For any gala, a chairwoman's most important duty is talking up the evening to prominent friends, outreach that goes beyond selling tickets.
Community outreach included screening events during religious gatherings and health fairs, and referral by friends and families.
She said she can't help but think that if the shooter, Ian David Long, had been touched by her friend's outreach, things might have been different.
His work schedule had left him with a heart ailment and hardly any time for his friends or his outreach work.
Ms. Jarrett, one of the president's closest friends, oversees White House outreach efforts and serves as one of his chief confidants on domestic policy and political issues.
Amicus scours public and private databases and matches names up with their volunteers' Facebook friends, assigning volunteer outreach only to those who have a personal bond between the caller.
I've come to the Lagoon with a guy I'll call Derek*, a friend-of-a-friend, former cruiser and outreach worker, who has volunteered to show me around.
In practice, I found that the interface was better for indicating interest, but didn't really eliminate the awkwardness of the initial outreach to a friend of friend or stranger – though, of course, people are becoming more comfortable this with kind of thing thanks to the numerous chat and dating apps out today.
My friend Sally Bartolo, a peer outreach worker from London's City Hall, is co-ordinating the first Christmas Day event for people who leave care and are now living on their own in London.
MEGAN METZELAAR Outreach Coordinator Friends of Animals Darien, Conn.
