HONORING RUSS SULLIVAN

March 25th • The Weiss Residence
PHOTOS BY IMMANUEL JAYACHANDRAN

Russ Sullivan

THE EVENT
Afghan Amb. Said T. Jawad and his wife Shamim, hosted a benefit dinner for Ayenda, the Afghan Children Initiative. Ayenda, which means "future" in Dari, works to implement projects that promote the welfare, education, health and artistic and athletic abilities of Afghan Children.

THE SCENE
Guests listened to remarks by First Lady Laura Bush and Dr. Khaled Hosseini (author of "The Kite Runner") speakbefore diningonatraditionalAfghanbuffetthatincluded Mantu (ground beef and scallion-filled dumpling topped with yogurt) and Firnee (cornstarch pudding with pistachios). Fariba Jahanbani,who organized a silent auction with sponsor Cartier, shared that this was an important evening because it "planted a seed" in the children of Afghanistan that will help them grow.

THE GUESTS
Kuwaiti Amb. Salem Al- Sabah and his wife Rima, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and his wife Joyce, Kathleene Card, Michael and Linda Sonnenreich and Jordanian Amb. Karim Kawar and his wife Luma.

Norah O’Donnell, Deborah Stine, Hanna Bonvarewska	Christina Sevilla, Drew Ladner and Terry Neal

Nina Rees and A. Mark Neuman	Farhad Batmanglich

Gordon Johndroe, Juleanna Glover Weiss and David Bohrman	Michael Shaw

Jim Bell and Mark Scott	Betsy Santarlasci and Jeffrey Weiss

Margaret Carlson, Frank Fahrenkopf and Beth Solomon	Matthew Hastings, Katherine Wood and Keith Lippert

Jim Bell and Mark Scott	Jill Hudson Neal and Jake Tapper