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Suresh Shenoy, Red Cross Board Chair, Pamela Brown,
WJLA television, Linda Mathes, CEO and Joe Carden, Oscar Night Chair  A night filled with glamour, excitement and fun proved to be a gold statuette success for the American Red Cross in the National Capital Region.
“Joe Carden, chair of Red Cross' Oscar Night®DC event and VP of Homeland Security & Defense Business Council, did a fantastic job, said Linda Mathes, CEO.of the American Red Cross in the National Capital Region. “He engaged his volunteer committee, corporate sponsors and over 400 people from the community to celebrate great talent and great movies while supporting services for the people of this community at the same time. The setting was spectacular, the food was wonderful, and people of from throughout the region enjoyed being a part of this unique event. Many participants already have asked to be a part of the event next year. The real winners of the evening are the people of our community who will receive essential Red Cross services as a result of the support generated."
Arch Campbell, WJLA and Joe Carden, Oscar Night Chair The event was held at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. It was the only official Academy-sanctioned Washington, D.C. Oscar Night® DC viewing party. This event is one of the major fundraising activities for our Red Cross region. Emcee for the evening was ABC7 WJLA reporter, Pamela Brown and it was covered live by WJLA's Arch Campbell. Sponsors were: Pricewaterhouse Coopers,BAE Systems, Homeland Security & Defense Business Council, and National Beer Wholesalers Association are Walk of Fame sponsors; National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and Telcordia Technologies are Producer sponsors; and 133 Public Affairs and Joseph Allen Images are Friends of the Red Cross. For the third year in a row, DC Magazine is the media sponsor of Oscar Night DC. A multitude of others donated gifts for the silent auction and swag bags. The committee included: Chair: Joe Carden, Homeland Security & Defense Business Council and members Carl G. Becker, Premier Properties; Dr. Claudia Cotca, The Washington Institute For Dentistry & Toxicology; Fletcher Gill, Montview Realty Advisors; Ellen Howe, L-3 Security Detection Systems; Moe Imjaiharn, DC magazine; Ryan Kaltenbaugh, videoNext; Donald H. Kent, Jr, Navigators Global; Leah Mercado, DTI Associates, Inc. - a Kratos Company; Kate Michael - K-Street Kate, The District Dish; Andrea Rodgers, AskMissA.com and Socialite Marketing; Scott Stephens, Benure Communications; Jeff Sural, Alston & Bird, LLP; Rachel Wanner, BAE Systems and Dorinda White, Office of Congresswoman Diane Watson
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