Making A Difference 2016

The Davis Family

On June 14, 2016, Project Brownstone celebrated their 3rd Annual 'Making A Difference' Award benefit. It was great fun. We were fortunate to have Marc Wilson of MWD Lifestyles design sponsor our event. Mr. Wilson is an award-winning events designer who is well-known for his work in Design + Production, Event Management, and Destination Management + Events. So you can best believe we had a winning event!

Punto Space was the location chosen to have the event. They were so kind to donate it to us. With this amazing events space at 325 West 38th Street, Storefront #3, we were able to attract a cross section of people who came out to support. Our students took to the floor dancing the evening away.

Speaking of dancing.....DJ Martin from On the Move Events & Entertainment, did an amazing job of keeping the students rocking out on the dancefloor. He created an atmosphere of celebration that aligned well with our desire to commemorate the accomplishments of the past year.

No event is complete without food! We were fortunate to have Chef Eddie G of the Food Network show, Coast to Coast, donate his services to our cause. His hors d'oeuvres ran out of the kitchen. It wasn't long before we were cleaned out, a clear indication of how much they were enjoyed.

Earl Davis, Exec. Dir., awardees, Alicia Barksdale & Michael McElroy

We had our usual casts of participants taking on the helm to make sure things moved along at the right pace. We had an amazing host, Terry Robison, a VP of Sales at Douglas Elliman Real Estate. This is his second time hosting our event. We can assure you, there will be many more.

Curtis Archer, President, of the Harlem Community Development Corporation came through to assist us in presenting the 'Making A Difference' award to Alicia Barksdale, Michael McElroy, and Elijah and Earlease Davis. This is his third time with us, and like Mr. Robison, there will be many more!

We are already looking and planning next year's event! In case you missed out on this year's festivities, you will be more than welcomed to join us again for our next annual event. This will be a tough act to follow but Project Brownstone is up for the challenge.