo's owner Nora Partlow for the opening of the African American Activist exhibition.  Nina Tisara is at right. The photographs will be on view through the end of February for Black History month.  Photo by Steven Halperson/Tisara Photography.

Women Legends of Alexandria: 2007-2013

In honor of Women’s History Month, Prudential PenFed Realty is pleased to announce that it will host an exhibition of women portraits from the Living Legends of Alexandria project with selected works from the Del Ray Artisans. Exhibition dates are from March 2 through June 27, 2014. 

The exhibition “Women Legends of Alexandria:  2007-2013” includes portraits of Mollie Abraham, Donna Bergheim with Mel Bergheim, Rosalind Bovey, Kathryn Brown with Marlin Lord, Rosa Byrd, Elizabeth Chimento with Poul Hertel, Lillie Finklea and Louise Massoud, Carolyn Griffin, Arlene Hewitt, Wendy McGann John, Vola Lawson, Alice Merrill and Linda Odell, Eula Miller, Joann E. Miller, Pat Miller, Lillian Stanton Patterson, Fran Redmon with Gant Redmon, Joan Renner with John Renner, Jane Ring, Debra Roepke, Gladys Seisler, Charlene Schiff, Patsy Ticer, Dorothy Turner and Gwen Menefee Smith, Marian Van Landingham, Lois Walker, and Betty Wright.

Living Legends of Alexandria is an ongoing not-for-profit photo-documentary project to identify, honor and chronicle the people making current history in Alexandria. The project was conceived in 2006 to create an enduring artistic record of the people whose vision and dedication make a positive, tangible difference to the quality of life in Alexandria.

Del Ray Artisans, founded in 1992, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote art for the benefit of artists and the community.

Prudential PenFed Realty, wholly owned by Pentagon Federal Credit Union, is a full-service real estate company with serving PenFed members as well as the general public. Recognized as a leading real estate company in its service area, it is ranked among the top Prudential affiliates nationwide. Over 1,700 sales professionals work out of Prudential PenFed Realty’s 49 offices to provide complete real estate services nationwide.

The friendly staff at Prudential PenFed Realty looks forward to welcoming visitors to view the exhibit Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at their office at 300 N. Washington Street, Suite 100 in Old Town.

Contact:  Maxine Miller, maxine@mris.com

                 Pam St. Clair, PamStC@aol.com,
                 Eileen O’Brien, EileenOB@USA.net