Cordially Invites You to Our
2012 Foremothers Awards and
Health Policy Hero Luncheon
Friday, May 11, 2012 at Noon
The Cosmos Club of Washington, D.C.
2121 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Join us on May 11th, the Friday before Mother’s Day, at the elegant Cosmos Club of Washington, D.C. as we honor our 2012 Foremothers and Health Policy Hero. The Foremother Awards are for lifetime achievement for Washington area women whose lives have touched adults and children across the country.
Katharine Weymouth, publisher of The Washington Post, will emcee.
- Joan Claybrookis a nationally respected consumer advocate whose work has saved lives and improved public policies that affect all of us. She was president of Public Citizen from 1982 until 2009, fighting for safer cars, food, and medicines as well as campaign finance reform.
- Dr. Beatrix Hamburgwas the first African-American to graduate from Vassar and the first African-American woman to graduate from Yale Medical School. She has dedicated her life to improving the lives of our nation’s children, as past president of the William T. Grant Foundation and as a faculty member and leader at the nation’s top medical schools.
- Alice Rivlinwas the founding director of the Congressional Budget Office from 1975-1983, and the first woman Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. She served as Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Board, and has also been credited with saving the District of Columbia from financial disaster as chair of the DC Financial Management Assistance Authority from 1998-2001.
Linda Birnbaum, Director of NIH’s National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Toxicology Program, will be honored as our 2012 Health Policy Hero for her outstanding research on the health effects of environmental pollutants and chemicals. Thanks to her leadership, NIEHS is carrying out groundbreaking research, prevention, and intervention efforts that are making our homes and communities safer across the country.
Take advantage of this great opportunity to meet these four inspiring women, previous Foremother honorees, and many of D.C.’s other movers and shakers. Help us honor the newest inductees into this special society for remarkable women. Lunch is from noon to 1:30, preceded by a champagne reception for honorees and patron guests.
Donations must be made by April 15 to guarantee a seat.
Prices below are valid through April 15.
Regular lunch tickets are available for a donation of $90 per ticket. A table for 10 is $850.
Patron Tickets ($150 per ticket) include a champagne reception with the current and former honorees just before lunch, priority seating, listing in the program, and free valet parking.
Corporate sponsorships are also available, from $1,000-$10,000.
The National Research Center for Women & Families is the leading national organization dedicated to improving the health and safety of all adults and children. Our goal is to prevent diseases and help families get the most effective medical treatments, regardless of the disease or illness. Our Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund focuses on reducing cancer risks in our homes and communities, educating adults and children about harmful cancer-causing exposures, and helping patients, with their doctors, make the best choices for their medical care.
Proceeds from the luncheon will support our Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund, which has been designated as one of America’s best charities by the Independent Charities of America.
Please contact Emily Moore at em@center4research.org
or (202) 223-4000.
Payment: Please donate online here.
(Write “Foremothers Luncheon” in the comments box and be sure to provide contact information) or mail a check made payable to “Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund” to 1001 Connecticut Ave, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036.