November 15, 2018
Venezia Restaurant, Boston
6 - 10 p.m.
With Host Billy Costa, Kiss 108
A celebration of our mission to address the educational needs of the
21,000+ students in Massachusetts public schools identified as homeless.
Announcing our expansion to the Boston and Plymouth communities*
Honoring SOWMA's
2018 "Champions for our Kids"
Carol Augustyniak Marcus and Stephen Marcus
For their tireless work on behalf of children and youth impacted by homelessness.
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* Our tutoring services for students K-12 are now available at 18 sites in the following communities:Attleboro, Brockton, Boston, Fall River, Middleboro, New Bedford, Norwell, Plymouth, Stoughton, Taunton and Weymouth.
HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR 2017 OPEN THE DOOR GALA
You Opened more doors for more kids last year at our sold-out 2017 Open the door gala and raised more than $135,000 to expand our services.
We were honored to present
Our 2017 "Champion for our Kids"
to Jim Blake, CEO, HarborOne Bank
For his loyal generosity in Opening the Door to education and supporting the
children and youth in his community impacted by homelessness
our evening of jazz and dining included a special tribute to:
Cheryl Opper, SOWMA's Founder and Executive Director.
Read her daughter Lindsay's heart-warming tribute here.
The moving tribute to SOWMA Founder Cheryl Opper, and inspiring testimonials were captured in a VIDEO and PHOTO GALLERY.
Our amazing students shared their stories of courage, resilience and triumph
Thanks to our 2017 Gala Emcee
Lisa Yves
Internationally-renowned jazz vocalist www.lisayves.com
Click here for the the archival 2016 Open the Door Photo Gallery!
School on Wheels is proud to be affiliated with the Rodman Ride for Kids, an umbrella matching gift charity which raises funds for youth-focused social service organizations that support at-risk youth in Massachusetts. The Ride's mission is to help every child in our community live as we would want our own children to live. 100% of your donation directly benefits SOWMA through the Ride for Kids. When our fundraising goal is reached, we will receive an additional 3% match on all Ride donations.
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