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We are so very pleased to introduce our brand new Ford cargo van, made possible by a grant from Marg and Steve Swink, Leslie and Steven Palder, Nancia and Giancarlo DAlimonte, and The W. O’Neil Foundation. As a specific, targeted grant, no donor dollars were used for the purchase, tax… Read more »

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation is proud to announce our partnership with Giant Food, Capital Area Food Bank, and Feeding America. Beginning this week, JSM will be part of the Retail Rescue Program with the Giant Food Brentwood, located just 5 minutes from the John S. Mulholland Food Pantry in… Read more »

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Nancia DAlimonte, DMA, to the Board of Directors of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation. jsmff.org Dr. Nancia DAlimonte is founder and Music Director of NIH Philharmonia, Bethesda, Maryland, which is in its nineteenth season. Additionally, she directs the John F. Kennedy… Read more »

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Ellen and Bryan Cullen for their generous donation as Platinum Sponsor for A Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17, 2023 at the The Ritz-Carlton, Washington. Bryan is a valuable member of our Board of Directors and key player on the JSM Golf Tournament… Read more »

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Georgie and Patrick Gex for their generous donation as Platinum Sponsor of A Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17, 2023 at the The Ritz-Carlton, Washington. Patrick is a member of the JSM Board of Directors #jsmgala

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Rowena Buffett Timms of The Queens Health System and Paul Lee of Strategic Health Care for their generous donation as Diamond Sponsor of A Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17, 2023 at the The Ritz-Carlton, Washington. Ms. Timms serves on the JSM Board… Read more »

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Francis J. Burke for his generous donation as Gold Sponsor for a Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17, 2023 at TTR The Ritz-Carlton, Washington #jsmgala

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Father Scott Hahn and Saint Jerome Catholic Church for their generous donation as Platinum Sponsor for A Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17, 2023 at the The Ritz-Carlton, Washington #jsmgala

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Stephanie Pratt and Walker & Dunlop for their generous donation as Platinum Sponsor for A Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17, 2023 at the The Ritz-Carlton, Washington. #jsmgala

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks @Denise Gomez Oluwo and Merchants Capital for their generous donation as Platinum Sponsor of A Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17, 2023 at the The Ritz-Carlton, Washington. #jsmgala

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Christopher G. Sheeron and Grayson & Co. for their generous donation as Platinum Sponsor of a Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17, 2023 at the The Ritz-Carlton, Washington. #jsmgala

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Sherrie Wade and the St. Paul Catholic Church – Honduras Clinic for their generous donation as Gold Sponsor of A Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17, 2023 at the The Ritz-Carlton, Washington. #jsmgala

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Jay Mulholland for his generous donation as Gold Sponsor of A Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17, 2023 at the The Ritz-Carlton, Washington. #jsmgala

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Very Rev. Raymond H. Moore and St Thomas More Parish for their generous donation as Gold Sponsor of A Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17, 2023 at the The Ritz-Carlton, Washington. #jsmgala

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Fr. Jim Boccabella and Our Lady of Grace Parish in Silver Spring for their generous donation as Diamond Sponsor for A Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17, 2023 at the The Ritz-Carlton, Washington. #jsmgala

  We are delighted to announce that Rick Gannon of the Greg Gannon Canned Food Drive is the 2023 Recipient of the John S. Mulholland Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing a man and an organization that has worked for the food insecure, working poor of Washington for over 35 years. In... Read more »

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Katherine Bradley and CityBridge Foundation for their generous donation as Emerald Sponsors of A Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17th at the The Ritz-Carlton, Washington #jsmgala

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Dr. Lisa M. Grillo and Elizabeth Seton High School for their generous support as Platinum Sponsor of A Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17. 2023 at the Ritz Carlton, Washington. #jsmgala

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Barbara and Mack Kennedy for their generous donation as Gold Sponsors of A Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17, 2023 at the The Ritz-Carlton, Washington. #jsmgala

The John S. Mulholland Family Foundation has been quietly helping the food insecure in Southeast D.C. by setting up food pantries and supplementing food. Author: wusa9.com

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Marg and Steve Swink for their generous contribution as Diamond Sponsor for A Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17, 2023 at the The Ritz-Carlton, Washington. Dr. Swink is a member of the JSM Board of Directors, a former college professor and a businessman,… Read more »

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Victoria Iliesh for her generous donation as Gold Sponsor of A Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17, 2023 at the The Ritz-Carlton, Washington. Victoria is a member of the JSM Board of Directors and owner of Kiss Salon at the Ritz-Carlton Residences. #jsmgala

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Christianne Ricchi for her generous donation as Platinum Sponsor of A Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17th at the The Ritz-Carlton, Washington. Christianne is chef owner of America’s preeminent, award winning favorite, i RICCHI RESTAURANT. She is a member of the JSM Board… Read more »

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Fr. Gary Studniewski and the parishioners of the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament for their generous grant towards our new Brookland Pantry. Father gave a beautiful sermon this morning on Matthew 15:21-28 and he lives his words in his demonstrated love for the… Read more »

Christopher G. Sheeron has joined the Board of Directors of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation. Sheeron serves as Chief Executive Officer of Grayson & Co., a strategic public affairs and advisory firm focused on policy, business, and reputations for clients worldwide.   He is also founder and president of… Read more »

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks our good friend, Fr. Percival D’Silva and his family for their generous donation once again as Diamond Sponsors for A Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17, 2023 at the The Ritz-Carlton, Washington. In his words “I want to practice what I preach.” One… Read more »

