Family Legends - The Stories

The first class of Family Legends at the William Ramsay Rec Center finished their books last week.  The 5 week class on handmade storybooks was led by writer, book artist and educator Sushmita Mazumdar.  Contact Center Director Harold Little, Harold.Little@alexandriava.gov, for information about the next class at Ramsay Rec Center.

 

 

  
Contact Nina Tisara at AlexandriaLegends@ninatisara.com if you have a suggestion for another class location.

Photos by Nina Tisara/Living Legends of Alexandria

Living Legends Featured in The Zebra

Living Legends of Alexandria is featured in the November edition of The Zebra. Go to www.thezebra.org and click on the paper at the top of the home page to download the pdf of the issue.  In addition to the cover and feature about Living Legends, there are two Legend profiles and a spread on the Volunteer Alexandria reception.

Evening in the Heart of Alexandria

Volunteer Alexandria recognized Nina Tisara and Brooke Curran at their 17th Annual Evening in the Heart of Alexandria, a dinner gala event at the Carlyle Club on December 10.

City of Alexandria Town Crier Benjamin Fiore-Walker called guests to dinner.

Brooke Curran received the Joan White Grassroots Volunteer Award presented by Jane Collins.

The Carlyle Club provided an excellent venue for the event.

Nina Tisara received the Marian Van Landingham Lifetime Service award presented by John Chapman.

Congressman Jim Moran, event chairperson Vola Lawson (left) and Donna Walker James, 

Program Manager, Volunteer Alexandria.

Photos by Steven Halperson/Tisara Photography

Give to the Max

We're late leaving the gate, but Living Legends of Alexandria  has signed on to participate in Give to the Max day,  a one-day fundraising event on November 9, 2011 (today) that will unite local Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC communities to support nonprofits serving the area.  The goal is to get tens of thousands people to support their favorite regional charity, raising millions of dollars in donations and grants in just 24 hours! 

If you haven't made your year-end donation to Living Legends, (or your other favorite good causes) this is an easy way to do it.  Just go to http://give2max.org  and follow the prompts.  Deadline is 11:59:59 tonight.  You'll find us listed under Living Legends of Alexandria.   

Read more in today's Local Kicks article by Jane Hess Collins.    

Family Legends Workshop at Ramsay Rec Center

The Family Legends workshop taught by Arlington-based writer, book artist and educator Sushmita Mazumdar at the Ramsay Recreation Center has a week to go. The students, all girls, have created wonderful stories and accompanying illustrations. Two other workshops are planned through the beginning next year. At the completion of the series there will be a special exhibition of the books.

The workshop project, an outgrowth of Living Legends of Alexandria, is funded in part by a generous donation from John McEnearney. Living Legends is funded in part by generous grants from the Alexandria Commission of the Arts and the Dominion Foundation.

Photos by Nina Tisara/Living Legends of Alexandria

Living Legend Portraits at Prudential PenFed Realty

The Washington Street offices of Prudential PenFed Realty is hosting an exhibition of Living Legends of Alexandra portraits through January 2012. Three years of Legend portraits are included in the exhibition, 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2010.

Prudential PenFed Realty is located at 300 N. Washington Street, Suite 100. The office is open Monday through Friday, 9-5. For information, contact Becky Arnold, 571-345-6175, becky.arnold@pcrmove.com .

Prudential Pen Fed Realty, a full service real estate company, is recognized year after year among the top real estate companies in its service area. Ranked in the top 1% of Prudential affiliates nationwide, with 35 offices and over 1100 world-class sales professionals, Prudential PenFed Realty offers complete service coverage in Northern Virginia as well as Maryland, DC, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, North Carolina and Texas in the fine homes, new homes, relocation and commercial real estate arenas.

Lifetime Service Award

I am deeply honored to be receiving the Marian Van Landingham Lifetime Service Award from Volunteer Alexandria on Thursday, November 10 in recognition, in part, for my work in creating Living Legends of Alexandria.  Brooke Curran, Founder of the RunningBrooke Fund will receive the Joan White Grassroots Volunteer Award.  Please see the press release for details.

Hope to see at the Carlyle Club on November 10.

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Media Contact:

Donna Walker James

cell: 703-928-0619, Office: 703-836-2176

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Volunteer Alexandria Announces 2011 Awardees for the 17th Annual Evening in the Heart of Alexandria

 A Gala Dinner event honoring Nina Tisara of Living Legends and Brooke Curran of the RunningBrooke Fund 

Event will be held Thursday, November 10, 2011 from 6:30-9pm at Alexandria's Carlyle Club.

 

Alexandria, VA-  Volunteer Alexandria's annual Evening in the Heart of Alexandria is a tribute to all who give from the heart to volunteer time and talent.  Each year Volunteer Alexandria recognizes members of the community who carry out extraordinary service, impacting the city as a whole. 

2011 event chair is Vola Lawson, Alexandria's former City Manager and a Living Legend, initiator of Alexandria's Walk to Fight Breast Cancer and namesake of Alexandria's animal shelter who, along with a committee of volunteer champions, is dedicated to honoring fellow Alexandrians and making this an evening to remember.

Vola Lawson and Volunteer Alexandria are excited to announce this year's awardees:

Nina Tisara, Director of Living Legends will receive the Marian Van Landingham Lifetime Service Award. Nina's love of photography and Alexandria led her to develop a photo history of local visionaries who became legends in their own time. The Living Legends project both chronicles and celebrates the personal contributions of the nominees to improve lives in Alexandria. A member of Alexandria's Chamber of Commerce Board for 6 years and a founding member of KSMET (now OTBPA), Nina has been awarded for her art, business and service achievements, but not yet for her much-lauded photographic archival work with Living Legends. Vola Lawson and Volunteer Alexandria are proud to bring Nina from behind the camera and into the spotlight to receive this honor she so richly deserves!

Brooke Curran, Founder of the RunningBrooke Fund will receive the Joan White Grassroots Volunteer Award. Brooke's love of running provided her with her own unique way of giving back by donating the proceeds from marathons she runs worldwide to Alexandria nonprofits supporting personally inspiring causes. Brooke has raised and donated over $80,000 since establishing the RunningBrooke Fund in May of 2009, contributing to nonprofits benefiting at-risk youth & their families. For this one evening, we invite Brooke to stop running and enjoy a dinner with friends, in her honor!

Join Volunteer Alexandria at Evening in the Heart of Alexandria as 200 attendees honor two remarkable women who serve voluntarily in unique, original ways inspiring us all.

Evening in the Heart of Alexandria serves as Volunteer Alexandria's end of year fundraising event with attendees and contributors showing their support not only for the celebration and honorees, but also for the continued volunteer matching services provided by Volunteer Alexandria to the community. Sponsors are signing up now with BB&T Bank and Chris Marston in the lead.

Sponsorships allow Volunteer Alexandria to continue a 31-year legacy of fostering volunteer connections within the community. More information about sponsorships can be found on Volunteer Alexandria's Razoo profile page: www.razoo.com/story/Evening-In-The-Heart-Of-Alexandria. Tickets are $100 per seat and can be purchased on the same webpage.

For information about the event, available sponsorships, contact Donna Walker James, 703-836-2176 or djames@volunteeralexandria.org.