We were thrilled to celebrate Dream Big with our sponsors, donors, business partners, students, and friends. Our guests at The Plaza were inspired by Dream Big Scholarship winners Halla Albukhaiti and Nick Rodriguez as they shared their impressive experiences. We were also thrilled to recognize our Dream Big honoree Jason Scheir, Partner and Co-Head of Hybrid Value at Apollo Global Management, for his commitment to supporting youth development. Dream Big raised more than $1.4 million, which enabled us to provide transformative career exploration and readiness programming, mentorship opportunities, and paid internships to New York City’s talented youth.
Our Junior Board hosted A Toast to Brighter Futures, in which we celebrated our students, heard from past scholarship recipient Djassi Julien, and presented Brown Brothers Harriman with the Corporate Volunteer Engagement Award. Our supporters raised more than $60,000 for our programs and college scholarships. More than 97% of our students go to college, and funds raised at Toast help our students fulfill their college dreams.