What a night it was...!
We celebrated the 25+ years of love and dedication Kari Lang gave to WBNA as Executive Director; she received the Ken & Rebecca Phillips Award from Ken Phillips himself. The Award will henceforth be known as The Kari Lang Award!
We heard from Mayor Brett Smiley about his support for redevelopment of the Armory
We honored community groups and "school heroes": House of Hope’s “Shower to Empower” Program; Amos House for their work at the Armory; Groundwork RI; Liz Heald, School Counselor at Asa Messer Elementary, Lynn Dubois from West Broadway Middle School; and Rebecca Tetreault from Carl Lauro Elementary School.
We welcomed four new board members: Annie Brida, Sam Radov, Courtney Reardon, and Andres Montenegro Rosero!
We reviewed highlights of 2022 (you can read our script for the night here.)
Extending a HUGE THANK YOU to Pizza J and their fabulous staff for not only hosting us, but keeping us all fed and watered!
Ken Phillips and Kari Lang
Mayor Brett Smiley with Kari Lang