White House Ornament Fundraiser Benefiting Low-income Children

Get a jump start to your holiday shopping! Proceeds support community-based programs that feed, clothe and educate at-risk children in Northern Virginia. Makes a lovely hostess gift! To purchase, contact Karen Amster: ResourceDevelopment@alnv.org or Cindy Burgess: burgessgl@verizon.net. Cost per ornament $22, plus shipping for mail orders. Assistance League of Northern Virginia is a 501(3)(c), all-volunteer nonprofit. Visit alnv.org to learn more.

Ornament Description from The White House Historical Association: The 2018 ornament honors President Harry S. Truman and illustrates significant changes made to the White House during his administration, including his celebrated Truman Balcony, added in 1947–48 to the South Portico. The reverse side features his renovated Blue Room, which, like all the rooms of the house, was dismantled and rebuilt during the renovation of 1948–52. The Presidential Seal featured at the top of the ornament reflects the design as changed by Truman. Originally the American eagle looked toward its left talons, which hold a cluster of spears, weapons of war. Truman had the seal redesigned, turning the eagle’s head away from the spears to its right talons, which hold the olive branches of peace.