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Alisa DeMarcus Rogaliner and Jeff Rogaliner for their generous donation as Gold Table Sponsors for A Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17, 2023 at the The Ritz-Carlton, Washington. Jeff serves on the JSM Board of Director and is a Captain on United Airlines…. Read more »

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation was pleased to support Elizabeth Seton High School’s Annual Roadrunner Golf Classic today in Davidsonville, Maryland. At left is ESHS President and JSM Director, Dr. Lisa Grillo, with JSM President Patrick Mulholland. At right, is the most awesome JSM foursome of Anthony Dellenoci, Patrick Mulholland,… Read more »

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Christina and Brian T Mangino for their generous donation as Chairman’s Circle Sponsors for A Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17, 2023 at The Ritz-Carlton, Washington. Brian is Partner with Fried Frank LLP, and a stellar member of our Board of Directors. Brian… Read more »

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Sharon Briskman and Greystone for their generous donation, for the ninth consecutive year, as Underwriting Sponsor of A Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17, 2023 at the The Ritz-Carlton, Washington. Sharon serves as Vice President on our Board of Directors. Her generosity, as… Read more »

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation is pleased to announce the 10th Annual Summer in the City food drive, the only major food drive in the region each summer, at a time when food insecurity is at its peak. 20 area churches will participate in the campaign over the course of… Read more »

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation, thanks Drs. Elizabeth and Carter Ramsey-Reeves for their generous donation as Platinum Sponsors of A Capital 10th Anniversary Celebration on November 17, 2023 at The Ritz-Carlton, Washington. Liz is a JSM Director and the couple own and operate one of Virginia’s most highly acclaimed and successful dental… Read more »

Lisa M. Grillo, Ed.D. has joined the Board of Directors of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation.   Dr. Lisa Grillo currently serves as President of her Alma Mater, Elizabeth Seton High School, an all-girls Catholic school located in Bladensburg, Maryland. As a leader, teacher and scholar, Dr. Grillo has… Read more »

This is a nonpartisan comment on the current debt ceiling “crisis” in our Nation, which shouldn’t be a crisis at all. The debt ceiling has to do with money already spent, not future spending or the budget. Since some in Congress want to hold one hostage for the other, we… Read more »

Summer is just around the corner. The schools are closing, the pools are open, and soon the sidewalks will be sizzling in summer heat. How we love summer!   It’s also time for our 10th Annual Summer in the City food drive. When we began this campaign a decade ago,… Read more »

The day is finally here! This Thursday morning, we’ll dedicate the Crop Box on the campus of Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington — a joint partnership of the Center for Urban Sustainability Projects, Academy of the Holy Cross, and John S. Mulholland Family Foundation, Inc. On Friday, students… Read more »

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks the Victor & Pearl Tumpeer Foundation and Mrs. Penny Trenk (her parents were Victor & Pearl), Richard D. Trenk, JSM Director, Tumpeer Foundation President, and Founder of Trenk Isabel Siddiqi & Shahdanian P.C. and his wife, Judge Nancy Sivilli, New Jersey Superior Court (retired)… Read more »

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Anacostia-Pentalpha Lodge No. 21 F.A.A.M. of the District of Columbia for their generous donation as Diamond Sponsor of A Capital Celebration, 10th Annual Gala Dinner and Silent Auction, on November 17, 2023 at the The Ritz-Carlton, Washington. They are the first sponsorship commitment this… Read more »

Happy Easter to all! We pray the beauty, hope and promise of this day is yours.   Our Lenten Food Drive obviously now comes to a close and we are pleased to report that just over 70,000 cans were collected (our goal was 50,000) but cans and monetary donations are… Read more »

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Giant Food for their annual donation of $1,000 in Giant Food cards. In these days of unprecedented increases in food prices, Giant’s generosity is particularly welcomed and appreciated. We are glad to do business with their many fine store associates. #ittakesavillage

The John S. Mulholland Family Foundation is pleased to announce our 10th Annual Lenten Food Drive, February 22–March 31, 2023. There will be 12 local churches and 2 high schools partnering with us this year: Many thanks to the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament and School, Cathedral of St.... Read more »

  The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington’s West End has been selected to host the 10th Annual Gala Dinner and Silent Auction to benefit the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation (jsmff.org). The Gala will be held on Friday, November 17, 2023. Entertainment will once again be provided by the ever popular... Read more »

It is with pleasure and great honor that we announce that H. Steve Swink, Ph.D. has joined the Board of Director of Directors of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation.   Dr. Swink is a native of Calhoun City, Mississippi. His fondest memories before graduating from Calhoun City High School… Read more »

We are delighted to announce that Christianne R. Ricchi has joined the Board of Directors of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation.   Christianne Ricchi is Owner and Executive Chef of Ristorante i Ricchi, Washington D.C. Opened in 1989, it is one of the oldest operating restaurants in the city…. Read more »

  Rowena Buffett Timms has joined the Board of Directors of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation.   Timms joined The Queen’s Health System (QHS) in January 2020 as its Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. In this role, she serves as a strategic advisor and trusted counsel to… Read more »

Victoria Iliesh has joined the Board of Directors of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation in Washington, DC. Iliesh is the owner of Kiss Salon in the Ritz Carlton Residences in Washington’s fashionable West End. Prior to owning Kiss Salon, Iliesh  owned Oxygen in historic Georgetown and Pure Aveda in… Read more »

Dr. Elizabeth Ramsey-Reeves has joined the Board of Directors of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation.   Ramsey-Reeves has always had a passion for better health, which led her to pursuing a bachelor degree in biological sciences and a doctoral degree in physical therapy. She received her bachelor’s from the… Read more »

