Leadership Greater Washington, the Region's Most Important Change Agent

Events: 

Monday, May 19, 2008 5th Annual Golf Outing
Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club, Leesburg, VA                              
(For Registration click here)
(For Sponsorship Opportunities click here)

Thursday, May 29, 2008 Spring Member Dinners
(Active Members Only)

Saturday, June 21, 2008 LGW Family Day!
Six Flags America 13710 Central Ave Upper Marlboro, MD
(Click here for an Order Form)

Tuesday, June 24, 2008  2008 Annual Meeting
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the Odyssey

Thursday, October 23, 2008 Fall Membership Luncheon
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at JW Marriott, Washington, DC

Thursday, November 6, 2008 Fall Member Dinners
(Active Members Only)

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Annual Legacy Forum
8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Location: TBD

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 Annual Holiday Celebration
5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Location: TBD

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 Annual Networking Reception
5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Location: TBD

Thursday, March 12, 2009 Winter Member Dinners
(Active Members Only) 

April 2009 Annual Awards Dinner
6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Location: TBD 

May 2009 6th Annual Golf Outing 
Tournament of Leaders Location: TBD

Thursday, June 4, 2009 Spring Member Dinners
(Active Members Only)

 
For additional information about these and any other LGW events, please contact the Leadership Greater Washington office, 202-659-5135.

LGW creates a platform to enable change. Through regional dialogues called "Communities of Interest" LGW looks at regional challenges and looks to facilitate solutions. Recent series of "Communities of Interest" focused on Youth Gang Violence and Affordable Housing. Here are details:

The Brenda Strong Nixon ('97) Forum on Youth Gang Violence

Phase 1: Education
June 16, 2004, 9a.m. to Noon
Hosted by the World Bank
Phase 1 Goals:
• To help those individuals addressing regional youth gang violence on a daily basis to connect with resources, both financial and in-kind, and to connect with leaders in positions to facilitate change;
• To "level the playing field" by raising the awareness of the issue among a broad spectrum of regional decision makers, and;
• To Stimulate thinking about new ways to resolve the problem and foster new collaborations
A Big Picture Look at Youth Gang Violence Speakers:
• Curtis Mozie, Filmmaker, Tale of the Tape Foundation
• Hope Hill, Howard University
• Sandy Dang, Asian American Lead
• Kim Viet Ngo, Asian American Gang Expert
• Michael Leon, Latin American Youth Center
• Joe Heiney-Gonzales, Montgomery County Gang Prevention Task Force
• Representative, Concerned Black Men
• Nikole Brown, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington
Regional Forum on Youth Gang Violence, Phase II:
October 8, 2004
8:30 a.m. to Noon
Hosted by the Greater Washington Collaborative
Phase II Goals:
•To help those individuals addressing regional youth gang violence on a daily basis to connect with resources, both financial and in-kind, and leaders in positions to facilitate change;
•To stimulate thinking about new ways to resolve the problem and foster new collaboration; and
•To take action and collectively determine avenues for
Highlights from the Agenda, Phase II:
Panel Discussion on Successful Solutions
• Mia Fernandez, Latin American Youth Center
• Calvin Smith, Sr., Metropolitan Washington Council of Goverments
• Stacey DeWitt, Connect
• Al-Malik Farrakhan, Cease Fire... Don't Smoke the Brothers & Sisters

Resources/ Next Step/ Call to Action

Regional Forum on Youth Gang Violence, Phase III:
May 18, 2005
Hosted by the Central Library, Arlington
Phase III Goals:
• To get the input of youth and obtain their feedback on the recommendations of Phase II;
•To help those individuals addressing regional youth gang violence on a daily basis to connect with resourses, both financial and in-kind, and leaders in positions to facilitate change;
• To stimulate thinking about new ways to resolve the problem and foster new collaboration; and
• To take action and collectively determine avenues for impacting this regional issue

• Report out/ Call to Action
Highlights from the Agenda, Phase III:
• Taking Action: Ideas that Work, Panel Discussion of Gang Violence Experts


8:30 a.m. to Noon impacting this regional issue Best Practices, Speakers: