About Us

Schinnell Leake
Our Founder and Executive Director
Schinnell Leake has always enjoyed creating events that are special and unique - parties that both children and adults remember.
As the former owner of Extra-Ordinary Moments, a for-profit entity that provided imaginative and unique children's birthday parties, she set out to provide the same types of birthday parties for children who were experiencing homelessness in the Washington metropolitan area.
As a mother, Schinnell knows how important it is for her children to feel confident and have self-worth. After learning that more than 2,000 children live in homeless shelters throughout the Washington D.C. area, Schinnell started the nonprofit, Extra-Ordinary Birthdays, the only organization of its kind in the capital area that throws personalized birthday parties for homeless children to make them feel recognized and valued. Using her party-planning background, Schinnell has thrown more than 800 birthday parties and currently partners with homeless shelters and organizations that serve the homeless in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
Schinnell Leake
Our Founder and Executive Director
Schinnell Leake has always enjoyed creating events that are special and unique - parties that both children and adults remember.
As the former owner of Extra-Ordinary Moments, a for-profit entity that provided imaginative and unique children's birthday parties, she set out to provide the same types of birthday parties for children who were experiencing homelessness in the Washington metropolitan area.
As a mother, Schinnell knows how important it is for her children to feel confident and have self-worth. After learning that more than 2,000 children live in homeless shelters throughout the Washington D.C. area, Schinnell started the nonprofit, Extra-Ordinary Birthdays, the only organization of its kind in the capital area that throws personalized birthday parties for homeless children to make them feel recognized and valued. Using her party-planning background, Schinnell has thrown more than 800 birthday parties and currently partners with homeless shelters and organizations that serve the homeless in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.