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John S. Mulholland Family Foundation’s 9th Annual Summer in the City campaign is well underway, with just under 15,000 cans and packages of non-perishable food collected in June. We would like to thank the churches that participated in June: St. Peter’s Olney (Fr. Tom Kalita, Anne Marie Stone) Blessed Sacrament NW (Fr…. Read more »

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks Giant Food for their recent donation of $1,000 in Giant Food Gift Cards. These cards will be used to purchase our Signature Items – Fresh Produce, Milk and Eggs, Meat and Poultry. These Signature Items are an important part of what we do, and sets us… Read more »

Our Lenten Food Drive has concluded and we wish to thank all who made it the great success that it was.    12 churches and 2 high schools participated and the results were 50,549 cans of food.   The high schools participating were Elizabeth Seton High School in Bladensburg and… Read more »

The John S. Mulholland Family Foundation (MulhollandFamily.org) has announced that Kimberly Davis-Riffe, CPA, a native of the Washington Region, and a Senior Partner with KPMG LLP (kpmg.com), has joined the Board of Directors. Davis-Riffe is responsible for KPMG’s National Financial Services Advisory Practice, focusing on Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk… Read more »

Leah V. Durant, Esq. has joined the Board of Directors of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation. Durant is a seasoned litigator in private practice who represents clients in complex vaccine litigation matters. Leah is an accomplished author and is the founder and principal of the Law Offices of Leah… Read more »

Rev. Scott Hahn, Pastor of St. Jerome Church in Hyattsville, Maryland has joined the Board of Directors of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation. Father Hahn, a native of Ohio, received his undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University and a Master’s in Education from The Catholic University of America,… Read more »

Stephanie Pratt is currently an Assistant Vice President & Senior Closing Officer at Walker & Dunlop LLC, a commercial mortgage lender in Bethesda, MD.  In 2012, she graduated with her Master of Arts from the University of Maryland and joined Greystone Servicing Corporation’s commercial mortgage loan operation.  While at Greystone,… Read more »

Denise Hogan, a native Washingtonian, graduated from the University of Maryland as Finance major, with honors. Throughout her professional career she dedicated much of her free time to helping others, chiefly through volunteer programs sponsored by her church in Burtonsville, Maryland. These programs include volunteering monthly in a soup kitchen… Read more »

More than 200 revelers gathered in the ballroom of The Willard Hotel on Friday, November 19, 2021 for the 8th “Capital Evening” to benefit the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation.   In 8 years, and in support of five food pantries which provide supplementary food assistance to 750 families in… Read more »

Happy American Independence Day! I’ve often wondered why we don’t say “Happy Independence Day.” It’s the only holiday referred to by its date. You’d never say “Merry December 25th” or “Happy February 14th” would you? Why has arguably one of the most consequential dates in history been relegated to a… Read more »

July 1st will be a wonderful day in our beloved District of Columbia. On that day, the minimum wage increases to $15 an hour, the highest in the Nation. Each year thereafter, employees receive a cost of living increase. On this issue, the District is the leader in America, and… Read more »

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation welcomes Bryan Cullen to our Board of Directors. As a Gold Sponsor last year, Mr. Cullen became to quickly understand and embrace our mission, and has much to offer the Foundation moving forward. Cullen is Managing Director of Hunt Real Estate Capital, a private, family-owned… Read more »

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks GREYSTONE for their generous donation. As our top Corporate Sponsor for the last five years, GREYSTONE’s commitment to the Foundation has been extraordinary, both financially and in the person of Sharon Briskman, their Executive Vice President, who also serves as Vice President on JSM’s… Read more »

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation thanks the good people at Giant Food for their generous annual donation, as well as their good support through the year.

  John S. Mulholland’s 7th Annual “Summer in the City” campaign has already begun very strongly and continues through the summer. During that time, we’ll visit more than 30 churches throughout the region, collecting canned and other non-perishable food for our pantries in the District. Last year, we collected more… Read more »

I haven’t written on this site in awhile, but I try to keep you informed on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn and hope you follow us there. Truth is, we have been very busy and that’s a good thing. Our Summer in the City last year gleaned 81,000 cans of… Read more »

The 2019 Lenten Food Drive has drawn to a close, with over 37,000 cans of food collected from 10 churches and 2 high schools and Greystone.. Many thanks to St. Stephen Martyr, Annunciation, Blessed Sacrament, Our Lady of Victory, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Apostle, Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian, Epiphany Georgetown —… Read more »

A Capital Evening V was held on Friday, November 30, 2018 at the Capital Hilton in Washington. 277 guests attended. As you peruse these photographs from Jeff Behm Photography (jeffbehm.com), feel free to lift any in which you are featured and repost to social media, use on your holiday cards,… Read more »

Nancy Roman, President and CEO of Partnership for a Healthier America, will receive the John S. Mulholland Lifetime Achievement Award at the Foundation’s 5th Annual Gala at the Capital Hilton on November 30, 2018. The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) is devoted to working with the private sector to ensure… Read more »

Summer in the City is off to a terrific start! With just seven of thirty churches completed, we have reached 20% of the goal. Many thanks to St. Peter’s Olney, Blessed Sacrament Washington, St. Patrick Norbeck, St. Bernadette Silver Spring, St. Stephen Martyr Washington, St. Nicholas Laurel and Holy Rosary Washington…. Read more »

