Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, Aidan Design Gives Back to the Community on Friday, Dances on Saturday

by Sherry Moeller

With the 10th anniversary of Aidan Design this month, its owners Nadia Subaran and John Schmiedigen wanted to do something special for the community that has supported them the last decade. Aidan Design, a custom kitchen firm in Bethesda, Md., decided to donate a Day of Service by designing and installing a kitchenette, handwashing station and art center at Martha's Table, a Northwest DC charitable organization that provides food and education to the area's homeless.

According to George Williams, the PIO of Washington D.C. Public Libraries, all of the D.C. area libraries are closed for the remainder of the day.

To celebrate the official launch of Publicyte, Microsoft’s newest digital magazine, Dr. Mark Drapeau, the Editor-in-Chief, invited a unique blend of young Washingtonians to an evening of cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and music this past Tuesday evening in Georgetown. 

The new publication is “about the cutting edge technology and innovation happening in the public and civic sectors, including things like government, politics, education, healthcare, and philanthropy,” said Drapeau.

Georgetown’s swanky L2 Lounge was filled with young leaders from different segments of society, including media, Tech CEOs, and the State Department.

“We have a great group of people here tonight who are all tied together by the fact that a lot of them use technology in innovative ways to advance their goals,” said Drapeau.