Thank you for joining us Thursday, October 23th, 2025 at the
Roundhouse Event Space for our 4th Annual Gala!
Celebrating our public schools and support Beacon students!
A Fall 2022 Foundation grant helped fund the Creative Strings Little Learners pilot program at JV Forrestal Elementary School for 2nd and 3rd graders. By attending the gala, you help the Foundation support more exciting initiatives like this.
The 2025 Gala Program
We recognized Jessica White (JVF), Erin Haddeland (BHS), and Kelly Amendola (South Ave.) with Innovation Awards. Ms. White lead an equine experience at Topfield (left photo below), Ms. Haddeland organized a trip to Albany for government students (center photo below), and Ms. Amendola coordinated “Space Pirates,” a play produced in conjunction with Compass Arts Creativity Project (right photo below).
We also honored Beacon Hoops founders Wayne and Cynthia Griffin, and Leman and Carolyn Anderson with our first Community Award on the 30th anniversary of the Beacon Hoops program.
Teachers Erica Hughes, Edmund Trad, and Kelly Hamburger holding their Educator Awards at the 2024 Gala.
BCSD teachers were recognized for their Innovation in Teaching at the 2023 Gala.