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Gala Eleven a Huge Success

Posted onNovember 23, 2024 - 8:45 pm by

More than 300 hundred revelers gathered in the Grand Ballroom of the prestigious Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington’s West End for A Capital Evening XI to benefit the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation on Friday evening, November 22, 2024. The Gala is JSM’s single fundraising event of the year to support our work serving the food insecure, working poor of Washington, DC.

A silent auction, cocktail reception and hors d’oeuvres preceded the call to dinner, which featured a sumptuous three course dinner prepared by the hotel’s celebrated culinary team, with accompanying wines, at tables adorned by Caruso Florist, the Mulholland Family florist for more than six decades. The guests were serenaded by Robin and Rick Gordon’s Radio King Orchestra, as well as an interlude of traditional ballads from Ireland’s own Brian Gaffney.

Special guests included Ciara Delaney, COO of the Embassy of Ireland and personal representative of the Ambassador, who was called from Washington in important State business unexpectedly. Mrs. Delaney spoke eloquently of the common bond of our two Nations in service to the poor. Additionally, Dick Burke, President of the Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New Orleans was recognized for his organization’s support of both JSM and St. Michael’s Special School.

Fr. Thomas M. Kalita was the recipient of the 2024 John S. Mulholland Lifetime Achievement Award for his half century of preaching and living the Gospel of Matthew 25:31-46 and inspiring thousands to do so as well. JSM President S. Patrick Mulholland received The President’s Volunteer Service Award from the President of the United States.

The keynote address was delivered by JSM Founder and Chairman of the Board, Brian M. Mulholland (see video of his entire remarks here) as well as a call to action.

But the highlight of the evening was the dancing, the conversation, and the sheer joy present in the room, as old friends and new friends gathered for this annual celebration and commitment to serving the poor among us.

A Capital Evening XII will return to the Ritz-Carlton Washington on November 21, 2025.

We are pleased to announce Nancia DAlimonte, DMA, to the Board of Directors

Posted onDecember 22, 2023 - 2:11 pm by
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Nancia DAlimonte, DMA, to the Board of Directors of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation. jsmff.org
Dr. Nancia DAlimonte is founder and Music Director of NIH Philharmonia, Bethesda, Maryland, which is in its nineteenth season. Additionally, she directs the John F. Kennedy Center’s popular annual holiday concert, the Messiah Sing-Along. Guest conducting this year includes two concerts with the Columbia Orchestra, Maryland, and with the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Region 6 honor orchestra.
 
Previously, she was the Music Director of Loudoun Symphony Orchestra and Artistic Director of The Arlington Chorale, transforming both groups into vibrant ensembles. From 2005-2015 she directed The George Washington University Orchestra.
 
Throughout her career, DAlimonte has captivated audiences with her high energy, command, and charisma. An internationally recognized orchestral conductor, her guest conducting appearances have taken her from this country (New York, Colorado, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee) to Russia (Academic State Ballet Theatre in St. Petersburg), and from Romania (Mihail Jora Bacau Philharmonic) to Moldova (National Chamber Orchestra, Chisinau).
 
Gifted in innovative program conception and design and a born educator and communicator, Dr. DAlimonte enthralls her audiences with lively historical commentary and musical anecdotes. Musicians who play under her baton are equally enthusiastic, praising her musicality, breadth of knowledge, rhythmic clarity, and expressive hands.
Known for the versatility of her talents, Nancia DAlimonte has been an education programs consultant for the National Philharmonic at The Music Center at Strathmore for 13 years. For this, she crafted multimedia productions performed annually for 10,000 Montgomery County second graders. She is a frequent adjudicator for Festivals of Music and a sought-after guest clinician and conductor.
 
Dr. DAlimonte holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in orchestral conducting from the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY. A former professional horn player, including principal horn for Oshawa Symphony Orchestra (outside Toronto, CA), she earned a Master of Music in horn performance from Ithaca College and studied horn at the Royal Flemish Music Conservatory in Brussels, Belgium.
Nancia DAlimonte lives in Falls Church, Virginia with her husband Giancarlo, their moyen poodle, Piccolo Lupo, and both are avid scuba divers. She has already demonstrated a keen interest in our mission, by volunteering at the John S. Mulholland Pantry in Brookland, supporting and attending our Galas, and supporting our current project of obtaining a dedicated vehicle to serve all of our pantries. We look forward to the leadership and energy we know she will bring to JSM.