artist, activist, and storyteller
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT THIS YEAR'S
LIGHT UP THE POSSIBILITIES FOR
THE YOUNG INNOVATORS OF TODAY
honoring
It’s your turn to play!
December 7, 2022
6:30 – 9:00 PM
KID Museum
3 Bethesda Metro Center
Bethesda, MD 20814
Join us for our annual fundraising event — a celebratory evening of legendary changemakers, cocktails, and hands-on creativity.
Proceeds from Fête for the Future support access for youth from under-resourced communities to participate in KID Museum programs and join our growing maker learning community.
SPONSORED BY
Highlights from Fête for the Future 2022.
Stories of Impact: Asher, Eva-Jessy, and Daniela.
PRIOR HONOREES
José Andrés
award-winning chef & founder of the World Central Kitchen
Geoffrey Canada
education pioneer and President of Harlem Children’s Zone
Judy Heumann
disability rights activist, civil rights advocate, and author of Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist
Yo-Yo Ma
world-renowned cellist & creator of the global Silkroad Ensemble
Pam Melroy
NASA Deputy Administrator and former Space Shuttle Commander
Kojo Nnamdi
journalist and host of WAMU’s The Politics Hour
HOSTED BY KID MUSEUM
Board Members
Sam Alemayehu
Robert Brewer
Chris Carpenito
Jill Chessen
David Goldberg
Sue Hendrickson
Shanika Hope
Cori Lathan
Cara Lesser
Michael C. Lin
Alexandre H. Rene
Brian Taff
J. Antonio Tijerino
Host Committee
Randy & Cheryl Altschuler
Robert & Sharon Buchanan
Angela Franco
Dushanti Peiris
Scott Tjaden
Aubrey & Nicole Verdun
About KID Museum
As a mission-driven non-profit, KID Museum empowers the next generation with the skills to invent the future. Simply put, we encourage curiosity, creativity, collaboration, exploration, perseverance, compassion and a desire to problem solve – this is the mind of a maker. Our mission is to support diverse student populations and amplify the perspective that there are no boundaries to what’s possible.
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