{"id":13691,"date":"2017-05-31T11:00:48","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T15:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=13691"},"modified":"2017-08-14T09:58:13","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T13:58:13","slug":"samsung-executives-play-sous-chef-raise-funds-march-dimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-executives-play-sous-chef-raise-funds-march-dimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Executives Play Sous-Chef to Raise Funds for March of Dimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 23, 2017, Samsung participated in the 35th annual March of Dimes Gourmet Gala.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marchofdimes.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>March of Dimes<\/strong><\/a>, which funds lifesaving research and programs and works to end premature birth, birth defects, and infant mortality, is one of the most prominent bipartisan non-profit endeavors supported by the majority of our nation\u2019s leaders.\u00a0 The organization\u2019s mission is to help more moms have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-13691 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-executives-play-sous-chef-raise-funds-march-dimes\/i-wj2vrpm-x3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/14154331\/i-WJ2vRPM-X3-e1496179928569-950x798.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/14154331\/i-WJ2vRPM-X3-e1496179928569-950x798.jpg 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/14154331\/i-WJ2vRPM-X3-e1496179928569-600x504.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/14154331\/i-WJ2vRPM-X3-e1496179928569.jpg 1272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13688'>\n\t\t\t\tSamsung\u2019s BK Yoon and Joe Stinziano play sous chefs to  Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT).\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-executives-play-sous-chef-raise-funds-march-dimes\/wickers-tim-baxter-samsung-and-blunts-award\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/14154327\/Wickers-Tim-Baxter-Samsung-and-Blunts-Award-e1496180205922-950x715.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Samsung\u2019s Tim Baxter presents the 2017 People\u2019s Choice Award to Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) and his wife Abigail at the March of Dimes Gourmet Gala.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/14154327\/Wickers-Tim-Baxter-Samsung-and-Blunts-Award-e1496180205922-950x715.jpg 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/14154327\/Wickers-Tim-Baxter-Samsung-and-Blunts-Award-e1496180205922-600x452.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13690'>\n\t\t\t\tSamsung\u2019s Tim Baxter presents the 2017 People\u2019s Choice Award to Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) and his wife Abigail at the March of Dimes Gourmet Gala.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/cottons-and-ambassadors\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/14154330\/Cottons-and-Ambassadors-950x475.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and his wife Anna Cotton, along with local March of Dimes Ambassadors.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/14154330\/Cottons-and-Ambassadors-950x475.jpg 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/14154330\/Cottons-and-Ambassadors-600x300.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13689'>\n\t\t\t\tSenator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and his wife Anna Cotton, along with local March of Dimes Ambassadors.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The gala was attended by celebrity chefs, congressional staffers, corporate and association leaders, and other Washington influencers.\u00a0 Forty-eight Members of Congress participated in the competitive cook-off at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. as celebrity chefs served their favorite recipes to more than 600 guests. \u00a0The event sparked friendly competition among Senators and Representatives, all with the goal of raising funds to support March of Dimes.<\/p>\n<p>Boo-Keun Yoon, President and CEO of Consumer Electronics, Samsung Electronics, participated as a sous chef along with Tim Baxter, President and CEO of Samsung Electronics America, who presented the People\u2019s Choice Award to Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) and his wife Abigail.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung executives partnered to serve food to guests with Senators Tim Scott (R-SC), Richard Blumenthal (R-CT), John Cornyn (T-TX), and Congressmen Bob Latta (R-OH), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Doris Matsui (D-CA), as well as engage with several Congressional members such as Senators Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Gary Peters (D-MI), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Boozman (R-AR), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Roger Wicker (R-MS) and his wife, Gayle.<\/p>\n<p>The event successfully raised $1,123,000 for March of Dimes programs and research. To learn more about the March of Dimes event or to make a donation, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marchofdimes.org\/gourmetgala\" target=\"_blank\">www.marchofdimes.org\/gourmetgala<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 23, 2017, Samsung participated in the 35th annual March of Dimes Gourmet Gala.\u00a0 March of Dimes, which funds lifesaving research and programs and works to end premature birth, birth defects, and infant mortality, is one of the most prominent bipartisan non-profit endeavors supported by the majority of our nation\u2019s leaders.\u00a0 The organization\u2019s mission [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":13689,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17565,29719],"tags":[53,250,832,454],"blue-badge":[],"class_list":["post-13691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corporate-communities","category-corporate","tag-bk-yoon","tag-donation","tag-public-affairs","tag-tim-baxter"],"acf":{"turn_off_retargeting":false},"fimg_mobile_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/14154330\/Cottons-and-Ambassadors.jpg","fimg_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/14154330\/Cottons-and-Ambassadors.jpg","primary_category":{"term_id":17565,"name":"Communities","slug":"corporate-communities","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":17565,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":29719,"count":143,"filter":"raw","term_link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/category\/corporate\/corporate-communities\/","term_path":"corporate\/corporate-communities"},"badge":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13691\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13691"},{"taxonomy":"blue-badge","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blue-badge?post=13691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}