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2010 White House Correspondents Garden Brunch Dedicated to WRA-CARE's Mothers Day Every Day Campaign

On May 1st, the White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) & CARE's Mothers Day Every Day campaign was a featured cause at the 18th Annual White House Correspondents Garden Brunch in Washington, DC. Brunch host and Mothers Day Every Day Advisor Tammy Haddad welcomed over 600 of DC, NYC and LA's biggest influencers to her home for this highly anticipated event.

"Every minute a mother dies in childbirth; there is no reason for this. Everyone here can help, everyone can do something," Haddad told the crowd. Then she called on new friends Matthew Morrison of "Glee," Joe Mazzello of "The Pacific," Chace Crawford of "Gossip Girl" and pop music sensations The Jonas Brothers to join CURE Epilepsy's Susan Axelrod on stage. Tammy invited the special guests to share important lessons their mothers had taught them with the crowd, and then she asked them to sign an oversized "Happy Mothers Day Every Day" postcard in honor of the White Ribbon Alliance and CARE's joint U.S. advocacy campaign for global maternal health.

Glee's Matthew Morrison sends a Mother's Day noteto his mom in honor of WRA-CARE's Mothers Day Every Day campaign for healthy pregnancy and safe childbirth for all.

Guests --including Morrison, Adrian Grenier of "Entourage," White House Deputy Chief of Staff Mona Sutphen, Senate Democratic Communications Director Staff Director Rodell Mollineau and CNN's Dana Bash and John King–also sent personalized Mother's Day postcards to their moms in honor of WRA-CARE's Mothers Day Every Day campaign.
 

(From left to right) CARE VP for Policy and Advocacy JoDee Winterhof; World Bank Managing Director Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; White Ribbon Alliance Executive Director, Theresa Shaver; party host and World Bank Senior Financial Sector Specialist Ted Greenberg; and CURE Epilepsy President Susan Axelrod.

Other guests included Congressmen Eric Cantor (R-VA) and John Dingell (D-MI); U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis; the World Bank's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; reality star Kim Kardashian and actress Rosario Dawson; Rupert and Wendi Murdoch; senior White House aides David Axelrod and Susan Sher; NBC's David Gregory, Chris Matthews and Andrea Mitchell; Fox News's Greta Van Susteren and Bret Baier; O Magazine's Gayle King; Sherri Shepherd of "The View;" and many more! White Ribbon Alliance Executive Director and Mothers Day Every Day Co-Founder Theresa Shaver and CARE VP for Policy and Advocacy JoDee Winterhof welcomed VIP guests as they walked the carpet; they were joined at the brunch by Mothers Day Every Day Advisors Anita McBride and Arianna Huffington – and of course, the hostess Tammy Haddad.

WRA-CARE's Mothers Day Every Day Advisor Arianna Huffington (center) with Mothers Day Every Day Co-Founder Theresa Shaver (right) and White Ribbon Alliance Deputy Director Betsy McCallon (left).

The Mothers Day Every Day campaign was happy to share the spotlight with Susan Axelrod's CURE Epilepsy as the two featured causes at this important event.

For more on the brunch, read Tammy's blog post and check out the photos!