Our 5th Annual Summer in the City is underway (see separate article). We will collect from more than 30 churches throughout the region between now and Labor Day. As I write this in mid-June , we are already at 15% of our goal of 80,000 cans! Of course, this is the… Read more »

Hunger doesn’t take a vacation and neither do we, so we have kicked off the 5th Annual Summer in the City Food Drive, which runs Memorial Day to Labor Day. The Foundation will be visiting churches in the region every weekend to collect canned goods and bring them to our… Read more »

Many thanks to the good people of Giant Food for donating $1,000 in Giant Gift Cards to the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation. They do this each spring and we are grateful. Of course, we’re in one of the stores almost every day and spend tens of thousands of dollars… Read more »

We have just completed our 5th Annual Lenten Food Drive and I am pleased to report we collected and delivered 36,685 cans of food. Nine churches participated — St. Peter’s Olney, Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, St. Thomas Apostle, Our Lady of Victory, Holy Comforter – St. Cyprian, St…. Read more »

A 5-Star Capital Evening, Gala Dinner and Silent Auction to benefit the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation will be held on Friday, November 30, 2018 at the Capital Hilton. This is the 5th annual event for the Foundation, which, through expert event and general management, maintains costs at a mere… Read more »

The John S. Mulholland Family Foundation opened our 5th Food Pantry last month and our second in less than a year. The Pantry is located at 14 M Street, Southeast, at the corner of South Capitol Street. It is walking distance to both the U.S. Capitol Building and Nationals Stadium… Read more »

John S. Mulholland Family Foundation is pleased to introduce two new members to our Board of Directors, Tracey Redd and Robert Gex. Tracey is the supervisor of the Northwest Branch of the United States Postal Service by day. In her spare time, she is the Director of our “O” Street… Read more »

I am thinking about Family today, so it’s only appropriate that I share our annual Christmas photo with you. I am so blessed with a wonderful family. This photo has become a tradition. Each December my daughter Erin and her husband Rob allow me to take my three grandsons to… Read more »

Enjoy the images and thank you for making A Capital Evening IV a wonderful memory.

You’ll surely want to bid on one of the many exciting auction items available at A CAPITAL EVENING IV  on November 10th at the Capital Hilton. Here’s a partial list, as of October 12th, but other items are still arriving daily! SILENT AUCTION Aisle 100 – Exciting Vacation Destinations #101                     Hawaiian… Read more »

Last Spring, I wrote that we had added a 4th pantry at St. Luke’s on East Capitol Street SE. What a blessing that has been working with the wonderful people there, including Fr. Cornelius Ejiogu, a great Josephite priest from Nigeria and Violet Tinsley and Lenny Jones. But what has… Read more »

  Our 4th Annual Summer in the City food drive has ended with fabulous results.   We collected and delivered 71,000 cans of food.   27 parishes participated:   St. Peter Olney, St. Nicholas Laurel, St. Stephen Martyr, St. Bernadette, Holy Rosary, Epiphany, Blessed Sacrament, St. Mary Barnesville, St. Mary… Read more »

Mack A. Kennedy has joined the Board of Directors of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation. Mr. Kennedy is no stranger to the Foundation; several days each week, he drives from his home in Columbia, Maryland to our pantry at St. Thomas More in Southeast Washington to oversee the operations… Read more »

Cory Molina, with TTR Sotheby’s International Realty, has joined the Board of Directors of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation. Born in the Philippines, Mrs. Molina has lived in the Washington area for more than 30 years. After completing her undergraduate studies in the Philippines, Cory earned her MBA from… Read more »

This week, my lifelong friend and JSM Board Director, Dr. Thomas Anzelmo, drove all the way to Washington from Fredericksburg, Virginia to help unload food at one of the pantries as part of our Summer in the City campaign. I always enjoy my visits with Tommy and appreciated his help…. Read more »

Peggy Marilley, President of Precision Meetings & Events, Inc. in Alexandria, Virginia has joined the Board of Directors of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation. Peggy has an extensive history of experience and accomplishments in the meeting and event planning industry and her knowledge is matched by an innovative creativity… Read more »

The John S. Mulholland Family Foundation has announced that Father John Adams and Monsignor John Enzler will receive the 2017 John S. Mulholland Lifetime Achievement Award, to be presented at A CAPITAL EVENING IV on Friday, November 10, 2017 at The Capital Hilton. The Award is presented each year to… Read more »

Hunger does not take a vacation for the working poor in the District of Columbia, that is why we are launching the 4th Annual Summer in the City campaign. Each year, the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation collects canned goods from more than 25 local churches and delivers them most… Read more »

Peter Mirijanian, Founder and President of Peter Mirijanian Public Affairs (pmpadc.com) has joined the Board of Directors of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation. Before starting PMPA, Mirijanian was a principal and Vice President of the DCS Group where he directed and implemented crisis and litigation communications efforts, with a… Read more »

Christopher A. Zampogna, Esq. has joined the Board of Directors of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation. The founding member of Zampogna, PC (zampognalaw.com), he been in practice of law since 1992 beginning his career as a law clerk for a Superior Court Judge in Ft. Wayne Indiana. He then returned to his hometown of… Read more »

It has been some time since I wrote, and there is so much to report! It seems like only yesterday that we completed our record breaking Gala and now we’re planning this year’s! We have a new pantry to tell you about, great year end results, and some terrific additions… Read more »

