VOL. 52, NO. 10 • DECEMBER 22 - 28, 2016
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Happy Holidays from Our Family to Yours!
Presidents' Families Have Loads of Fun at ‘Cozy Christmas’ Roundtable WI Charities, Sets Goals Events DC, Partner for 2017 to Host Celebration By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer
By Lauren Poteat WI Contributing Writer
Among the primary goals in 2017 for The Presidents' Roundtable is for the group to accelerate the formation of entrepreneurial opportunities for the African-American community and to expand and diversify the business opportunities for the corporations that currently make up the ambitious organization. "[Goals include] starting in Baltimore and the Baltimore region, but then expanding nationally and internationally," said Robert L. Wallace, a member of the Presidents' Roundtable and CEO of the BITHGroup Technologies, Inc., a local information technology services company that specializes in managed security services, health information systems, infrastructure IT services, wireless engineering and biometrics. Among the 2017 goals are to structure and disseminate to the community the corporate knowledge of the organization's family of companies so that the information and experience is readily available to other minority entrepreneurs and the community at large, Wallace said. The Presidents' Roundtable — or PRT — also plans to provide consultative input and services to the political and business leadership on how to effectively integrate African-American entrepreneurs and the community
In the spirit of giving to their community, Events DC and Washington Informer Charities teamed up for the second annual “Cozy Christmas” celebration in partnership with the Washington Nationals at Gateway DC in Southeast. Children received free gifts during the Thursday, Dec. 15 event while also getting the chance to take pictures with Santa, dance with Washington Wizards cheerleaders and eat tasty treats. Just before opening her pres-
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Hundreds of children and families showed up in frigid temperatures at the R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center at St. Elizabeth’s East Gateway Pavilion on Thursday, Dec. 15 to receive gift-wrapped toys during an event hosted by Events DC and the Washington Informer Charities and sponsored by the Washington Nationals. / Photo by Travis Riddick
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6A staff member from the Children’s Charity Foundation Coats for Kids program helps a student from Thompson Elementary School choose a coat on Thursday, Dec. 15 in Northwest. Over 2,000 coats were donated through a grant from the Walmart Foundation for children experiencing homelessness in the District. / Photo by Demetrious Kinney
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city to shop at Walmart in Ft. Totten for holiday gifts on Wednesday, Dec. 14. Over 100 children each received a $100 gift card through a grant from WALMART Corporation and the Washington DC Police Foundation. (Pictured) An officer from the Special Operations Division in Northwest shopped with a young student from City Arts & Prep. in Northeast. After seeing the young boy’s shopping cart filled with groceries, the officer, in a gesture of charity of his own doing, bought the student toys and a bicycle to take home. / Photo by Shevry Lassiter
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