2018 Decennial Gala Details

2018 Decennial Gala Event

Dec 5, 2018

Doors open: 7:15 PM, Program begins: 8:00 PM.

Strathmore Music Hall
5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852

Come Join the Celebration!

The Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation is celebrating 30 years of giving opportunity to students enrolled in Montgomery County Public Schools. We have planned an evening filled with music to celebrate our special friends and accomplishments. Mingle with Foundation Directors, members of the Board of Education, County Council members, and the Foundation’s leadership donors, while supporting the Foundation’s mission to create pathways to promising futures.

Decennial Gala Program

Our Honorees

Dedicated Service

Larry A. Bowers

Joan Donovan

Sandra Shmookler

Special Recognition

James Cafritz

Catherine and Isiah Leggett

Legacy Society

Debbie Driesman and Frank Islam
Gilles Driesman Scholarship

Norman Gelman
Esther Gelman Scholarship

Paul Leleck
JoAnn Leleck Endowment

Mary Lee and Harold Phelps
Harold and Mary Lee Phelps Scholarship

Distinguished Alumni

Pennie Abramson

Kahane Cooperman

Alison Malmon

O.A.R (Of a Revolution)

OUR SPONSORS

Presenting

Gary and Pennie Abramson Charitable Foundation

Gold

Music Center at Strathmore

Table

Aronson Foundation

Educational Systems Federal Credit Union

Fitzgerald Auto Malls

Debbie Driesman and Frank Islam

Kaiser Permanente

Northern Trust

Bronze

Montgomery College

Jordan Kitts Music

Universities at Shady Grove

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

Music Provided by

Walter Johnson High School Jazz Combo

Kwasi Kyeremeh, 2018 NAACP ACT-SO Winner

Rock-In School Band Students

Order of Program

7:15	Reception Music by Walter Johnson High School Jazz Combo
8:00	Welcome Yolanda Pruitt, J.D., Executive Director
8:01	The Occasion Jack R. Smith, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools
8:04	30 Years of Giving Opportunity Melvyn Leshinsky, M.B.A., Esquire, Chairman of the Board
8:07	Awards for Dedicated Service and Special Recognition
8:15	Legacy Society Recognition
8:25	Dinner Music by Kwasi Kyeremeh, 2018 NAACP ACT-SO Winner
8:55	Improving Outcomes for Others – Distinguished Alumni Awards
9:20	Performance Music by Rock-In School Band Students
9:30	Closing Remarks

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2018 Decennial Gala Celebration