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Bethesda, MD, United States, 01/03/2012 - Since 1990, the Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has helped more than 10,800 children and their families to deal with serious illnesses by providing a network of support and care.
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Since 1999, the Bethesda Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA Bethesda) has supported the Children’s Inn by organizing the annual Children’s Inn Gala, the largest fundraiser for the Inn.
AFCEA Bethesda, a non-profit that promotes partnerships between government and industry, today announced the details of the 14th annual Children’s Inn Gala. The event brings together close to 1,000 attendees, including senior executives of leading government contractors, high-level government officials and local philanthropists.
The Children’s Inn is the only privately funded hospitality house at NIH whose mission is to provide a “home away from home” for its seriously ill young residents. The Children’s Inn Gala has raised more than $4.1 million since its inception.
“The Inn continuously operates – 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year –to serve the emotional and spiritual needs of the Children and their families completely free of charge,” said Robert Guerra, chair of the Children's Inn Gala. “In these difficult economic times this Gala has become the Inn’s single largest fundraiser; therefore, the Gala’s contributions are absolutely critical for the Inn’s continuing ability to serve these children and their families in the future.“
Details of the annual fundraiser are as follows:
Date: April 14, 2012
Time:6:30 pm. – Midnight
Location: Ritz-Carlton Tyson’s Corner
1700 Tysons Boulevard
McLean, Va. 22102
“Patients and families come from more than 80 countries around the world and often have no place to stay while going through what can be one of the most difficult times of their lives,” said Linda Berdine, the Children’s Inn Board of Directors chairperson. “We have a longstanding relationship with AFCEA Bethesda, and the annual Gala has been providing us with the necessary resources to serve our mission for more than a decade.”
For information on purchasing tables or sponsorships, contact Joe Corcoran at 703-505-5105 or Aileen Bloom at 703-827-7207 or visit the event website at childrensinngala.org/.
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About the Children’s Inn
The Children's Inn at NIH is a private, non-profit, family-centered residence for pediatric outpatients at the National Institutes of Health and for their families. Its purposes are to keep children together with their families during serious illness, reduce their stress and facilitate their healing through mutual support. For more than 20 years, it has served as a healing environment for more than 10,000 children and their families from the United States and around the world. For more information about the Children’s Inn at NIH, visit childrensinn.org.
About AFCEA Bethesda
Founded in 1998, the AFCEA Bethesda Chapter (bethesda-afcea.org) is a non-profit organization that encourages greater government/industry partnerships and fosters networking among its peers. In 2004, the Chapter formed a Young AFCEAN group whose goal is to foster an environment where young professionals from the private and public sectors can meet, interact, and learn from each other. AFCEA Bethesda has earned the distinguished honor of being awarded “Model Chapter of the Year” by AFCEA International since 2000.
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