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2024 Spring Benefit
Thu,May 9, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
You’re Invited
Join us as we blend the rich tapestry of our heritage with the innovative spirit that propels us forward. The evening will include culinary delights, specialty beverages, lively entertainment and a ceremony for our esteemed honorees.
Our Honorees
Dr. Jocelynne Rainey
Dr. Joan Maynard Award
Community Partner Award
Program
5:00 pm – “Imagining Our Future” Art Exhibit
6:00 pm – Cocktails & Entertainment featuring Kaisokah Moko Jumbies and DJ Donwill
7:00 pm – Awards Ceremony
Mistress of Ceremony
Kay Angrum, WNBC Host
Featuring the talents of
DJ Donwill
Kaisokah Moko Jumbies
Our Sponsors
Heritage Circle:
Brooklyn Org Board of Directors
Joan Maynard Circle:
Bloomberg Philanthropies
National Grid
Sharon Lyu Volckhausen
James Weeks Circle:
Cal Mathis
Forethought Advisors
Jessica B. Lee
Lauren Glant and Michael Gillespie
Sealy Cuyler Funeral Home LLC
In Kind Sponsors:
Visionaries:
Ainka Shackleford Turner
Amanda Nichols
Con Edison
Deborah Juantorena
Twaun Samuel
Leaders:
Anonymous
Ashley Mathis
Carlos and Adora Whitaker
Elizabeth Koch
Gabriel Schwartz
Jacqueline Woodson
Jamie Bennett and Udai Soni
Jean Kang
Kevin and Shavonne Correia
Maria L. Turner
Mark Foggin
Michelle and Martin Bell
Nicholas Turner
Richard Moyland
Robin Ottaway
Robert Buckholz
Shanna Sabio
Sharon Myrie
Wesley Jackson
Benefit Host Committee
Ainka Shackleford Turner, Chair
Lauren Glant
Ashley Mathis
Timothy Simons
Board of Trustees
Jessica B. Lee, Chair
Laurent Glant, Vice Chair
Deborah Juantorena, Treasurer
Renee McClure, Secretary
Suhaly Bautista-Carolina
Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.
Jannah Handy
Kiyanna Handy
Sidney B. Joyner
Sylvia Gail Kinard
Brian McNeil
Sharon A. Myrie
Twaun Samuel
Ainka Shackleford Turner
Sharon Lyu Volckhausen