TWC celebrated its 4th Annual Alumni Holiday party at headquarters with more than 60 attendees including fall interns, staff and alumni.
Civic Engagement Exhibits
Fall 2012 interns presented the Civic Engagement projects they had participated in, where they were able to share milestones and memories from the semester. Civic Engagement Exhibits from the night highlighted several projects including:
Domestic Violence
- Jed Payne, Media and Communications intern and student at Lubbock Christian University [1]
- Jose Gondola, U.S.-Panama Initiative intern
Homelessness
- Audrey Leduc, Business and Global Trade intern and student at Concordia University [2]
- Taylor Hyde, Advocacy Service and Arts intern and student at Lubbock Christian University [1]
Immigration
- Diana C. Londono, International Affairs intern and student at University of South Florida [3]
- Michael Gutierrez, Media and Communications intern and student at Texas Christian University [4]
- Priscilla Martinez, U.S.-Panama Initiative intern and student at Universidad Tecnologica de Panama [5]
LGBT
- Thomas Hall, Law and Criminal Justice intern and student at Alvernia University [6]
- Trixie Van Acker, Media and communication intern and student at Vrije Universiteit Brussel [7]
- Victoria Wood, Advocacy Service and Arts intern and student at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth [8]
Local Green
- Ana Luisa Aguilar Candanedo, U.S. Panama Initiative intern and student at Universidad Tecnologica de Panama [5]
Veterans
- Landon Woods, Political Leadership intern and student at Texas Christian University [4]
- Taylor Reidy, Political Leadership intern and student at University of New Hampshire [9]
- Mary Margaret Dumas, Law and Criminal Justice interna and student at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania [10]
Puerto Rico Project
- Leandra Davila, Cordova Congressional Leadership intern and student at University of the Sacred Heart [11]
- Amilkar Cruz, Cordova Congressional Leadership intern and student at University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras [12]
Raffle
In addition to raffling two Gala 2013 tickets, guests won a series of other prizes provided by both partners and supporters of TWC including :
• Fillmore Silver Spring [13]: sponsored 4 sets of 2 concert tickets
• Old Ebbitt Grill [14]: sponsored 2 $50 Gift certificates
• Mio Restaurant [15]: sponsored a gift certificate valued at $250
• Verizon Communications [16]: sponsored box seats for the Wizards v. Oklahoma City Thunder game on January 7th
A Special Thanks to our Sponsor
A special thanks goes out to our sponsor, Rums of Puerto Rico, who provided both the bars and décor for the event.
