Masquerade Ball!

Saturday, we went to the 36th annual Masquerade Kidney Ball at The Washington Hilton.

Now in its 36th year, the Kidney Ball is the largest black-tie fundraiser for kidney disease, attracting nearly 700 guests and raising more than $600k  for the National Kidney Foundation Serving the National Capital Area. We snapped Sarah Rosenwinkel, who works in business development, John Gallighan, Touch Communications' Lea Hutchins, producer Tim White and LA Rowing Club's Ray Regan.

The ball's proceeds support NKF's ongoing programs in medical research, patient and community services, professional and community education, and organ donation awareness. Here, chief of the GWU Transplant Institute Keith Melancon with BDO's Sarah Sullivan and Brendan Sullivan.

Guests enjoyed a cocktail reception, dinner, awards ceremony, silent and live auctions, inspiring mission appeal, live entertainment by Three Dog Night and mingling with business, government and medical leaders, as well as kidney patients and their families. Here, Holly Kammerer and her husband, NBC4's Doug Kammerer, who serves on the NKF/NCA board and was the gala's emcee, with WUSA9's Andrea Roane.

Among the honorees were the Community Service Award to iHeartMedia, Corporate Citizenship Award to Host Hotels & Resorts Inc and Mission Appeal to the Kearney Family. Here, NKF's Andrew Fullerton and Lesa-Kaye Holtman with Megan Carson.

The president/CEO of SAP National Securtity Services, Mark A. Testoni, served as 2016 Kidney Ball chair.

NKF/NCA Board member, WJLA ABC 7's Jummy Olabanji and NKF/NCA executive director Michele Anthony present the Outstanding Achievement Award to Attain LLC Chairman/CEO Greg J. Baroni.