Thank you to everyone who joined us at the beautiful Charles Hotel in Cambridge on May 16th, 2025. We had a wonderful evening with guests of honor, inspiring speakers & client stories, entertainment, silent auction, raffle, hors d’oeuvres & dessert. We want to thank everyone who supported this event, exploring the serious issue of illiteracy and its link to the cradle-to-prison pipeline and how YAF helps to address it in MA. You can watch the full program below, or scroll down for shorter videos and highlights from the event!

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Importance of Literacy - Edith Bazile

Student Speaker - Laloni Voltaire

Student Speaker - Jarrid Campbell

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Spring Celebration 2025

Jeremy Cohn

Michele & Peter Scavongelli

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​​Guardians

Josh Dohan & Patty Garin

Julia Hesse

Lael & Charles Chester

Ami and Dave Fatula

​Foley Hoag

Carl & Natty Hoffman

Deb Poppel

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Chris DiMeo & Robert Saoud

Katherine Hall Page & Alan Hein

Joe & Peggy Kociubes

Michael Newkirk & Olivia Garfield

Michael Pappone

Ken Parsigian & Shay Mayer

Eliza Presson

Randi Sterrn & Carl Rosenblatt

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Mimmy & Phil Cooper

Chris & Vicki Field

Mariani Mediation Services LLC

E. Brad Meyer & Sylvia Pope

Ken & Laura Nordstrom

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READING MATTERS: Ending the Illiteracy-to-Prison Pipeline

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Photo credit: Lauren Looney

Guardians

Foley Hoag