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2016 White House Ornament Student Designer Biography
Kayla Whelan is a native of Pelham, NH, who graduated from Pelham High School in 2012. Kayla received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in Graphic Design from Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, Massachusetts in 2016. While at Montserrat she performed an internship at Simple Tuition in Boston, an online company assisting college-bound students. She has also worked
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Kids' State Dinner
On February 9, 2010 First Lady Michelle Obama announced a nationwide campaign called Let’s Move! to mobilize public and private sector resources to reach the goal to confront and resolve the challenge of childhood obesity.The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge is a recipe contest for children across the country launched by Epicurious to support healthy child nutrition in the United States. Contest wi
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White House History Legacy Society
The Legacy Society honors friends of the White House Historical Association who make a gift through a bequest, life insurance policy, retirement fund, real estate, or a life income gift such as a trust or annuity. Planned gifts such as these ensure that White House collections are preserved well into the future and that White House stories live on and
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Bequests and Beneficiary Designations
Many donors designate the White House Historical Association as a beneficiary in their estate plan. There are unique benefits to each type of gift. Bequests Make a larger gift than during your lifetimeDesignate the gift for a specific purposeDeduct gift against estate and inheritance taxesDonate balance of estate after obligations are met (residuary bequest)Gifts of Life Insurance Do not
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Life Income Gifts
Gift annuities and trusts provide tax benefits and income for the donor, while helping him/her to achieve philanthropic goals. The White House Historical Association welcomes these types of gifts. The most popular life income gifts are described below. Charitable Gift Annuity Irrevocable gift of at least $10,000 Association pays annual fixed income for life based on the age of the
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Recommended White House Literature for Young Readers
Barnes, Peter W. and Cheryl Shaw Barnes. Woodrow the White House Mouse. Washington, D.C.: Little Patriot Press, 2012.Using rhymes and colorful illustrations, this book teaches children about the Executive Mansion and the presidency from the perspective of Woodrow G. Washingtail, the White House mouse. Bateman, Teresa. Red, White, Blue, and Uncle Who?: The Stories of America’s Patriotic Symbols. Ne
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The Hoban Stamp
In 1981, Irish artist Ron Mercer created a timeless portrait of James Hoban for a postage stamp, and the American designer Walter D. Richards, renowned for his American Architecture Series, rendered the White House. On September 29, 1981, First Lady Nancy Reagan, Postmaster General William F. Bolger, and Ireland's ambassador to the United States Sean Donlon, participated in a dedication ceremony announcing the
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Turning Points at the White House: Great Expectations
Read Digital Version Foreword, William SealeThe First Ladies as Scene Builders: An Artist’s Gallery of Changes at the White House, Lauren McGwin, illustrated by Peter WaddellCreating a Room of its Own: The Evolution of the White House China Room, Melissa NaulinAn Artist’s Drawings for a New White House Piano: Dunbar Beck and the Art of the Nation’s Second
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The Presidents and Sports
Read Digital Version Forward by William SealeThe Presidents and Baseball: Presidential Openers and Other Traditions by Frederic J. FrommerUlysses S. Grant's White House Billiard Saloon by David RamseyTheodore Roosevelt: The President Who Saved Football by Mary Jo BinkerHoover Ball and Wellness in the White House by Matthew SchaeferCapturing A Moment in Time: Remembering My Summer Photographing President Eisenhower by Al
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