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United in White: We Were One
By Hermene D. Hartman
The N’Digo Foundation committee members dream in color and nothing was more fulfilling than to witness this year’s gala come to fruition.
This year’s gala was different in order to meet our challenging times. Nowadays, we know the headlines before we even read them: Jobs have been lost, and businesses are suffering. Still, education is the key to success. And now, more than ever, we must send our young people to school.
With this in mind, we planned our gala, Fade to White: A Carnivale Experience! to be relaxed, simultaneously open and intimate, a signal of hope for our scholars and a celebration of positive change brought on by our community leaders who continuously invest in mankind, despite the turbulent economic trend.
We commissioned Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly and encouraged our gala patrons to wear white, to symbolize what Frankie’s talking about when he sings, “We are one.”
| “This is the N’Digo Foundation’s 14th year of investing time, energy, funds and mentoring to hundreds of N’Digo scholars!” |
And we truly are.
After the food and fanfare, we jammed into the wee hours of the morning with DJs Steve “Silk” Hurley and Jeff Da Illest at the turntables. The outdoor after party received the most wonderful gift from Mother Nature––cool summer breezes––that reminded us why Chicago is the most beautiful city in the world.
We did it, Chicago! And I want to extend a very special thank you to our gala patrons and sponsors. If it were not for you, this event would not have been possible. This is the N’Digo Foundation’s 14th year of investing time, energy, funds and mentoring to hundreds of N’Digo scholars!
Once again thank you, and we all had a good time.
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