His Eminence, Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, will be the main Celebrant and Homilist at the Annual Hunger Mass, scheduled for Friday, March 3, 2017 at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Western Avenue at Quesada Street, NW at 5:30PM. Cardinal McCarrick boasts a lifetime commitment of… Read more »

The John S. Mulholland Family Foundation will hold our Annual St. Patrick’s Day Reception and Smoker on March 17, 2017 at Morton’s The Steakhouse, 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW from 5:30PM until 7:30PM. Guests will enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres provided by Morton’s (thanks Kate Scafidi) and a complimentary cigar provided by… Read more »

 Mangino              Gardiner Brian T. Mangino, Esq. and David M. Gardiner have joined the Board of Directors of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation. Mr. Mangino is a partner in the law firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP in Washington. Mr. Gardiner is owner/partner of Gardiner Hall Associates,… Read more »

The John S. Mulholland Family Foundation is honored to announce that Jeffrey Rogaliner has joined our Board of Directors. Captain Rogaliner is a U.S. Navy veteran and a Gulf War hero. He is now a pilot with United Airlines. Jeff  and his wife Lisa, an elementary school principal, are parents to… Read more »

The John S. Mulholland Family Foundation participated for the third time in the Annual Greg Gannon Canned Food Drive on December 3, 2016. More than a quarter century ago, Greg Gannon started a neighborhood food drive, where families could come together and help the less fortunate throughout the region. Millions… Read more »

Nancy E. Roman, President and CEO of Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) and Brian M. Mulholland, Chairman and President of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation (JSM) have announced a partnership between the two organizations. CAFB has long been the preeminent organization in the Washington area working to solve hunger… Read more »

A Capital Evening III was a tremendous success and hundreds of folks were wowed with every detail. As is our custom, the photos here on these pages are a gift to our attendees to memorialize the event!  We highly recommend our official photographer, Jeff Behm (JeffBehm.com) and as you peruse… Read more »

Our 3rd Annual Summer in the City campaign was a great success, collecting more than 77,000 cans of food from 23 churches, 2 schools and a summer service camp program. We also purchased and delivered close to two tons of fresh food this summer, including 1,800 pounds of chicken, bushels… Read more »

Plans are well underway for A CAPITAL EVENING III, our 3rd Annual Gala Dinner and Silent Auction at the storied Capital Hilton in Washington, DC. Many thanks to this years Gala chairs who have taken on the Herculean task of producing the evening — Jodi Moraru (Founder and President of EVOKE,… Read more »

The 3rd Annual Summer in the City Campaign is in full swing! A couple years ago, recognizing the great need our pantries have in the summer months, we launched Summer in the City. There were a variety of reasons: very few organizations collect food in the summer, so there was… Read more »

Anne Marie Prangley (seated, middle) and her friends from St. Peter’s Olney enjoyed dinner with Ambassador Jose Cuisia (standing, 4th from left) at the Philippine Ambassador’s Residence in Washington recently. They had the winning bid at last year’s Gala for this once in a lifetime opportunity! Mark your calendar for… Read more »

Our Lenten Collection was an incredible success, with 38,585 cans collected amongst four high schools and five churches. This brings our totals to 245,999 cans and 12 tons of our Signature Items of fresh produce, milk and eggs, meat and poultry. Many thanks to the high schools: Elizabeth Seton, Connelly School… Read more »

For the second year in a row, GREYSTONE (greyco.com) is the Diamond Sponsor for A CAPITAL EVENING, the Annual Gala Dinner and Silent Auction to benefit the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation and the inner city working poor of Washington, whom we serve. The Foundation thanks Stephen Rosenberg, Founder and… Read more »

KPMG today made a significant contribution to the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation. We are not only grateful for their financial contribution, but also for their imprimatur on our good works. Susan J. Reaman, Esq., a senior executive with KPMG and a member of the Board of Directors of the… Read more »

We are pleased to announce that The Catholic University of America will include the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation in their Annual Martin Luther King Day of Service (www.service.cua.edu) on Monday, January 18, 2016. Instead of classes, students will visit more than a dozen locations in Washington for a day… Read more »

Those who really know me, know that I have neither the interest nor the temperament to live in yesterday. I am all about the excitement of today and the promise of tomorrow. So, as we report some pretty terrific numbers at the end of our second year, know this: There… Read more »

The John S. Mulholland Family Foundation hit the 200,000 cans milestone just days after our second anniversary! And with the delivery of a ton of Christmas turkeys, we are now over 9 tons of fresh produce, milk and eggs, meat and poultry! This means that our second year productivity more… Read more »

The Annual Greg Gannon Canned Food Drive was a great success, collecting more than 151,000 cans of food in one day — and John S. Mulholland Family Foundation was both pleased and honored to be part of it for a second year in a row. Founded more than a quarter… Read more »

A CAPITAL EVENING II at the Capital Hilton on November 20, 2015 was a huge success, thanks in large measure to Gala Chairs Jodi Moraru, Greta Kreuz and Susan Reaman — and the incredible generosity of Diamond Sponsor GREYSTONE and major donors Capital Hilton, EVOKE, EPI Printing, and Caruso Florist —… Read more »

On October 6th, John S. Mulholland Family Foundation Chairman and President Brian Mulholland was invited to speak to the Sodality of Our Lady of Grace Church in Silver Spring, Maryland. Mr. Mulholland’s remarks run for approximately 30 minutes.

