Want to "give back" and help others, but not sure where to begin? Join us at 7 p.m. in Hajjar Auditorium on March 6th for our sixth First Thursday event of the year, "Giving Back," where D-E alumni and parents share the ways in which they are active in local, regional, and global community service initiatives.
Enjoy and be inspired by this panel discussion moderated by Upper School parent Liz Corsini, MPH, Director of the ZONE, a school-based Youth Service Program at Dwight-Morrow HS/Academies @ Englewood.
"Giving Back" panelists include:
Dr. Kaveh Alizadeh '84, renowned plastic surgeon & co-founder of the nonprofit Mission: Restore (pictured, with one of his young patients)
Scott Berrie '83, Founder of the Scojo Foundation and Emmy Award-winning producer, 'The Loving Story" Aaron Dworkin '93, current Executive Vice President for the After-School All-Stars (ASAS) National Network, based in Washington, D.C.
Todd Ehrlich '82, president of T-LINE TV, who has produced several New York Emmy Award-winning programs focused on local civic pride and community service, such as "Komen Race for the Cure" (breast cancer) and "Tunnel to Towers" (9/11)
Vivien Hoexter '78, former president of Gilda's Club who is now a consultant to numerous nonprofits as President of Hoexter Executive Consulting
Theodora “Teddi” (Langbaum) Hunter ‘87and Jennifer (Plotnick) Backer '87, who brought the Project Cicero used book drive for public school teachers to northern New Jers
Julia Orlando CRC, Ed.M, MA '83, director of the Bergen County Housing, Health, and Human Services Center Harriet Shugarman P '16, '17, founder of ClimateMama, a climate change education, advocacy, and advisory organization.
Our D-E Middle and Upper School students will hear from several of these individuals during special daytime assembly programs also planned for Thursday, March 6. Continue the conversation with your family: join us for "GivingBack," March 6 at 7 p.m., in Hajjar Auditorium!
Free Admission; members of the public are welcome to attend.
Located in Englewood, New Jersey, Dwight-Englewood is a greater New York City area private school with a rigorous college prep curriculum for boys and girls in preschool through grade 12.