The 31st NLIHC Housing Leadership Awards Reception will be held Tuesday, March 19 at the Washington Court Hotel. To be a pacesetting donor, please make pledge or contribute by January 31. NLIHC is honoring retired Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) with the Edward W. Brooke, III Housing Leadership Award and Chester Hartman, Ph.D. with the Cushing Niles Dolbeare Lifetime Service Award for their leadership in deliberate, practical policy that will end and prevent homelessness and assure housing stability for everyone in the U.S.The Housing Leadership Awards Reception is the Coalition’s only annual fundraising event. To demonstrate support for the work of NLIHC to assure socially just housing policy for the lowest income Americans, please consider sponsoring the event and make a gift by January 31. Pacesetting donors are listed in the formal event invitation that is mailed in early February.The proceeds from the reception constitute a significant percentage of our annual operating budget. NLIHC is funded entirely by member dues, foundation and corporate grants, and donations. NLIHC does not seek or accept public funding. To learn more about becoming a pacesetting donor, contact Kate Traynor, Development Coordinator, at [email protected] or by phone at 202.662.1530 x234. To purchase a ticket to the Leadership Awards Reception, visit http://bit.ly/14n3vBP.