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SIXTH ANNUAL GEORGETOWN JINGLE ANNOUNCES PARTICIPATING DESIGNERS

Top Area Interior Designers Donate Creative Talents to Holiday Event Benefiting Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Pediatric Programs

WASHINGTON, DC (June 15, 2011) – Twelve Washington-area interior design teams will participate in the sixth-annual Georgetown Jingle at Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC, on Sunday, December 11, 2011. The family-friendly holiday event, hosted each year by Four Seasons Hotel, JDS Designs, and The Washington Design Center, benefits Georgetown University Hospital’s pediatric oncology programs.

The participating designers adorn and bejewel Four Seasons Hotel Washington with original, festively themed tree and vignette creations. Arlington-based designer Michael Roberson is this year’s design chair and selected, with her committee, the 2011 designers and themes. Annapolis-based furniture and accessories manufacturer Niermann Weeks will create the majestic center tree in the Hotel lobby. With to-the-trade showrooms around the country, Niermann Weeks is known for its luxurious finishes that reinterpret patinas from the past into fresh looks for today. The other 2011 Georgetown Jingle participating designers, with their themes, are:

The designers donate their time, talents and all materials for the displays. "Each year the creativity and generosity of the Jingle designers grows exponentially,” says Georgetown Jingle Design Chair Michael Roberson of Michael Roberson Interior Design. “The imaginative trees and vignettes capture the beauty and spirit of giving that the holidays are all about. The courageous Georgetown pediatric patients and their loving families are the inspiration for the event and each designer creation."

The trees and vignettes will be on display at the Four Seasons Hotel on December 1, 2011. Each festive creation will be available for purchase for a stated “buy it now” price on December 1. Georgetown Jingle attendees can bid on the remaining inspired holiday décor during the event’s silent auction, which also will include getaway packages, spa treatments, sports tickets, children’s gifts, among other sought-after items. The event, co-chaired by Cynthia Bruno and Tammy Darvish, also features culinary samplings from top area restaurants, holiday music, live entertainment, the DC Magazine Sports Lounge and a CVS/pharmacy Children’s Workshop where young guests decorate cookies, create festive cards, enjoy kid-friendly food and meet Santa.

Over the past five years, the Georgetown Jingle has raised $1.7 million for pediatric oncology programs. The event benefits the Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at Georgetown University Hospital. With Georgetown Jingle funds, the unit, in collaboration with Duke University and the National Institutes of Health, will be fully operational in 2011. The Georgetown Jingle will continue to support the Childhood Cancer Survivorship Program and, this year, will expand its support to include the development of a palliative care program, devoted to relieving pain and providing physical, psychological, and spiritual comfort to patients. The programs are directed by Dr. Aziza Shad, one of the region’s most respected oncologists.

The Georgetown Jingle will be held at Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC, on Sunday, December 11, from 4 to 8 pm. Tickets are $150 per person, $350 for families of four, $50 for kids 3-18, and free for children under 2. For more information about the event, visit www.georgetownjingle.com.

ABOUT FOUR SEASONS HOTEL WASHINGTON, DC
Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC, Washington's first and only Forbes Five-Star, AAA Five-Diamond hotel, has justly earned its reputation as one of the city’s – indeed one of the world’s –finest hotels. With a preferred Pennsylvania Avenue address, the 222-room hotel is situated in historic Georgetown. Its restful ambiance is enhanced with not only a warm, friendly and tenured staff but also its extraordinary art collection. The hotel completed a $40 million enhancement in 2009 and is better than ever! An exciting addition is the signature restaurant, “BOURBON STEAK,” by celebrated Chef Michael Mina, a two-time James Beard award winning chef. The restaurant is designed by world-renowned architect David Rockwell. The Lobby was redesigned by Pierre-Yves Rochon and intended to celebrate the intimacy of residential warmth, views of a winter garden and the hotel’s celebrated art. The West Wing was renovated and received ten new rooms and suites as well as a 4,000 sq. ft. Royal Suite (the Hotel’s largest and most lavish) that has redefine comfort and style in the nation’s capital; designed by Anderson Miller Ltd.

ABOUT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Georgetown University Hospital is a 609- licensed bed, not-for-profit, acute-care teaching and research facility located in Northwest Washington, DC. Georgetown’s clinical services represent one of the largest, most geographically diverse, and fully integrated healthcare and delivery networks in the area. Georgetown is home to the internationally known Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, as well as centers of excellence in the neurosciences, gastroenterology, transplant and vascular surgery.

ABOUT JDS DESIGNS, INC
JDS Designs, Inc is a leading design firm operating in the Washington area since 1984. David A. Herchik, president, and his partner, Richard J. Looman, have created a most unique firm committed to glamour and luxury as defined by each individual client. In addition to a strong Washington presence, JDS caters to its growing list of clientele from Greenwich, Connecticut to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Herchik and Looman became personally committed to raising funds for pediatric cancer research and programs after a friend’s daughter was diagnosed with leukemia in 2004.

ABOUT THE WASHINGTON DESIGN CENTER
Dedicated to providing the finest in home furnishings to the design trade, The Washington Design Center houses over 60 wholesale residential, commercial and building products showrooms. Considered the mid-Atlantic region’s largest resource and destination for the design industry, The Washington Design Center works closely with designers to guarantee consumers the best possible luxury shopping experience. The Washington Design Center is located at 300 D Street, SW in Washington, DC. Above the Federal Center SW Metro Station, The Washington Design Center is served by the Orange and Blue lines.

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