The Bronx Community College (BCC) Foundation Scholarship Gala is the College’s leading fundraising event in support of BCC students.
It attracts approximately 300 industry leaders, educators, entrepreneurs, government officials, community partners and a host of friends and supporters.
The primary goal of the Gala is to raise funds which provide direct scholarship support to deserving BCC students – 42% of whom come from households with and annual income of $15,000 or less.
BCC Foundation scholarships support students with the greatest financial needs to stay in school, graduate and put them on the path to transforming their lives and that of their families.
The Office of Academic and Student Success provides leadership for all of the College’s academic programs, with particular emphasis on curriculum and faculty development and student success.
Working in close partnership with the BCC faculty and other college units, this office helps students reach their post-BCC goals, whether they plan to transfer to a four-year college or pursue a career in their chosen field.
2022, honorees were, Vanessa L. Gibson, Bronx Borough President, Samantha Magistro ,Co-Managing Director | Bronx Pro, The Preservation League of NYS accepted by Jay DiLorenzo | President.
Co-Chair of the event were, Gary Segal, Co-founder & CEO | Dynamic Star and Gary Segal Co-founder & CEO | Dynamic Star.
It was a great event, very well attended, great food, entertainment, honorees and above all to raise money for scholarships. See More in our World Liberty TV, Cultural Channels and blogs by clicking here.
The exciting evening got underway as Borough President Vanessa Gibson and the Bronx Tourism Council hosted the annual event in Hunts Point.
The event also coincided with Bronx Week. Bronx Ball returns to the borough after 2-year pandemic hiatus.
Bronx Ball was back into full swing Saturday night after the COVID-19 pandemic put it on hold for two years.
The exciting evening got underway as Borough President Vanessa Gibson and the Bronx Tourism Council hosted the annual event in Hunts Point.
The event also coincided with Bronx Week. The theme of this year’s ball was “History in the Making.”
The ball took place at “La Peninsula,” an affordable housing complex where the Spofford Juvenile Detention Center once stood. The event featured a variety of celebratory elements, from a red carpet to fine dining.
Residents, local organizations, and a long list of elected officials which included State Sen. Charles Schumer and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie attended the event.
Gibson said the week was meant to highlight the opportunities that the Bronx provides and to help shape the borough’s story. She added that her goal is to move the borough forward in a new direction.
Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson and The Bronx Tourism Council will co-host the 2022 Bronx Walk of Fame Induction Ceremony and the Bronx Ball, the premier events of Bronx Week and the official celebration of this year’s inductees to the Bronx Walk of Fame.
We want to thank, Vanessa L.Gibson , First African-American Woman, and First Woman as the Bronx Borough President, who has already shattered the glass ceiling, it seems she has a lot of wonderful ideas of helping Bronx to become a powerhouse, her heart and soul is in the right place.
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Like so many New Yorkers, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams grew up with adversity—and overcame it.
As one of six children, born in Brownsville and raised in South Jamaica by a single mom who cleaned houses, Eric and his family did not always know if they would come home to an eviction notice on the front door or food on the table. And when he was beaten by police in the basement of a precinct house at 15, Eric faced a life-changing act of injustice.
But instead of giving into anger, Eric turned his pain into purpose and decided to change the police department from within. He joined the NYPD and became one of its most outspoken officers, calling out racism and bias in the department and pushing for major reforms.
As a founder of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, Eric would often police the streets in a bulletproof vest one day during the high-crime 1980’s and 1990’s and protest bad behavior by cops the next, marching side-by-side with his fellow civil rights advocates. He rose to the rank of captain, helping to build the first computerized system for tracking crime in the city, which led to historic gains in public safety.
Eric’s efforts to change policing began his lifelong work to improve and protect New York. From the NYPD, he moved on to the State Senate, where he represented sections of central and Brownstone Brooklyn. In Albany, Eric built winning coalitions to advance New York City’s values and goals, helping to push through measures to protect tenants and workers, combat gun violence, end the NYPD’s abuses of stop and frisk, and advance human rights — including marriage equality. He also became the first person of color to chair the Senate’s Homeland Security Committee.
Eric was then elected Brooklyn Borough President in 2013 by putting together a diverse coalition of Brooklynites to become the borough’s first Black leader. As the representative of one of the nation’s largest counties, Eric fought tirelessly to grow the local economy, invest in schools, reduce inequality, improve public safety, and advocate for smart policies and better government that delivers for all New Yorkers. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck the city, Eric moved a mattress into his office and worked around the clock to deliver donated meals and PPE to essential workers and vulnerable New Yorkers, demanding government produce more equitable relief.
22 years: As a New York City Police Officer for 22-years, Eric honorably served the city and often risked his life for those he made an oath to protect.
4 terms: Eric served 4-terms as a New York State Senator fighting for the rights of his community and for people often left out of the political conversation.
7 years: The first African-American Borough President of Brooklyn, Eric served for 7-years positively impacting the lives of over 2.6 Million people.
We at World Liberty TV, like to thank Lenny Caro, AKA Mr. Bronx for his friendship for over 20 years, and his invite to this event and also thank Alfred Placeres who served on the Eric Adams, NYC Mayoral Committee for the Bronx fundraiser.
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Join us for an Afternoon of Food, Fashion and Wine Hosted by Actress, Poet & Broadway Star.
The afternoon will commence as follows:
3:00PM to 4:00PM Guests will be greeted and welcomed to “A Taste of Bay Plaza Presented by Bronx Fashion Week”
4:00PM to 7:00PM Guests will enjoy unlimited tastings of culinary experiences by dozens of The Bronx’s Best Chef’s, Culinary Artisans, Restaurants & Wineries such as Casa Restaurant & Loungs, Bronx Havana Café, Beatstro, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Outback Steakhouse, Dyva D’lights, YES Yulonda Edible Sensations, Desserts, Fine Wine Gals, Kamoni Ice, BAI, My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream, Boogie Down Grind and much more!
5-7:00PM Fashion Show Presented by Bronx Fashion Week Featuring Celebrity Fashion Designers Jason C. Peters who is regarded as the future of fashion by a multitude of respected publications around the world. Former model turned designer Jason Christopher Peters has steadily made his mark in the fashion world nearly 17 years strong.
World Liberty TV Team was on hand to cover the A Taste of Bay Plaza Presented by Bronx Fashion Week Benefiting the Cristian Rivera Foundation-2018, Fashion Show was highly watched by close to 1000 People in attendance at the mall, from all 3 levels of the Bay Plaza mall.
There was singing dancing, poetry reading and much more, for 2 hours of non-stop Fashion and entertainment, everyone in the audience enjoying every moment.
Many people purchased tickets for the VIP Food tasting, for the Cristian Rivera Foundation, with all the funds going to this great organization based in the Bronx, Flora Montes, Founder and organizer of Bronx Fashion Week, who is also on the Committee for the Organization, did a great job in organizing, a show of this kind alongside her volunteer staff members.
We at World Liberty TV , had a great time , Great Fashions, Entertainment ,Fundraising for a great cause, Flora Montes has hear heart in the right place, and we look forward to covering her next event, yes right at the Bay Plaza Mall in the Boogie Down Bronx.
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