A Gala Celebration

Over 100 people—neighbors old and new and the many local friends of the neighborhood—attended the Burleith Centennial Gala on Friday, March 10, 2023 in the beautiful Copley Formal Lounge on the campus of Georgetown University. (See more great pictures by photographer Jamie Sutera here!)

A cocktail hour was followed by a buffet dinner, celebratory cake, and a champagne toast. We had short speeches by Ward 2 councilmember Brooke Pinto, representatives from Mayor Muriel Bowser's office, ANC 2E commissioners Kishan Putta and Elizabeth Miller, and Burleith Citizens Association president Eric Langenbacher. The night culminated with a wonderful history presentation by local amateur historian Dwane Starlin and then a spectacular performance by the Ellington Jazz Combo. The BCA received celebratory letters from the DC Council, the Mayor, and Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E. 

Heartfelt congratulations are extended to our gala co-chairs Meryl Chertoff and Sarah Wetzel for the months of effort they dedicated to pull this off. Other essential volunteers included Nazy Morad, Gail Juppenlatz, and Linda Brooks, who worked the door, and BCA treasurer Linda Hall for all the behind-the-scenes accounting and payments.

For their generous financial or in-kind assistance, the BCA would also like to thank Lenore Rubino with Washington Fine Properties, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, and Georgetown University, particularly the Office of Neighborhood Life.

BCA PRESIDENT ERIC LANGENBACHER ADDRESSES THE THE COMMUNITY. photos by jamie sutera.

rEVELERS ENJOYED COCKTAILS AND SLIDES SHOWING BURLEITH THROUGH THE YEARS.

GALA cO-CHAIRS SARAH WETZEL AND MERYL CHERTOFF.

The BCA received celebratory letters from the mayor, DC Council, and Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E.