On October 4th, 2023, The Spirit of Georgetown will be hosted in the newly renovated Monument Room at King & Spalding LLP to increase awareness about homelessness in Washington, DC, and to build support for Georgetown Ministry Center’s Drop-In Center serving chronically homeless individuals. Amanda Klingler & Ron Catsaldi are co-chairing this year’s event. This event will be the perfect kick-off to the fall social season. 

The Spirit of Georgetown 2023 will honor longtime GMC employee, Delores Jackson. Fondly known as the “Mother of GMC,“ Delores is a remarkable program coordinator, who has dedicated an astounding 34 years to GMC’s mission, embodying the essence of unwavering commitment to her community. Her continued service has undoubtedly changed the lives of thousands of GMC’s guests, offering hope, compassion, and support when it matters most

Georgetown Ministry Center guides service-resistant, chronically homeless individuals towards stability through the provision of a safe and welcoming environment where everyone is treated with respect, street outreach, and advocacy for the homeless. We seek lasting solutions to homelessness one person at a time.

Event Link: https://georgetownministrycenter.salsalabs.org/spiritofgeorgetown2023/index.html

Benefit Committee Levels: 

  Archangel $10,000+
  Guardian Angel $5,000
  Spirit Angel $2,500
  Saint $1,000
  Host $500
  Cherub (Young Professionals) $250

All Benefit Committee donations come with two Spirit of Georgetown Gala tickets. Individual tickets can be purchased with a $215 donation.

*Please donate by July 31 to be included on the official print invitation.

EDIT: This event has concluded. Please join us for the Spirit of Georgetown 2023!

The Spirit of Georgetown 2022 will be honoring The John Dickson Home, represented by its President, Terrence Collins. Over the past year, Georgetown Ministry Center supported over 80 guests transition into housing, none of which would be possible without the generous support of The John Dickson Home. 

On October 19, 2022,  Pamela & Bryne Murphy will be hosting The Spirit of Georgetown 2022 to increase awareness about homelessness in Washington, DC and to build support for Georgetown Ministry Center and it’s critical programs serving chronically homeless individuals. Colman Riddell, Elena Tompkins, and Cailin Monahan are co-chairing this year’s event. This event will be the perfect kick off to the fall social season. 

Georgetown Ministry Center guides service-resistant, chronically homeless individuals towards stability through provision of a safe and welcoming environment where everyone is treated with respect, street outreach, and advocacy for the homeless. We seek lasting solutions to homelessness one person at a time.

It’s GMC’s 12 Days of Giving: Day 1!

Georgetown Ministry Center is excited to announce our 12 Days of Giving Campaign, kicking off today!

This year, we’ve partnered with 11 generous local businesses who have joined forces with us to help end homelessness! These amazing establishments have made in-kind donations to be given away one-by-one during each day of our 12-day online fundraising campaign which will run December 11 – December 22.

The way it works is simple: Each participating establishment has been assigned a day. Donate to GMC on that day, and/or share that day’s campaign link on your Facebook, Twitter and/or Instagram accounts (don’t forget to tag GMC so we see it!), and you could win that day’s giveaway! Keep an eye on your inbox (sign up for our newsletter from the homepage of our website if you haven’t already!) and check GMC’s social media pages throughout the life of the campaign to receive details about each day’s prize giveaway.

Day 1’s community supporter is The Kennedy Center!

We’ll be giving away a collection of Kennedy Center performance posters, a 50th Anniversary Washington National Opera coffee table book and an official program book from the 2016 Kennedy Center Honors! (valued at $150)

We hope you’ll join us and our amazing community supporters to achieve our end of year fundraising goal to support GMC’s center operations during the 12 Days of Giving. Donate today!

‘Best Spirit Ever’ Raises Unprecedented Amount for Georgetown Ministry Center

Spirit of Community Shines Bright at Annual GMC Benefit

In a watershed year for Georgetown Ministry Center, Thursday evening’s Spirit of Georgetown benefit was, fittingly, one for the books! GMC would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to all those who attended this year’s benefit and to all those who have aided GMC’s work in other ways throughout the year — with your generous support, we raised a record-setting amount of $137,373 for our Center operations! This feat was only possible through the incredible support and commitment of our generous donors. Thank you!

This year’s event was an embodiment of the spirit of community so vibrantly alive in Georgetown, exemplifying what is possible when a group of individuals come together for the common good. More than 200 GMC supporters gathered in the stately Georgetown home of consummate DC hostess, Sally Quinn, to commemorate 30 years of GMC service in our community.  Guests spent the evening mingling from room to impeccably decorated room, spilling onto a wraparound back porch perfectly suited for the mild October temperatures. While there was plenty of DC star power in attendance — including honoree Mayor Bowser, Deputy Mayor HyeSook Chung, Councilman Jack Evans and our gracious host, Sally Quinn — it was truly the spirit of community that shone brightest throughout the evening.  Retiring GMC Executive Director, Gunther Stern, aptly described his final Spirit after his nearly 3-decades-long tenure as the “best Spirit ever” — and we couldn’t agree more!

A special thanks to this year’s honorary hosts, Carrington Tarr and Amy Tercek, and our event sponsors, Washington Fine Properties, Kilpatrick, Townsend, Stockton, Walker & Dunlop LLC, John D. Richardson Company and Martin’s Tavern.

Whether you were there in person on Thursday, or just in spirit, we hope you’ll recognize the profound impact your support has on the lives of our community’s most vulnerable. American cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead’s famous quote resonates as much today as it did upon GMC’s founding 30 years ago: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

Thank you for helping us end homelessness — and change the world! — one person at a time.

View all event photos on our Facebook page.