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NEWS & EVENTS

- President Obama Issues a Proclamation in honor of Foster Care Month


JUNE 30, 2010
Farewell Celebration for our eight XOL Ambassadors as they embark on a trip of a lifetime.

PRESS RELEASE
June 15, 2010
Stacie Turner hosts "Extra-Ordinary Life" Bon Voyage Celebration June 30th.

January 21, 2010
BET Networks and P&G COVERGIRL Announce Commitment to DC Foster Girls

January 15, 2010
XOL KICK-OFF MEDIA ALERT

Journey to South Africa: Countdown to the World Cup


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SUPPORTERS

WITH DEEP GRATITUDE we would like to thank the individuals and organizations that support
EXTRA-ORDINARY LIFE programs through donations and services. We truly THANK YOU!

 
SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
  BET Networks
BET International
  Microsoft
  Comcast   Odyssey Media
  P&G - Cover Girl Queen Collection   TPM Group
  Verizon Foundation    
  ESSENCE    
  Dell    
       
Special thank you for the wonderful travel gifts donated for the inaugural journey to South Africa:
 
    3 pc. Luggage sets and journals – Tammy Wright and Charlotte Reid
 
    Laptops – Dell
 
    Software – Microsoft
 
    $100 Target Gift Certificates – Kimberly Casey
 
    Digital Cameras – Floydetta McAfee
 
    Memory Cards – Dr. Lynne Lightfoote
 
    Gift Bags with COVERGIRL beauty products – P&G COVERGIRL QUEEN COLLECTION
 
    T-shirts - “The 2DoLists”
 
    Flip Videos - MTV
 
    Duffle Bags, portfolios and luggage tags – PEPCO
   
ADVISORY COUNCIL
 

Yolanda H. Caraway
President and CEO, The Caraway Group

 

Debbi Jarvis
Vice President of Communications, Pepco Holdings

 

Virginia E. Hayes Williams
Foster care advocate and mother of former Mayor Anthony Williams

 

Roger (J.R.) Clarke
Partner, Squire Sanders

 

Monica Turner
Pediatrician

 

Judith Terra
Community Activist

 

Vince Hudson
General Manager, Procter & Gamble

 

Shane Salter
CEO, CASA DC

       
HOST PATRONS
  Jenny and Willie Gaynor
The Gaynor Family Foundation
  Mrs. Virginia Williams
  Joigie and Ken Tolson
The Melvin B. Tolson Foundation
  Ed Foster-Simeon
US Soccer Foundation
  Ken Mehlman   Sona Walla
DC Stoddert Soccer
  Muriel and Arden Wilkins   Vanessa Allen Sutherland
  Jennifer and Brent Desiderio   Lori and Ben Soto
  Gwen and Gerald Adolph   Melissa Schwartz Jones
  Heather Larrison   Paul Wharton
  Vanessa Reed   Lynne Lightfotte
  Charisse Jordan    
       
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We encourage you to patronize the businesses of our talented and generous supporters
  Fetch Creative
Melanie Moore, Creative Director
  King Graphic Design
Patti King, Designer
  Thomas Graphics, Inc
Bob Thomas
  Spartacus Media
Martin Davis, Media Specialist
  Washington DC Center for Cosmetic Implants and Dentistry
Dr. Benjamin O. Watkins, III
  Mendelsohn Photography
Matt Mendelsohn
  K4 & Company
Kelli Richardson Lawson, President
  Strands Hair Design
Shirley Gordon
  The Law firm of Oden & Dillard
Kiyo Oden, Partner
  Easy Marketing Inc.
Brian Halver, Technician
  HU's Wear and HU's Shoes
Marlene Hu Aldaba, Owner
   
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 


 

 



The Children We Serve?
Video - The Children We Serve
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Video produced by the Annie E. Casey Foundation

XOL Kick-Off
Fundraiser Event

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Video clip run on BET International in 54 countries

 

If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.

- Thomas Edison

 

MAKING A DREAM A REALITY



Jelani Freeman, former foster kid who overcame the odds, with help from many friends, to earn his law degree. Read Jelani's inspiring story. Click here.

 

 

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