Shaping the Future: Thank You for Making Our 2024 Annual Gala an Unforgettable Night!
On Tuesday, October 22, hundreds of friends, graduates, and supporters gathered at our Annual Gala in New York City to celebrate over 25 years of Room to Grow. Together, we raised over $980,000 — a tremendous show of support for our mission!
The funds raised through the evening allow us to meet the growing need for our program in New York and Boston and lay the groundwork for expansion. To those who joined us or contributed to the evening, thank you for making this year’s gala such a success. If you weren’t able to join, you can still be part of this transformative moment by making a donation.
We’re so close to an incredible milestone of $1 million raised! Help us reach this goal and fuel our work to provide children across the country with the strong start they deserve.
You can also experience the magic of the evening by viewing photos from the gala. Thank you again for your outpouring of support for our mission of helping children and families thrive!
We are so grateful to our inspiring leaders and sponsors who helped make this event a success!
CO-CHAIRS & COMMITTEES
CO-CHAIRS
Nancy Twine & Eric Sutherland
HOST COMMITTEE
Molly Bernard | Jordyn Taylor Braff | Lauren Smith Brody | Jasmine Ellis Cooper | Brent & Nicole Ferrin | Stephanie Gottlieb | Tovah Klein | Patina Miller | Tanaye White
STEERING COMMITTEE
Olivia Abramowitz | Aditi Ahooja | Maggie Borner | Dom Casamento | Jackie Cervino | Hadley Gallagher | Amanda Hindlian | Jaclyn Lasaracina | Jess Lobosco | Patrice Meagher | Kathryn Moseley | Maria Radler | Rita Regan | Leane Romeo | Kristin Walker | Abyah Wynn
Room to Grow 2024 Champion of Change Honorees: Love to Dream, Epiphany School, Dr. Robert Peracchia & Central Park West Pediatric Dentistry, and The Viking Global Foundation, with Room to Grow CEO Akilah King
SPONSORS
VISIONARY
Warburg Pincus | Eric Sutherland | Nancy Twine
CHAMPION
Brent & Nicole Ferrin | Amanda Hindlian | Houlihan Lokey | Kathryn Moseley | Prada
LEADER
Jaclyn Lasaracina & Corey Sanders
ADVOCATE
Olivia & Scott Abramowitz | Jason & Rachel Bond | Richard & Emi Chalker | Jennifer & Robert Dowd | Fidelity | Princeton Global | Matt Henry | Mike & Patrice Meagher | Rashaan & Donville Reid | Maggie Towles | M&T Bank | Wilmington Trust | Alex Mikloweit & Martin Vetterlein | Christi & Nick Wood | Abyah Wynn
PARTNER
Burberry | Dom Casamento | Jackie & Matt Cervino | Love to Dream | Ropes & Gray | NYSE | Maria Radler | Rita Regan | Leane Romeo
SUPPORTER
Kerri Kwinter & Adam Brooks | Cleo & Kevin Cavolo | Sarah Ivory & Carl Gabino | Thomas Luciano & Timothy Goebel | The Flight Lab Aviation Consulting, LLC | Jess Lobosco | Patty & Stephen Valentino
PRODUCTION SPONSOR
Overland Entertainment
LIBATIONS SPONSORS
Curamia
And a special thank you to everyone who helped make this evening possible:
Alex Nguyen | Ali Krieger | Ariel Markowitz | Ashley Graham | Basketball City | Briogeo | Burberry | Cameron Gilson | Challenger Events | Cozy Earth | Deep Purple Flowers | Epiphany School | Eric Sutherland | Fallon PR | Gabriel Suazo | The Gazillion Bubble Show | Gerry Capahi | Giovanni Andrea Zanon | Jamie Van Valkenburg | Jess Roe | The Kelly Clarkson Show | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Lauren Appel | Lauren Scopetta | LCI Paper | Leane Romeo | Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants | Lily Davis | Fran Sienicki | Love to Dream | Dr. Melissa Doft | Michael Rubin | Molly Bernard | Nicole Rovine | Once Upon A Mattress | Overland Entertainment | Peter Thomas Roth | Preakness Hills Country Club | Quality Print Solutions | Ms. Rachel | Dr. Robert Peracchia & Central Park West Pediatric Dentistry | Room to Grow Team | Stephen Nasiatka | Tache Artisan Chocolate | Tiannia Barnes | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Treat House | Va$htie | Wolf | Kasteler Public Relations | Ziegfeld Ballroom + So Many More
Thank you to Room to Grow program graduates and participants who shared their memories and stories:
Ashanti, Jamar, & Kairo | Destin | Empi | Janice & Josiah | Jesseka & Liam | Rosa & Fatima | Yocaury & Jacob | Zoey