 Pre-ball dinner for Trust patrons
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The Trust for the National Mall held its annual Ball on the Mall Saturday night under a tent on the National Mall. Since its inception last year, the party has quickly become one of the Spring season's most anticipated affairs, and this year's ball more than lived up to the hype.
The Ball on the Mall raises funds to restore and preserve that National Mall, which has suffered in recent years due to budget cuts at the federal level. Under the leadership of real estate developer Chip Akrige, the Trust stepped in last year to help bridge the gap, and by all accounts, they've been extraordinarily successful.
This year's ball helped raise more than $750,000 for the Trust, in no small part due to its A-list board, chaired by George Chopivsky and Cameron Gilreath. Time Warner and HBO presented this year's ball, and guests danced to a kicking DJ until well past midnight.
Spotted: Jazz great Ski Johnson, who closed down the party with some jamming moves on the dance floor with a lively young partner.
— Report by Christina Wilkie and photographs by Carl Bower and Vithaya Photography
Honorary Co-Chair Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan of Mexico
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Guest Speaker Actor Ricky Schroder
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L’Enfant Society Steering Committee member Erica Fredericks, Ken Suarez, and L’Enfant Society Board Member Lindley Thornburg
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L’Enfant Society Board member Pamela Sorensen, Andy Baldwin and Susan Roberts
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Paige Speyer gets some applause
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Trust for the National Mall Chairman Chip Akridge, Ricky Schroder, Caroline Cunningham, and Ball on the Mall Co-Chair Kirsten Pollin
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The Washington Monument
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NBC's Luke Russert and L’Enfant Society Steering Committee member Marissa Mitrovitch
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Chip Akridge and his daughter Sarah Knutson |
Leland Bishop
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Andrew Bullion, Stephanie Ball, Sally Stiebel, and Mark Ein |
Ricky Schroder and a guest with Clara Brillembourg and her husband, George Chopivsky
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Lighting at the ball
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Gray and Krista Boutté, L’Enfant Society Steering Committee member Jason Mandel and Eric Teeters
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