
The 2013 Washingtonian Green Giants reception at the beautiful Pepco Edison Place Gallery. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

2013 Green Giants Jackie Prince Roberts and Carter Roberts with their children, Eliza and Street Roberts. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

AT&T’s Connie Bragg, Natalie Vaina, and Scott Sapperstein. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

Brad Holman Jr. and 2010 Green Giant Philip O’Neal. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

Peter Fenn and Thara Matthew Taylor, whose organization, Living Classrooms, was a 2013 Green Giant and the event’s beneficiary. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

Catering by Seasons provided delicious fare for the evening, and Multiflor designed the beautiful flowers. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

Chris Gerhard, whose company, Trex, was a 2013 Green Giant, with wife Niki Gerhard. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

At the reception, guests were encouraged to introduce themselves to at least one person they didn’t already know. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

Veronica Jackson and Frederick Ognibene. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

The bar served a variety of tasty cocktails featuring apricot sangria, Veev Vodka, Honest Tea, Sierra Nevada, Evian, and Badoit. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

Russell Stevenson, 2013 Green Giant Tuck Hines, and Sue Woolsey. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

Musical group Pop Culture Strings entertained guests throughout the reception. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

Andrew Schichtel and Jared Powell of Casey Trees, a 2011 Green Giant. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

Summery yellow gazpacho was served by Catering by Seasons. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

Washingtonian editor Garrett Graff talks with The Washingtonian’s James Byles and Pepco’s Debbi Jarvis. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

Dahlia Barakat, Julianne Yurek, and Flo Stone. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

Guests were able to make a candy bag to take home courtesy of the Chocolate Chick. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

Washingtonian publisher Cathy Merrill Williams, 2013 Green Giant Carter Roberts, and the Nature Conservancy’s Sarene Marshall. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

Brad Holman Jr., The Washingtonian’s Leslie Milk, and Jessica Tavares. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

Event sponsor AT&T gave out “It Can Wait” thumb bands to remind people not to text while driving. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

The Washingtonian’s Rebecca Schwartz and Katharine Ragsdale. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

Coffee for the reception was provided by 2012 Green Giant Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

Pepco’s Debbi Jarvis welcomed guests to the reception. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

Jennifer Abel of Arlington Energy Masters accepts their 2013 Green Giant award. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

Anson “Tuck” Hines of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center accept his 2013 Green Giant award. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

Carter Roberts and Jackie Prince Roberts of the World Wildlife Fund dedicated their 2013 Green Giant award to their three children. Photograph by Andrew Propp.

Chris Gerhard of Trex accepts Ronald Kaplan’s 2013 Green Giant award on his behalf. Photograph by Andrew Propp.