MOI’s David Noel presents a check to Linda Mathes of the American Red Cross National Capital Chapter on behalf of MOI, SKANSKA, Arent Fox, Barbara Nolan Inc., OPX, Jones Lang LaSalle, Delucchi+ and Vornado during Heart for Haiti.
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Sunday, April 4th, 2010Washington, D.C. Dealer MOI Moves Quickly to Support Haiti Relief Efforts
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010From Office Furniture Dealer
Issue Date: February 10, 2010
MOI staff at their recent Haiti fundraiser. Left to Right: Ti Schulze, Arlington, VA director of sales; David Noel, MOI president, and Khalid Itum, VP-Best Practices, Marketing & Business Developmentcerned about your future.
Business conditions for office furniture dealers may be more challenging today than they’ve been in generations, but that hasn’t lessened the dealer community’s traditional commitment to community involvement and support of deserving causes.
Case in point: Washington D.C.’s MOI, Inc. Like the rest of the country, MOI team members watched in horror as the full impact of last month’s earthquake in Haiti became clear: Over 230,000 killed, as many as one million left homeless and all this in a country that was already one of the poorest on the planet.
For MOI vice president Khalid Itum, the disaster called for a strong and immediate response. Khalid immediately scheduled a phone call with his team and suggested the idea of a special Haiti fundraiser at a prominent D.C. hotel. Just three days later, it happened.
The event, which featured speakers from the National Capitol Chapter of the American Red Cross and other local Haitian support organizations, drew close to 500 attendees from the area’s A&D and commercial real estate communities and raised some $187,000 for disaster relief, reports MOI’s Linsey Jorgenson.
“As we watched events unfold on the island, all of us felt we needed to do something to help and do it quickly,” she explained. “We created an aggressive grassroots marketing campaign using a web site, e-mail blasts and Facebook.
Our clients and business partners responded magnificently. The Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill also joined the effort by donating ballroom space for the evening. We are incredibly thankful to all of our sponsors who included Vornado, Arent Fox, Barbara Nolan Inc., Skanska, and Jones Lang LaSalle.”
As successful as last month’s event was, it is just the beginning of MOI’s efforts to help, says Jorgenson, and planning is already underway for further fundraising in support of Haiti later this year. professionals, including Lane Office president Gregory F. Burke.
Paws & Peeps Bisnow
Saturday, February 6th, 2010
MOI’s Julia Karpov, Jouel’s Lisa Clark, who will walk in the main runway show on April 10 with dogs to be adopted, and Delightings’ Jessica Haese.
A Heart for Haiti – Washington Business Journal
Sunday, January 24th, 2010One hour ’til ‘Heart for Haiti’
by Tierney Plumb, Reporter
Washington Business Journal
It’s not often that some of D.C.’s biggest real estate and legal players are housed under one roof.
Tonight from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, various sponsors — each donating $6,500 — are hosting a fundraising event for Haiti.
Khalid Itum, a vice president at MOI Inc., helped pull together the event with his colleagues in less than a week.
Khalid was apparently so affected by the devastation in Haiti he “was not able to sleep,” said Heather Davis, director of marketing at MOI. “He came in last Thursday morning saying we have to strike while the iron is hot and rally together now.”
Khalid Itum and his colleagues at MOI took charge of the last-minute fundraiser for Haiti.
Sponsors on board include MOI, Jones Lang LaSalle, Skanska USA, Arent Fox, Barbara Nolan Inc, OPX, Hyatt, Swank and Delucchi+.
All proceeds from each $100 ticket will go straight to the American Red Cross Haiti Disaster Relief Fund. E-mail blasts from event supporters have asked people to spread the word to friends, family, colleagues, and competitors.
The goal is to raise $100,000, with 1,000 to 2,000 attendees expected.
The event will feature a quick presentation by Red Cross on efforts in Haiti, hors d’oeuvres, and a full open bar (thanks to the ‘overwhelming generosity’ of the sponsors, said the event Web site).
As of Sunday, the American Red Cross has reportedly raised $103 million for relief efforts.
A Heart for Haiti Photos
Sunday, January 24th, 2010Host Khalid Itum of MOI kicking off the event
http://www.aheartforhaitievent.com
Debrah Yogadsinski and Sarah Maguire of Arent Fox LLCP with Steve Moore of WDCEP and host Khalid Itum of MOI
Photo Credit:Samantha Strauss, Special to Metromix
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