Left: Senator Edward Kennedy, Mia Farrow, and Ronan Farrow. Right: Senator Gordon Smith, Farooq Kathwari, and Senator Edward Kennedy.
29th Anniversary Dinner nets more than $400,000;
Honors Mia Farrow and Ronan Farrow, Senator Edward Kennedy, and Senator Gordon Smith
May 8, 2008 – Refugees International (RI) celebrated its 29th Anniversary at the Embassy of Italy in Washington, DC, by honoring Mia Farrow and Ronan Farrow, her son, with the 2008 McCall-Pierpaoli Humanitarian Award for their unparalleled commitment to raising awareness of the genocide in Darfur, and for inspiring others to get involved. Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) and Senator Gordon H. Smith (R-OR) were honored with the 2008 Congressional Leadership Award for their bi-partisan efforts to improve the lives of Iraqi refugees. Thanks to our generous supporters, the dinner netted more than $400,000 for Refugees International's lifesaving advocacy.
Left: Ambassador Giovanni Castellaneta, Luca Ferrari, and Sam Waterson. Right: Ronan Farrow and Senator Joseph Lieberman.
Sam Waterston, Oscar-nominated actor and RI Board Member, served as emcee of the evening’s festivities at which more than 400 philanthropic, corporate and government leaders were on-hand to support RI’s work. Some of the nights guests included: Ethel Kennedy, Dale and Edward Mathias, Candy and Peter Robertson, Vicki and Roger Sant, Senator and Mrs. Joseph Lieberman, HIH Princess Yasmine and HIH Prince Reza Pahlavi, Ambassador and Mrs. Said Tayeb Jawad, Elena and Robert Allbritton, Ambassador and Mrs. Aziz Mekouar, Robert Trent Jones, Jr., and many more. The event was chaired by Mariella and Michael Trager.
Left: Michael Trager, Matt Dillon, and HIH Prince Reza Pahlavi. Right: Chris Matthews and Robin West.
The McCall-Pierpaoli Humanitarian Award pays homage to exceptional individuals who demonstrate tireless effort and commitment to humanitarian ideals and improved service to refugees. Named in memory of Penny and David McCall and Yvette Pierpaoli who died during a Refugees International mission to Albania in 1999, the McCall-Pierpaoli Humanitarian Award is Refugees International’s most prestigious honor.
Left: Ashley Taylor, Lauren Mason, Mariella Trager, Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan, and Veronica Valencia. Right: Ken Bacon, Mia Farrow, and Ambassador Richard Holbrooke.
The Congressional Leadership Award recognizes members of Congress for demonstrating exemplary energy and dedication to addressing the humanitarian and protection needs of the displaced. Recipients of this Award have utilized every legislative tool at their disposal, as well as their stature as a member of Congress, to highlight and respond to the urgent needs of those who have been forced from their homes by armed conflict or fear of persecution.
Left: Ambassador Giovanni Castellaneta, Lila Castellaneta, Shamim Jawad, and Ambassador Said Tayeb Jawad.
Our success would not have been possible without the generosity of the sponsors listed below. We thank them for their support and commitment to advancing our work:
Chevron
Visionary ($25,000)
Acorn Media Group
Jan Weil Avgar
Count and Countess de la Haye St. Hilaire
Irfan Kathwari Foundation, Inc.
Tatiana and Paul Maxwell
Vicki and Roger Sant
Benefactor ($10,000)
American International Group, Inc.
Arnold & Porter LLP
Ambassador Elizabeth F. Bagley and Smith Bagley
Frank Caufield
Charles Engelhard Foundation
Ethan Allen
Elizabeth and Michael Galvin
In Memory of Julia Taft
Lockheed Martin
Patrice and Herbert Miller
Constance Milstein
Eileen Shields-West and Robin West
Leader ($5,000)
Jennifer and Michael Caputo
Lou and Ralph Davidson
Carol Ann and Gregory Haake
Diane and Michael Hawkins
Robin and Reuben Jeffery
Jane Kaczmarek and Bradley Whitford
Mariella and Michael Trager
Chang and Salah Turkmani
Georgia and Harry Weiss
Jane Wells
Advisor ($2,500)
Elizabeth and Clifford Bernath
Katherine B. Bradley
Mary and Robert Haft
Meehee Hwang and Richard Gluck
Linda Lipsett and Jules Bernstein
Vincent Mai
Dale and Edward Mathias
Kathleen McNamara and John Spears
United Nations Foundation
Sandra Boek Werness and Bruce Werness
Friend ($1,000)
The Allbritton Foundation
Dr. Ladan Basiri
BP
Fadila and William Calnan
Steven E. Carr
The Cohen Group
Erika Weingarten Cupples and Keith Cupples
Julie and John Hamre
Kathryn and Michael Hanley
Melissa and Paul Huey-Burns
Madeleine and George Hughes
W. Braun Jones, Jr.
James V. Kimsey
Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC
Dane Nichols
Yasmine and Reza Pahlavi
Sally Paridis
Laurie and Bob Parr
Joseph E. Robert Jr.
Navin C. Shah, M.D.
Southern States, LLC
Deborah and Daniel Waterman
Joseph Yacinski
Left: Sam Waterson. Right: Senator Gordon Smith.
HIH Princess Yasmine Pahlavi, HIH Prince Reza Pahlavi, and Mariella Trager.
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