As I write to you this fall evening, your Foundation has now delivered more than 156,000 cans of food and almost five tons of fresh produce, milk and eggs, meat and poultry! And helped better the lives of hundreds of families in the District of Columbia! Thank you. I hope… Read more »

The John S. Mulholland Family Foundation’s 2nd Annual Summer in the City Campaign was a tremendous success — with 56,531 of food collected and 1,910 pounds of fresh produce, milk and eggs, meat and poultry purchased and delivered. These results are more than triple last year’s results! Seventeen suburban parishes… Read more »

Brian Mulholland, Chairman of the Board and President of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation, was invited by President and Mrs. Obama to attend the White House ceremony on the South Lawn welcoming His Holiness, Pope Francis, on September 23rd. During his remarks, the President notably stated: “You call on… Read more »

EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network) visited one of JSM’s pantries at St. Thomas More in Southeast Washington on September 10, 2015.

Please note our new address as of August 1, 2015: John S. Mulholland Family Foundation, Inc. 1629 K Street, NW – Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006 202.827.9997

Since we posted this graphic, those numbers have increased to 115,000 cans and more than 4 tons of fresh produce, milk and eggs, meat and poultry! It seems we are both on the march and into a comfortable groove, now providing rather excellent service to our three pantries in the… Read more »

A huge thank you to GREYSTONE (www.greyco.com) for today becoming the Diamond Sponsor of A CAPITAL EVENING II, our Gala Dinner and Silent Auction on November 20th at the Capital Hilton. The generosity of this company is simply outstanding and we are so proud to have their support. In addition… Read more »

Today, the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation passes an important milestone — 100,000 cans of food delivered and more than 3 tons of fresh produce, milk and eggs, meat and poultry.

As I write to you today, your Foundation is about to hit another major milestone — next month, we are on target to reach 100,000 cans of food and more than 3 tons of fresh food as well! This major accomplishment would not be possible, of course, without so many… Read more »

We are often asked what the most needed items are for the food pantries, and that is a very good question, because it is so important to us that we stock these pantries with nutritious foods, rather than deliver the leftovers from donors. Here is your “Big 8” list of… Read more »

There has been a lot made in the news and in social media recently about Gwyneth Paltrow and her attempt at a variant SNAP diet, and her “cheating” after only four days. We have no beef with Ms. Paltrow for not being able to live on $29 a week because… Read more »

The 2nd Annual JSM High School Lenten Challenge was a huge success, doubling last year’s results.
Connelly School of the Holy Child in Potomac; Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington; Georgetown Prep in North Bethesda; Elizabeth Seton in Bladensburg ; and St. Vincent Pallotti in Laurel — all participated with Herculean results.

The John S. Mulholland Family Foundation celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, 2015 with a Happy Hour at Morton’s – The Steakhouse on Connecticut Avenue, NW. Six of our Board joined the Irish and not-too-Irish for a wonderful late afternoon. Special thanks to Catherine Moskowitz and Kate Scafidi of… Read more »

Jodi Moraru has joined the Board of Directors of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation. She will serve as Producer and Gala Co-Chair of A CAPITAL EVENING II, the Foundation’s Annual Gala on November 20, 2015 at The Capital Hilton. Jodi is Founder and Creator of EVOKE, the premiere full-service… Read more »

Susan J. Reaman, Esq. has joined the Board of Directors of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation. Susan Reaman is a Director in the newly formed Washington National Tax Credit and Energy Advisory Services Group at KPMG where she specializes in advising companies on the low-income housing and the new… Read more »

Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington, Maryland more than doubled their results from last year’s JSM High School Lenten Challenge with 200% student participation. The Foundation thanks the students for their extraordinary efforts, which placed us just shy of 75,000 cans since we began last year! Holy Cross is… Read more »

As we begin our second year, I am pleased to report the first year results of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation. In the fall of 2013, the idea was just beginning to take form and we were actually incorporated on December 3, 2013. So our fiscal year is actually… Read more »

The John S. Mulholland Family Foundation will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a Happy Hour on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 from 5:30PM-7:30 at Morton’s of Chicago – The Steakhouse on Connecticut Avenue NW.

The John S. Mulholland Family Foundation welcome five new members of the Board of Directors: Patricia Kavanaugh, David Piscola, Richard D. Trenk, Esq., C. Aaron Carden, and S. Patrick Mulholland.   Patricia Kavanaugh has joined the JSM Board of Directors. Mrs. Kavanaugh, a 2014 recipient of the John S. Mulholland… Read more »

The 27th Annual Greg Gannon Canned Food Drive (ggcfd.org) was once again a great success, with more than 107,000 cans of food collected. That is well over a million cans over the years! For the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation, it was a success as well, as the Foundation collected… Read more »

he Inaugural Gala Dinner and Silent Auction for the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation was held November 21, 2014 at The Capital Hilton in Washington, DC. More than 150 guests attended.

As I write this to you, we are just one month away from the JSM Inaugural Gala Dinner & Silent Auction at The Capital Hilton. We want to thank Aimee Dominick and Lauren Kohr of A. Dominic Events for expertly managing what will be a stellar event. Thanks also to Mike… Read more »

The John S. Mulholland Family Foundation is pleased and honored to participate in this years Greg Gannon Canned Food Drive (greggannoncfd.org)

The Society of Former Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (www.socxfbi.org) recognized the Foundation in an article in the September issue of their GRAPEVINE magazine. You can read it on page 8 here: https://c.ymcdn.com/sites/socxfbi.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/Grapevine_2014/sept2014.pdf

Nationally acclaimed Certified Personal Chef, Monica Thomas, will provide a dinner party for 6 persons with, and at the home of, our very own Monsignor Maury O’Connell. You and your friends will enjoy the superb cuisine of Chef Monica while… being entertained with stories galore by the well traveled, history… Read more »

