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6th Annual Dinner and Silent Auction
Wednesday, November 1, 2006


The Event: KEEN Greater DC will host over 450 community members, business leaders and volunteers at KEENFest, a dinner and silent auction event held each fall to increase awareness, raise funds and honor volunteers and organizations who have been outstanding supporters of KEEN.

Why: KEEN is a nonprofit organization that provides one-to-one recreational coaching to nearly 200 children and young adults with more profound and severe mental and physical disabilities. KEEN offers eleven sports and arts programs ranging from basketball to bowling to music on weekends throughout the year. At each session a volunteer coach is paired with a KEEN athlete enabling every KEEN child and young adult to participate, regardless of the extent of their disability. Just this spring, KEEN opened two new programs in Southeast Washington, DC for young people with disabilities.

Last year, more than $100,000 was raised at KEENFest to support these programs. Proceeds from KEENFest 2006 will be used to defray the costs of the facility rentals and equipment for all of our programs and to continue to keep our programs free-of charge.

Sponsorship: Levels are available ranging from $10,000 to $275. Past sponsors include:
    Boomer Esiason, The Fernandez Foundation, Herb Gordon Auto Group, Rebecca & Richard Kay, Cindy & Jeong Kim, Mark D. Ein Foundation, Mattress Warehouse, The Meltzer Group, and
    Cap & Renee Potter. Sponsor Form

The Auction: Jewelry, sports memorabilia, tickets to sporting and cultural events, out-of-town escapes, unique experiences, family outings and activities and dining at area restaurants will be featured in the auction with more than 200 items. Auction Donation Form

Program Book: Acknowledgement or congratulatory messages ranging in size from business card to full page are available in the KEENFest Program Book, distributed to more than 450 guests at the event. Program Book Form

When & Where: Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at 6:30 pm at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in North Bethesda, Maryland.

Tickets: $85 each Yes, I will attend! Reply Card

Co-Chairs: Estee Portnoy, Suzanne Mazer and Sheila Sankaran

Contact: Denise Brownlee at support@keengreaterdc.org or 301/775-7572.

KEENFest Committee:

Kathy Baird
Debra Bates-Schrott
Tracy Birnbaum
Linda Blumenreich
Karen Brocato
Brenda Brody
Helene Brody
Devra Cohen
Lesley Cooper
Cathy Dirksen
Kathy Frazier


Helene Glick
Paula Goldsmith
Ellen Greenberg
Marlene Gudelsky
Soha Hammad
Brenda Holt
Kate Hurson
Eileen Kao
Amy Kaplow
Wendy Krakower
Judy Leventhal



Carol Maio
Annie McDonald
Shani Missner
Nina Mitchell
Michelle Murphy
Tracey Norwitz
Amanda Polk
Kathy Racoosin
Alyson Sadofsky
Debbie Schick
Linda Schoengold
Joy Stein
KEENFest 2005 Photos

Kids Enjoy Exercise Now (KEEN) - P.O. Box 341590 Bethesda, MD 20827-1590 - info@keengreaterdc.org