Alexandria Designer and Young Patient Collaborate at Children’s Hospital Fundraiser
Fundraiser Lights Up the Season for Young Patients at Children's National
By Marlene Miller
ALEXANDRIA, VA – A stark white Christmas tree topped with a Santa hat and with tiny white mice scurrying beneath a whimsical snowfall was Alexandria designer Quintece Hill-Mattausek’s contribution, in collaboration with patient Nolan, to the elegant Light Up the Season Fundraiser for Children’s Hospital held Dec. 15 at the Four Seasons in Georgetown.
Professional designers worked with young patients to produce trees, mantle toppings, doll houses and more, all for sale at the event to help Children’s fulfill its mission of improving the health and well-being of area children.
Nolan’s idea was based on his favorite Christmas book, “If You Take a Mouse to the Movies.”
While their parents shopped at pop-up boutiques, browsed and bid on the stunning holiday creations and enjoyed various adult libations, the young attendees entered a fantasy land through a giant “gingerbread” doorway and created felt gingerbread men, edible ornaments and stenciled Christmas plates as souvenirs of their afternoon.
WUSA’s Adam Longo emceed a show of performances by several groups of young dancers and musical groups.
For information about the 2020 Light Up the Season event visit childrenshealthboard.org.
