Reception and Dinner

Photos from the 2008 McKinney-Vento Awards are now available on NLCHP's flickr photo site.  Visit the site for photos of all honorees and submissions from the Children's Art Contest!

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Thursday, November 6, 2008

A New Campaign: End Homelessness in America

NLCHP's annual McKinney-Vento Awards recognize individuals and organizations that have advanced solutions to homelessness and poverty.  These awards also pay tribute to two outstanding national leaders in the fight to end homelessness, Stewart B. McKinney and Bruce F. Vento.  This year's reception and dinner will be held at the elegant Jones Day law firm, overlooking the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.  The reception begins at 6:30pm, and dinner will follow at 7:15pm.

Update: Laura Evans, Co-Anchor of Fox 5 News at 5pm, will serve as this year's Mistress of Ceremonies.

• The 2008 Stewart B. McKinney Award will be presented to Richard E. Schaden, founder of Quiznos, for the national effort he has initiated to address homelessness. 
• We are also delighted to present Representative Judy Biggert from Illinois with the 2008 Bruce F. Vento Award.  Ms. Biggert has been a major proponent of recent legislative successes on behalf of homeless children.
• The 2008 Pro Bono Counsel Award goes to Hogan & Hartson for its significant pro bono work in the past year, especially for preparing the 2008 Voting Rights Report. 
• NLCHP is very pleased to be awarding Tonya Bullock with the 2008 Personal Achievement Award.  After her family lost their home and moved to a shelter in Baltimore County, Ms. Bullock faced significant difficulties in attempting to keep her son in his school.  She has since found stable housing, worked full-time and continued her own education -- all while making sure that her son has been able to continue his education.

Click here for information on sponsoring this year's event!  Sponsorship information must be received by October 22, 2008 in order to place ads in the event program book.

2008 Event Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor - $50,000 and Above

Sidley Austin LLP

Leadership Circle - $15,000 to $24,999

Hogan & Hartson

Advocate - $5,000 to $14,999

 Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Latham & Watkins

Sullivan & Cromwell (Margaret Pfeiffer & Steven L. Holley)

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Covington & Burling LLP

Courembis Commercial Real Estate Services

Consumer Capital Partners

Jeffrey and Kendra Simes

Edward and Andrea McNicholas

William and Angela Breakey

Microsoft Corporation

National Association of Realtors

Patron - $2,500 to $4,999

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

PMI Mortgage Insurance Co.

Capital One

Howard Godnick

Rod DeArment

Friend - $550 to $2,499

Gus Kalaris and Axios Wine, NeighborWorks America, Jeffrey Pash, James Murphy, James and Theodore Pedas Family Foundation, Maria Foscarinis & Nathan Stoltzfus, Margaret Pfeiffer, Michael Allen, Tashena Moore, Jeannie Austin & Richard Lazarus, Dean Claudio Grossman, Pam & Allan Malester, Bruce Casino, Microsoft Giving Campaign, Homes for the Homeless, Stacey & Curtis Lane

If you have any questions, please email Katherine Bittner or call (202) 638-2535.

For information on the 2007 McKinney-Vento Awards, click here.