Saturday we joined 2,000 Southerners at the 34th annual Taste of the South at the Washington Hilton.

Taste of the South (TOTS) was founded in 1982 to bring Southern hospitality to Washington, and raise funds for charities, raising over half a million dollars each year. The black-tie gala had a band for a night of dancing, food, libations, and products from Southern vendors and organizations. We snapped Destination DC's Becca Cohen, McDermott Will & Emery's Andi Coronado, and Bipartisan Policy Center's Bayly Hassell.

The TOTS committee is an executive board and three members from each of 13 Southern states and DC. Here, chair Brooke Shupe Appleton is surrounded by committee members, Kentucky's Chase Hieneman and Virginia's Beth Breeding.

TOTS supports DC-based charity Dog Tag, which provides veterans with disabilities continuing education at Georgetown and work experience in Dog Tag Bakery to build a bridge to business employment. Here, Children's National's Allison Cody with congressional staffers Hannah Strub and Meggie Trusty.

This year’s featured charity is Camp Koinonia (Camp K) of Knoxville, TN, for 150 campers, ages 7-21, with multiple disabilities. Here, Georgetown U's Grace Sullivan, Kentucky State Society's Ben Baker, and consultant Kelly Johnson.