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THANK YOU!!
FIRN is deeply grateful to everyone who participated in FIRN’s International Gala at the Sheraton Hotel on October 30, 2008. A very special thanks to the following sponsors, nonprofit partners, restaurants, entertainers and volunteers for their generous contributions to the success of the event:
Sponsors and Nonprofit Partners:
Ameriprise Financial Services / Fred Casper
Allen & Shariff Corporation
AllCare of Maryland, LLC
CHAI
Columbia Hickory Pharmacy
Davis, Agnor, Rapaport & Skalny, LLC
Howard County General Hospital
PNC Bank
PFLAG Howard County
Raffle Sponsors:
Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia
Maiwand Kabob
The Elkridge Furnace Inn
Howard County Poetry & Literature Society
Candlelight Concert Society
The Greene Turtle
Entertainers:
The Peabody Institute
Howard County Chinese School Dance
Troupe
Hee Kyung Lee Korean Traditional Dance
Group
Ponti Del Mercado and Zuli Russi
Restaurants:
Akbar Restaurant
Asian Court
El Azteca
The Elkridge Furnace Inn
La Madeleine
Nora Café & Bakery
Putting on the Ritz
Red Parrot Asian Cafe
Zapata’s
Gala Committee Volunteers:
Jutta Alberts
Nanjui Awunti
Mei-Ling Jones
Sharon Jones
Bonny Knight
Ruth Paine
Master of Ceremonies:
Bob McAllister
Photos from firn's 2008 international gala
Ponti Del Mercado and Zuli Russi
FIRN Staff Member Pedro Reyes
Parade of Nations
FIRN Staff Member Walter Rodriguez
Hee Kyung Lee Korean Traditional Dance
Group
Ponti del Mercado's Tango Lessons
Padre Antonio Velez, 2008 recipient of the Pat Hatch Award, with Nestor Benavides, President of FIRN Board, and Pat Hatch, FIRN Founder
Howard County Chinese School Dance
Troupe
Hee Kyung Lee Korean Traditional Dance
Group