2007 EVENTS

April

• April 20—Maine Avenue Ministries Eighth Annual World Spiritual Service Leadership Awards.  Honorees Inducted into the World Hall of Love

• April 25—HERS Foundation "Say No Until You Know" petition.  "The purpose is for doctors to provide a DVD to every women who is told she needs exploratory pelvic surgery, hysterectomy, or oophorectomy.” Go to www.hersfoundation.com and sign the petition.

May

•  May 12—Fundraiser at Bryans Road Safeway, Bryans Road, Maryland

• May 19—Participant in Medical Record Awareness discussion and the Foster Care System with actress Victoria Rowell on Radio One "Reynolds Rap Talk

• May 20—Evangelist Sherri Robinson, ATWINDS Board Member and Administrator, honored as Outstanding Minister at Guiding Star Church Baptist Church

• May 23—Attended Victoria Rowell book signing (“The Women Who Raised Me”) at Karibu Books, The Mall at Prince Georges, Hyattsville, Maryland

• May 26, Fundraiser at Smallwood Safeway, Waldorf, Maryland

June

• June 2—SLS Ministries Breast Cancer Fundraiser Fashion Show, Luncheon, and Silent Auction, Calvary Gospel Church, Waldorf, Maryland.  Visit www.slsministriesinc.org(This is not an ATWINDS event)

• June 16—Fundraiser at the Black Leadership Council of Excellence Juneteenth Festival of Charles County Maryland, Westlake High School, Waldorf, Maryland

• June 29—ATWINDS relocated their first Hurricane Katrina family to affordable housing in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. 

July

• July 28—Attended "The Ruth Project Tea," a white dress fellowship for women, Accokeek, Maryland. The Ruth Project specializes in Domestic Violence, Abuse Crisis Intervention, and Christian Counseling.  Contact Minister Barbara Lewis, President and Founder (301-980-3367)

August

• August 2- Interview with Anchor Seth Browning of  WNCT Channel 9 at the Katrina family new home in Rocky Mount, NC. 
• August 10 – Interview with Laura McFarland of the Rocky Mount Telegram on the Hurricane Katrina family relocation to Rocky Mount, NC
• August 19 - ATWINDS article in the Rocky Mount Telegram about the relocation of the the Hurricane Katrina family titled "A Long Journey Home"

September

• September 15- Guest with Sunshine King and family (Hurricane Katrina)  who relocated to Rocky Mount, NC on Radio One "Reynolds Rap Talk
• September 21- Business Philanthropy Awards Nominees Announced
  "Twenty-one Maryland companies have been nominated for the 2007 Maryland Business Philanthropy Awards. The awards program is a joint effort between the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Baltimore Business Journal to recognize Maryland businesses that have demonstrated a commitment to improving the quality of life for residents of the state through their philanthropic efforts. This year’s winners will be announced during the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) - Maryland Chapter’s Philanthropy Day Luncheon event, which will be held on November 5, 2007, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel."
   
  This year’s nominees are: 
• "Small Employers (1-100 employees)
  Atwinds Foundation
  Books About You
  Chesapeake Consulting, Inc.
  Correct Rx Pharmacy Services, Inc.
  HarVest Bank of Maryland
  JEM Engineering    
• Medium Employers (101-500 employees)         
  Capital Technology Information Services, Inc.
  Choice Hotels
  Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
  MECU of Baltimore, Inc.
  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  Systems Application & Technologies, Inc. (SA-TECH)
  Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP
• Large Employers (501+ employees)
  Comcast
  Constellation Energy Group
  Marriott International, Inc.
  Pepco Holdings
  Safeway, Inc.
  Susquehanna Bank
  Venable LLP
  Verizon Maryland"
• September 27-29, The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 37^th Annual Legislative Conference Exhibition Showcase

November

• November 5- "Maryland Chamber of Commerce /Baltimore Business Journals's 2007 Business Philanthropy Awards.  The award winning companies are announced, Academy Award Style at the National Philanthropy Day Luncheon to be held at the Baltimore Waterfront Marriott Hotel on Monday, November 5, from Noon to 2 p.m.  Other awards from the AFP - Maryland will also be presented that day; however, the National Business Philanthropy award will be kept a secret until the luncheon.  All nominees will be recognized at the event which draws 1,000 people."

December

• November/December 07, featured as first article in the Health & Lifestyles Black Women 50 Plus Magazine "Know What's In Your Medical Records."  A special thanks to Linda Jackson Cocroft, Founder and Publisher for her support.