Church of the Resurrection in Burtonsville, Maryland tipped the scales today with their donation of 1,600 cans and packages of food to the JSM Summer Campaign. With a dozen churches participating, we are now well over 10,000 cans this summer…and we are not finished! Pictured here celebrating are Resurrection’s Margaret… Read more »

Thousands of people have supported the JSM Foundation in one way or another and we are so grateful! Thousands, you ask? Well, sure! Consider all of the high school students who brought in one of the 7,500 cans of food during the JSM Lenten High School Challenge. Consider the parishioners… Read more »

The JSM Summer Campaign is underway – to stock the three pantries we serve at St. Thomas More, Holy Name, and Assumption in the inner city. Summer is the most difficult time of year for the pantries, as donations are typically down, but the need is still very great.

The John S. Mulholland Family Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce that we are now serving a third pantry, St. Thomas More. St. Thomas More is located at 4275 – 4th Street, SE Washington DC and is under the direction of Father Raymond Moore. The Outreach Pantry is supervised by Mary… Read more »

To help kick off our summer campaign, Blessed Sacrament School in Washington/Chevy Chase collected more than 600 cans on their last day of school before heading off for summer vacation. Pictured here loading up are science teacher Katie Mischenko and 8th grade student Jack Hahn. Many thanks to them as… Read more »

Many thanks to Accenture Federal Systems! The team at their Department of Justice Offices in Northeast Washington collected 1,200 items of canned and packaged food in under a week. This incredible donation comes at a pivotal time when pantries begin to be under-stocked as summer heads in. These goods will be delivered… Read more »

We are delighted to announce two recent appointments to the Board of Directors. Roman A. Holton, Producer and Director of Business Development for Zayas Hendrick Mediaworks LLC has joined the JSM Board of Directors. Roman has been a prominent member of the Washington Business Community for more than three decades… Read more »

Every attendee at this year’s Gala Auction at the Capital Hilton will have the opportunity to bid on 6 days/5 nights in Sunny California. You’ll have 3 nights at Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines with breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean and golf and tennis and then 2 nights at… Read more »

Thanks to Bishop McNamara High School for their donations to the JSM Lenten High School Challenge. We picked up their canned goods this morning, and with their monetary donations, S. Patrick Mulholland visited our friend Cornelius at the Giant Food on Alabama Avenue SE for sacks of potatoes, milk and… Read more »

This portion of the website was designed as a blog to keep the site active, alive and fresh. And, so, I will use this opportunity quarterly to bring you up to date on our activity. Although incorporated last November, we really gained our steam in the 1st Quarter of 2014…. Read more »

You will certainly want to be the top bidder on this auction item at the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation Gala on November 21, 2014 at the Capital Hilton.   6 Days and 5 nights at the world famous Grand Wailea, a Waldorf=Astoria™ Resort in Maui, Hawaii with deluxe, ocean… Read more »

The Gala Auction Committee is busy assembling auction items for the November 21st Gala at the Capital Hilton.   Here is just one of the items: Three days/2 nights at the Four Diamond Colonnade Hotel Boston, with dinner for 2 in Brasserie Jo, 2 tickets to watch the Red Sox… Read more »

  Many thanks to Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School for participation in the JSM 2014 Lenten High School Challenge. A special thanks to Head of School Daniel M. Kerns, Jr. and Mrs. Hadley Walsh, Director of Christian Service, and all of the young women of Visitation.   Pictured, left to right… Read more »

Today was pick-up day at Gonzaga College High School. Many thanks Gonzaga Men for participating in the JSM 2014 Lenten High School Challenge.   Special thanks to their President, Father Stephen Planning, SJ and the Registrar/Rugby Coach Grant Furnary. Their generous collection went to Holy Name Pantry, just 8 blocks… Read more »

The phenomenal women of Elizabeth Seton High School collected more than 2,100 cans of food in the JSM Lenten High School Challenge, just shy of 400% of their goal!   The highlight was the 8 foot tall “canstruction” sculpture, “Seton Stomps out Hunger” in the lobby of the school. Many… Read more »

Elizabeth Seton High School had their first of two shipments sent today. Many thanks to the entire community, especially Principal Sharon Pasterick, Campus Ministers Nicole Shahraky and Laura Tarnosky and all of the students.     The Foundation returns Friday when the “Canstruction” Project is dismantled. Thank you Elizabeth Seton!

You have to love the women of Elizabeth Seton High School in Bladensburg, Maryland.   The “canstruction” project they built in the school lobby comprises 1,400 cans of food which they are donating to the Foundation and the pantries we serve, along with hundreds of other items that did not… Read more »

Many thanks to the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Washington for the more than 1,100 canned and boxed goods we picked up today from their Lenten Food Drive, which will be delivered to our food pantries.   This is Blessed Sacrament’s second major donation this year. Special thanks… Read more »

Meet Mrs. Pat Kavanaugh, Director of Social Concerns at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Washington, DC, Brian Mulholland’s parish.   At Pat’s direction, and through the generosity of the parishioners of Blessed Sacrament, our pantries are now on the third carload of canned and packaged goods and… Read more »

The John S. Mulholland Family Foundation, Inc. (www.jsmff.org) has announced that eight Washington Area Catholic High Schools have elected to participate in the 2014 Lenten High School Challenge.

