20th Anniversary Friend Raiser Celebration

Honoring the New England Patriots Foundation
with The Power of One Award

About Our 20th Anniversary Friend Raiser

We are thrilled to be celebrating 20 years of life-changing work at Friends-Boston with You!

We threw a party this year and hope everyone in attendance enjoyed the new format and the ability to play games with our Achievers and Friends, interact with fellow guests, and bid on over 20 amazing auction items!

We are so proud of our Achiever of the Year - Jamari Rivera!

Jamari gave an amazing acceptance speech at the Friend Raiser where he announced that he will be attending UMass Dartmouth in the fall!

View Photos from the Friend Raiser!

Watch the 20th Anniversary Video

Your investment fuels our mission!

It is still not too late to support our 20th Anniversary, give in spirit and make a virtual paddle raise using the button below. 100% of donations will directly benefit our Achievers.

Donate to the Friend Raiser

THANK YOU TO OUR HONORARY COMMITTEE
Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator
Ayanna Pressley, U.S. Congresswoman
Sal DiDomenico, State Senator
Adrian Madaro, State Representative
John Moran, State Representative
Chynah Tyler, State Representative
Chris Worrell, State Representative
Ruthzee Louijeune, Boston City Council President
Gabriela Coletta, Boston City Councilor
Julia Mejia, Boston City Councilor
Henry Santana, Boston City Councilor

THANK YOU TO OUR HOST COMMITTEE
Ginnette Acevedo
Joe Boncore, Principal and Founder, Commonwealth Counsel
Nicole & David Borden
Michael & Peg Cleary
Jim & Lisa Davey
David & Debbie Donovan
Turahn Dorsey, Chief Impact Officer, Eastern Bank Foundation
Deborah Drew, Director of Philanthropic Development, National Grid Foundation
Jen Faigel, Executive Director, CommonWealth Kitchen
Dr. Aisha Francis, President and CEO, Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
Bob & Harriett Hallagan
Abbigale Haynes and Tom Redznak
Junlin Ho and Derrick Ang
Imari Jeffries, President and CEO, Embrace Boston
Josh Kraft, President, New England Patriots Foundation
Charlotte Lewis, COO Kensington Investment Company
Harriet Lewis, Chair, Lewis Family Foundation
Robert Lewis, Jr., BGCB Nicholas President and CEO
Dr. Marvin Loiseau, Dean of Academic Affairs, Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
Margaret Low, CEO, WBUR
Julie & David Lynch
Gary Mikula and Holly Burnet Mikula
Uchenna J. Ndulue
Allen C Nunnally and Sara DiVello
Sue Passacantilli
Charles and Rebecca Platt
Yanina & Mark Reid
Laura & Mitch Rock
David & Kristin Shapiro
John & Sue Simon
Jeff & Ruth Somers
Danielle & Stephen Williams
Jendayi Williams, Board Member and Program Alumni