2010 Living Legend of Alexandria David Speck, Managing Director-Investments with the Speck-Caudron Investment Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, has been honored by the firm with the Wells Fargo Advisors Spirit Award. The award pays tribute to Speck’s long-standing commitment to his clients, colleagues and community, …
John Porter, former Assistant Superintendent of Alexandria City Public Schools and longtime school principal, current executive director of ACT for Alexandria and 2010 Living Legend of Alexandria received the prestigious Heart of the Community Award from Hopkins House, a historic nonprofit institution that provides high-quality …
The terrible weather of the third week in February caused the cancellation of many of the most important events of the celebration of the 283rd birthday of George Washington. I’m glad however to report that the Breakfast sponsored by the Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Association went on (indoors) as planned. Five of this year’s Legends were able to attend: Kathleen Baker, Alice Morgan, Fred Parker, Joyce Rawlings and Nina Tisara. They all received honorary memberships in the Association.
I hope you are planning to attend the “Meet the Legends” reception being held at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office on Thursday, March 19, 2015. This is a very special reception because in addition to honoring six exceptional individuals as Living Legends, we are also honoring Nina Tisara, our founder, for her exemplary work over many years in Alexandria. Any of you who know Nina can appreciate how hard we had to work to convince her to accept this well-deserved accolade. As always, this reception is an opportunity to meet and honor some of the most significant contributors to our community.
If necessity is indeed the mother of invention, few can match the birth and subsequent success of Empowered Women International, EWI, founded 13 years ago in the heart of Alexandria by Marga Fripp. Having immigrated to America from Romania to access life-saving medical treatment for …
We are pleased to announce a new collaboration with Commonwealth Academy. Their students will interview the 2015 Living Legends and produce a video for the Meet the Legends reception in March. Commonwealth Academy is a coeducational, college preparatory day school located in Alexandria, for average …
The 2014 Living Legends Traveling Exhibition is being showcased in the Bisdorf Building, Northern Virginia Community College through February 4. Contact us at [email protected] if your business would like to host the 2015 Traveling Exhibition.
Congratulations to 2012 Living Legend C. Eugene Steuerle for receiving TIAA-CREF’s Paul A. Samuelson Award for Outstanding Scholarly Writing on Lifelong Financial Security. And congratulations to 2013 Living Legend Rosa E. Byrd who was selected by AlexandriaNews.org as the 2014 Alexandrian of the Year. The …
Alexandria lost one of its Legends in January. Ferdinand T. “Fred” Day, 96, was selected as a Living Legend of Alexandria in 2007, the first year of our operation. He was among the Civil Rights Activists of the 60s honored by Living Legends at a …
Save the date of Thursday, March 19, 6-9 p.m., Patent & Trademark Office, 600 Dulany Street. The Selection Committee is working out details. Meanwhile, save the date for our premier event introducing the nominees and the Legend “Class of 2015.”