Many thanks to St. Vincent Pallotti High School for an amazingly successful campaign. With 2,173 cans, Pallotti is more than 400% of goal! This outstanding achievement is due to the complete commitment of every one of the Pallotti Family. This is leadership and will be greatly appreciated by the hundreds… Read more »

The Men of Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda delivered in a big way today, in both canned goods and dollars, to feed the hungry poor of inner city Washington. Many thanks to the entire Georgetown Prep Community for an outstanding campaign, completed just in time as they head off… Read more »

Delighted to announce that Elizabeth Seton High School has joined the JSM Lenten High School Challenge, becoming the 8th school to do so. Seton’s campaign, including the “CANstruction” project, is taking place now, with collection on April 4th. Special thanks to Principal Sharon Pasterick, Laura Tarnosky, the young women students,… Read more »

The Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington has reached 100% of their school’s goal in the JSM 2014 Lenten High School Challenge. During the initial campaign, the Washington region was hit with a snowstorm, closing school for two days just prior to their drive. Not to be deterred, the… Read more »

Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville is the 7th school to accept the JSM 2014 Lenten High School Challenge. Four student groups will direct the campaign – the Student Council, Youth for Christ, St. Andre Service Squad, and Peer Ministers – have all volunteered, and we look forward to their… Read more »

Archbishop Carroll High School has accepted the JSM 2014 High School Lenten Challenge. The school, founded in 1951 and located in Northeast Washington near Catholic University, already participates in many other charitable endeavors, as all of our participating schools do, including food drives. We are grateful to President Mary Elizabeth… Read more »

Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda is the latest school to join the JSM 2014 Lenten High School Challenge. Many thanks to Jeffrey L. Jones, Headmaster; Kurt Kaufmann, Director of Christian Service, the students and the entire Georgetown Prep Community for the Lenten commitment of “one can, one dollar” by… Read more »

Gonzaga College High School in Northwest Washington today accepted the JSM 2014 Lenten High School Challenge. Many thanks to Father Stephen W. Planning, SJ, President, the students and the entire Gonzaga Community for accepting the challenge on “one can, one dollar” during Lent. Gonzaga, like all of our participating schools, already… Read more »

The Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington came through with flying colors today in the JSM 2014 Lenten High School Challenge.   Pictured (left to right) Row 1: JSM Chairman Brian Mulholland, Kathleen Thomas, Lauren Athey, Tasha Jeter, Cecilia Rubertone. Row 2: Kelly Luzma, Bennedetta Marra, Carrie McAuliffe, Maggie… Read more »

St. Vincent Pallotti High School in Laurel, Maryland will join the 2014 High School Lenten Challenge.   While already committing to various other area pantries, the school has generously added the Foundation to their giving and will collect during the week of March 17-21, 2014.   Many thanks to President… Read more »

The Academy of the Holy Cross has joined the 2014 Lenten High School Challenge. The more than 500 young women students from the Kensington school will participate on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Many thanks to President Kathleen Ryan Prebble and the entire Holy Cross Community.

Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School was the first to accept JSM’s 2014 Lenten High School Challenge. The school’s almost 500 young women students will donate “one can, one dollar” during the week of April 7-11, 2014. We are proud of the commitment of the Visitation Community and want to thank Head… Read more »

We are pleased to announce that Greta Kreuz will be the Emcee of the Foundation’s Gala, Dinner and Silent Auction on Friday, November 21, 2014 at The Capital Hilton Hotel, 16th and K Streets, NW, Washington DC.

Holy Name receives urgent help from the Foundation and Blessed Sacrament We received word yesterday that the cupboards were bare at Holy Name in NE. Not any more – delivered this morning. Need a bigger car! Thanks to Mrs. Pat Kavanaugh and the good people at the Shrine of the… Read more »

Every Thursday, the Holy Name Pantry on 11th Street NE opens its doors to hundreds of families, distributing the donations they receive from all of you! Father Michael Briese, the pastor, and Ms. Pat Petersen, the Director, not only distribute the canned and packaged food, but also weekly gifts from… Read more »

So pleased MaryEva Candon, Esq. has joined the Board as Vice President and General Counsel. MaryEva is both an attorney and realtor in the District of Columbia, where she has also been active in local politics for years. She is former Executive Director of the Bar Association of the District of… Read more »

So nice to have my friend Monsignor O’Connell on the Board. We will all benefit from his great advice and counsel. Monsignor has been a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington for more than 40 years. His assignments have included pastor of St. Bernard’s in Riverdale, Maryland; St. Michael’s in… Read more »

The great Aimee Dominick has joined the Board as General Chair of our Gala. That will be memorable with her at the helm. Aimee Dominick, one of the preeminent event planners in the region and President of A. Dominick Events, will chair the Gala, Dinner and Silent Auction on November… Read more »

So happy Bill Mulholland has agreed to join the Board of Directors. Bill Mulholland, MBA, CPA, is serving as Treasurer and CFO. He is President of the WM Group in Northwest Washington and previously served in various positions with public accounting firms and in the service of not-for-profit organizations in… Read more »

John C. Feller is our very good Board Secretary. So glad to have him on the leadership team. John is Senior Manager with Accenture Federal Systems in Washington, working with the U.S. Department of Justice. In addition to his duties as the JSM Board of Directors Secretary, John has directed… Read more »

Holy Name of Jesus Outreach Pantry in NE with Kevin Powers (Facilities Manager), Pat Peterson (Outreach Pantry Director), Father Michael Briese (Pastor) and JSM Chairman Brian Mulholland. Holy Name is a historic parish, located at 920 – 11th Street, NE. They serve hundreds every Thursday.