Quander Family Events
One of the major goals of Quanders United is to keep the Quander family connected. Family events are scheduled throughout the year to give family members and friends the opportunity to re-connect, worship together, fellowship, laugh and learn. Be sure to join the family for upcoming events, and check here for news/photos from past events!
Quanders Cheer on George Mason Coach, Blair-Lewis
Family came out and sat court-side to cheer on cousin and Head Coach, Vanessa Blair-Lewis as she led the George Mason women’s basketball team in a match up against the University of Maryland in College Park. It was a fun afternoon and a good time to spend with the family. We are very proud of cousin Vanessa and her career accomplishments — GO NESS!! Thanks for coming out family! (back row) Riley Banks, Dee Smith Banks, Rodney Banks, Gina Blair Miller, Roni Redmond, Alicia Reedy, and Kelci Reedy. (middle row) Thomas and Alice (Bumbray) Payne, Nikki Bumbray, Jose Bumbray, and Samantha Quander-Mosley. (front row) Le Shaun Quander-Mosley, and Clarence Quander.
Quanders United Cookout & Annual Meeting
Thank you to everyone who came out and participated in the potluck. The turnout was great, the food was good, and fellowship was wonderful and the largest in-person event we've had since the pandemic. Special thanks to cousins Joyce Bell, Geri Lee, and Jamila Stone for organizing the event.
Celebration at 1799 Prime
On August 14, 2022, family got together for Sunday brunch at 1799 Prime Restaurant in Old Town Alexandria, VA to celebrate July and August birthdays, and to celebrate Jay Quander’s restaurant opening. Family enjoyed a delicious brunch, and lively conversation filled with laughter in the private Elizabeth Room (named after Lizzy Quander.) Members sampled the “I Am Quando” drink on the restaurant menu, the family sang happy birthday and enjoyed dessert in the sunny courtyard under the Quander mural. Happy Birthday to Darrell Quander, Phillip (Toussaint) Quander-Mosley, and Soleila Quander (daughter of Jemez & LaChyara Quander)!
Quander Family Meet & Greet with Cousins Aggie & Kobina from Cape Coast, Ghana
Held on Saturday, August 29, 2020 virtually on Zoom
Watch the trip school diversity project virtual educational webinar on the Quander family presented by Cousin Rohulamin Quander
The Annual Slave Memorial Wreath-laying Ceremony at Mount Vernon
Quander Family Historic DMV Bus Tour
Led by family historian, and Mt. Vernon tour guide, Cousin Rohulamin Quander, the busload of Quander relatives and friends departed from Incarnation Catholic Church in Washington, DC, and toured historic, Quander family sites throughout the DMV. The stops included Alfred Street Baptist Church, Roberta Quander's house, and West Potomac Park High School in Alexandria, VA, George Washington's Mount Vernon plantation in Mt. Vernon, VA, Quander Street in SW Washington, DC, Darnall's Chance, and St. Mary's Catholic Church in Upper Marlboro, MD. This event took place on May 18, 2019.
Quander Family Lenten Fish Fry
Thanks to everyone who came out to help make our Lenten fish fry fundraiser a success! Thank you to Incarnation Catholic Church for hosting the event. Very special thanks to the team of volunteers who baked, cooked, fried, cleaned, and put in lots of time and hard work . . .
Mark Ward, LaTasha Ward, Norma & Jerry Lewis, Larryl Matthews, Jamila Stone, Tahjai Ward, Monica Bombray, Geri Lee, Phyllis Matthews, Cassie Frye, Christina Lewis, Keira Lewis, Leon Johnson, Tony (Incarnation), Travia Stone, Aaron (from Texas), Aaron Matthews, Michelle Grimes, and Le Shaun Quander-Mosley
This event was held on March 16, 2019 at Incarnation Catholic Church in Washington, D.C.
"We Return Fighting" Black History Month Exhibit Honoring Quander Veterans
World War I Veterans and founding members of area Catholic churches, John Edward Quander, Sr., St. Benedict the Moor (est. 1946) and Peter Mercer Quander, Holy Redeemer (est. 1920), were honored during a Black History Month exhibit, "We Return Fighting" sponsored by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. The exhibit featured a Wall of Valor with the names of the 500 men from Prince George's County, Maryland who fought in World War I. Quander relatives attended the opening reception, including the daughter and grand-daughter of Peter Mercer Quander, Evelyn Quander Rattley and Sandra Rattley pictured below with cousins Clarence C. Quander, Jr. and daughter, Le Shaun Quander-Mosley.
This event was held February-March 2018 at the Harmony Hall Regional Center in Fort Washington, MD, presented by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
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