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Please join us in wishing a warm farewell to our fearless Event and Operations Associate Rebecca Harbison! Rebecca is moving home to Charleston, SC. You may not know this about Rebecca, but she is a passionate expert on queso. As a parting gift, she is leaving us and you with her list of DC recommendations:

Rankings strictly based on queso at restaurants (does not include chips, salsa, vibes, main dishes):

Molly, Jaime, Rebecca & Emma at Blue Dog Summer Retreat, July 2021

  1. El Paso

  2. Millie’s

  3. Republic Cantina

  4. Uncle Julio’s

  5. Surfside

  6. El Techo

  7. Lauriol Plaza / Cactus Cantina (tie)

  8. El Tamarindo

Fast Food Queso:

  1. Moe’s

  2. Qdoba

  3. Chipotle

  4. District Taco

Don’t be a stranger, Rebecca! We are planning a PAC trip to Charleston just to hang out with you!

Welcome Caroline!

We are excited to welcome Caroline Littlepage to our team! Caroline originally hails from Alabama and most recently was district scheduler to Congressman Jim Cooper in Music City Nashville. Caroline moved and settled with us on March 1. She will be working with us on the Blue Dog PAC, Future Forum and California State Society. Please say hello when you see her next time you stop by the office!

How to help

The harrowing accounts of the attacks and tragedy in Ukraine has left us all stunned and wondering what support we could give from so far away. NPR has put together an excellent list of organizations that you can read more about here, but here’s a quick list with links. Molly Allen Associates has made a donation to Save the Children.

UNICEF

Doctors Without Borders

Voices of Children

Sunflower of Peace

International Committee of the Red Cross

Save the Children

UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

CARE

International Medical Corps