Events

Bora Lá 2023! TopGolf Benefit Kick-off

What an amazing evening!  150 friends of Open Arms Worldwide, some new and some old, gathered Sunday October 8 for an evening of celebration and looking to the future.  Bora Lá means “Let’s Go” in Portuguese.  It is the battle cry of Open Arms and the campaign theme we kicked-off last night.  We hope that you’ll consider partnering with us and help us reach

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Camp for Christmas! Give the gift of hope

Every year, just after Christmas, the children from our various neighborhood outreach ministries join together for the highlight of the year…Kids Camp! Every year our team in Brazil, along with a team from the US, prepares games, lots of good food, music, skits, arts & crafts, and, most importantly, Bible teaching and small group dynamics that bring home the Hope that is found in

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Thank You to our 2019 Gala – Hope & Celebrate Partners!

WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR OUR PARTNERS IN THIS YEAR’S GALA BENEFIT DINNER! THIS WAS OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL GALA EVENT IN OUR HISTORY, AND OUR SPONSORS WERE A HUGE PART OF THAT SUCCESS!  MAY THEY BE BLESSED RICHLY AND PROSPERED IN ALL THEY DO! HOPE & CELEBRATE SPONSORS Michelle Cole w/ Long & Foster – Real Estate Agent: www.longandfoster.com/MichelleValleCole Lizares Design Group – Custom Home

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Special Thank You to our 2019 Gala – President’s Level Sponsors

  THIS WAS OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL GALA EVENT IN OUR HISTORY, AND OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS WERE A HUGE PART OF THAT.  MAY THEY BE RICHLY BLESSED AND PROSPEROUS IN ALL THEY SET THEIR HAND TO! PRESIDENTS TABLE SPONSORS Victoria Ro Homes – Realtor: victoria@victoriarohomes.com Redwood Commercial – Commerial Real Estate, Property Management, Leasing: www.redwoodcommercial.net/ Tucker | Nong & Associates – Attorneys at Law: www.tuckerlawpllc.com/ CITY Lending Inc.

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Successful Night for Open Arms!

Thank you to all of our guests who came out Friday night to our Gala to celebrate our 10th Anniversary.  It was great night of testimony, of good company, music, and great food at Wolf Trap. Here are just some quick highlights. It was our biggest event yet at 200 guests! Our goal of $30,000 was surpassed! Many of our guests were able to meet

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Let the Bidding Begin! Our First Mobile Auction!

We are so excited to announce that our auction has gone mobile this year! The Silent Auction at the Open Arms 10th Anniversary Gala will be using Handbid – a mobile silent auction platform that allows you to bid from your smartphone.  The best news is, you don’t have to be at the Gala to participate!   The Auction officially opens (insert drum roll

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10 Year Anniversary Party and You’re Invited!

Whether you’ve been a part of the Open Arms family for a long time or you are just checking us out, you are invited to join us at our 10-Year Anniversary Gala! We’ll be joined by three Open Arms missionaries from Brazil to encourage us with their testimonies and be encouraged by our fellowship with them. For 10 years Open Arms has been bringing hope to

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Spring Gala 2014 Recap

The Board of Directors and field staff of Open Arms Worldwide would like to thank our sponsors and everyone who attended and worked to make the 2014 Spring Gala a success. On Thursday May 15th we gathered at the Wolf Trap Center for Education in Northern VA for an evening of good food, good music, fellowship and inspiration.  In the process we were able

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