“Celebrate Lombardi” was this year’s theme of the Lombardi Gala, skillfully chaired by Howard B. Adler and Tanya Adler

By Donna Shor

Jack DeGioia, Theresa DeGioia, Tanya Adler, Howard Adler

The back-tie Lombardi Gala, now in its 23rd year, is always over the top, with a glamorous array of auction items, a luxury car raffle (this year featured a fire-engine red 2010 Lexus IS 250c convertible), a great band, a sumptuous feast catered by Windows, and the satisfaction that the $400 tickets fund one of the most important goals of any Washington event: a cure for cancer.

“Lombardi is a gift to our city,” said Tanya Adler. “Let’s celebrate the day we’ll all declare victory. The fight goes on.”