The Young Lawyers Committee of the Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) and the FCBA Foundation are seeking donations and sponsors for the 34th Annual FCBA Charity Auction. Over the past 33 years, the Charity Auction has raised more than $2 million for DC-based charities.
Auction Details: The Auction will be held on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at The Madison Hotel, 1177 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005 from approximately 6:30 – 10:00 p.m. Admission is free and the event is open to the public.
Auction Beneficiaries: Generation Hope strives to ensure all young parents who are currently enrolled as students and their children have the opportunity to succeed. This non-profit helps its beneficiaries to experience economic mobility with direct support to collegiate teen parents and their children through holistic, two-generation programming. Support to the Auction and Generation Hope’s mission will assist with tuition support and emergency funding for program participants. Generation Hope Scholars have impressively graduated at double the rate for low-income college students and eight times the rate for single mothers nationwide. By participating in this year’s auction, you would help support Generation Hope’s wrap-around services for teen parents and their children. For young parents, Generation Hope’s Scholar Program provides mentoring, tuition assistance, a peer community, and other vital, collaborative services. Generation Hope also serves children of scholars with the Next Generation Academy, which provides robust literacy, academic, and social-emotional support that prepares children for early education opportunities.
Additionally, support of the auction will assist the FCBA Foundation in supporting its annual scholarship program. Auction proceeds will be used to provide financial assistance and laptop computers to DC public high school students to help them thrive in college. Each year, the Foundation reviews applications from local high school students of diverse backgrounds and selects scholarship recipients based on their financial need, academic achievements, and service to school and community. This year, the FCBA Foundation was able to provide new laptops and $167,000 in scholarships to 24 DC high school students.
What You Can Do to Help: We are requesting businesses and individuals to sponsor the event and donate prizes to be used in the online auction. Past donors have contributed a wide variety of merchandise, behind-the-scenes tours, invitations to exclusive events, other special items, and gift certificates. All donations are tax-deductible. As a prize donor, you will receive the following benefits:
- Acknowledgement in prize description in the online auction;
- Recognition when prizes are awarded;
- Other promotional opportunities that may be arranged with the FCBA.
Making a Donation: After filling out the online form, you can email electronic donations to Janeen Wynn at janeen@fcba.org.
Physical donations can be mailed with a copy of your confirmation to:
Kasey McGee
Lukas, LaFuria, Lantor & Sachs, LLP
8350 Broad Street, Suite 1450
Tysons, VA 22102
If you donate money to be used for the Auction Committee to purchase a prize, please print out the receipt and send to the FCBA Foundation with a check OR contact Janeen Wynn (janeen@fcba.org) for a credit card payment form.
Further Information: All donations must be delivered no later than Thursday, October 12. If you have any questions about the Charity Auction or the donation process, please contact Janeen Wynn at janeen@fcba.org or Kasey McGee at kmcgee@fcclaw.com.
Prize donations of any value may be “bundled” with other prizes for inclusion in the auction. Cash donations are accepted and may be used toward the purchase of auction prizes or added directly to the auction proceeds at the Auction Committee’s discretion.
Thank you for helping make this year’s Charity Auction a success!
