Women of the Dream (WOD) sponsored its first Annual Scholarship Gala on June 9, 2017 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cherry Hill, NJ. Close to 150 people were in attendance, including 20 WOD middle-school girls representing four middle schools in Camden. WOD provided scholarships to four college-bound girls at three high schools in Camden, and one a rising junior at Simmons College in Boston. Scholarships were provided by Campbell Soup Company, New Jersey Education Association, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Horizon NJ Health, and Camden City School District.
L-R, Nasyria “Nas” Taylor (Simmons College), Adelina Hernandez, Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy (Caldwell University), Natalia Castelan, Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School (Farleigh Dickinson University), Naima Hazzard, Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy (Rutgers University), and Leslie Morris, Founder & CEO, WOD. Missing is Iyonna Herbert, Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy, who was in Holland at the time participating in an international jazz program with her school’s band. Iyonna is attending Snow College in Utah.
Master of Ceremonies, Larry Odoms
Welcome by Founder and CEO, Leslie Morris
Words of Affirmation by the Young Ladies from Women of the Dream
Keynote Speaker, Cherri Gregg
Assemblyman, Arthur Barclay
Scholarship Recipients
Campbell Soup Company Scholarship Presentation by Denise Morrison, President & CEO, Campbell’s
New Jersey Education Assoc. | Camden Education Assoc. Scholarship Presentation by Marie Blistan, VP, NJEA
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield Scholarship Presentation by Judy Goudy, Program Officer, Horizon Foundation for New Jersey
Mayor’s Scholarship Presentation by The Honorable Dana Redd, Mayor, City of Camden
Camden City School District Scholarship Presentation
Gwen Ifill Scholarship Presentation by Helen Drinan, President, Simmons College
