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Crystal Ballroom gala | Jubilee 94 | New Grand Staircase Gallery artist 10 WAC Magazine | wac.net Crystal Celebration WAC rugby Grand Staircase artist Jubilee 94 First Take Welcome to 1974! Robert Redford and Mia Farrow star in "e Great Gatsby." Muhammad Ali beats George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle. And Richard Nixon leaves office. Yes, it was a big year. For the Washington Athletic Club, too! is fall, we celebrate 50 years of the Crystal Ballroom and its three Czecho- slovakian chandeliers, first unveiled in September of '74. Join the party at the Crystal Celebration on Friday, September 13, a fundraiser for the WAC Foundation. "is is really an opportunity to say, this club is important to me, and I want to support its future," WAC Foundation 50 years of brilliance Crystal Celebration honors 1974 grand opening of our iconic ballroom donor and Board of Governors member Ed Ventura says. Ed and wife Sue will attend the Crystal Celebration and re- cently increased their Foundation giving to the new Crystal Donor level. at level provides an opportunity to make a $5,000 gi to the Foundation and a meaningful contribution to the Club's legacy. "By contributing to the WAC Foun- dation, you are investing in the future of the Clubhouse and supporting a space where countless memories are made and cherished," WAC Foundation President Tammy Young says. Crystal Donors will be recognized on a 50th anniversary installation planned for the ballroom. Donors whose lifetime giving reaches the Platinum, Gold, Silver, or Bronze level will also be acknowledged on the Foundation donor wall in the WAC lobby. "e Foundation exists to make sure the Club and our historic building are here for generations to come," WAC Pres- ident & CEO Chuck Nelson says. 1974 TODAY