Tutan Reyes selected as one of the Top 10 Black Gives Back Celebrity Philanthropists of 2012
Beyond the Boroughs founder, Tutan Reyes, was selected by Black Gives Back as one of the Top 10 Celebrity Philanthropists of 2012. Please join us in congratulating Tutan on his wonderful accomplishment and recognition for all that he does for the Beyond the Boroughs National Scholarship Fund.
For the more information on the award please click HERE.
Seven core principles to evaluate each celebrity’s philanthropy and its impact:
- Philanthropy: How much has the celebrity donated from his/her own funds or hosted an event to raise funds?
- Awareness: Has the celebrity brought significant awareness to an important cause?
- Honors/Awards: Has the celebrity been honored recently for his/her philanthropic efforts?
- Leverage: Has the celebrity leveraged sponsorships with a company or created a significant partnership to support his/her charity or to raise awareness of a cause? Have they integrated their philanthropic work into their brand?
- Communications: Is the website up to date? Do they talk/advocate for their issue?
- Social Media: Does the celebrity use their social media platform to affect change?
- Knowledge: Does the celebrity demonstrate a deep understanding of the issue? Do they understand policy, support effective programs, participate and encourage partnership and collaboration in the field? Has the celebrity hired or consulted with a philanthropy expert to aid them in their giving?
Holiday Cocktail Fundraiser December 17th!
Click HERE to purchase tickets
Click HERE to purchase tickets
Undiscovered Equities Supports Beyond the Boroughs!
On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 Undiscovered Equities is hosting a Cocktail Reception to honor Beyond the Boroughs Founder Tutan Reyes and raise funds for Beyond the Boroughs. The reception is at Ruth’s Chris Steak House at 148 West 51st Street in Manhattan from 5pm-7pm.
This is a private event, please email Kevin McKnight at kmcknight@ktmconsulting.com or call 1-800-404-8982 to RSVP. The Cocktail Reception is a part of Undiscovered Equities New York Small-Cap Conference. We are excited to partner with Undiscovered Equities to raise funds for deserving students.
Beyond the Boroughs NFL Draft Fundraiser 2012
Beyond the Boroughs held our Fourth Annual NFL Draft Fundraiser April 26 at Downtown Dream in New York City! The fundraiser was hosted by Super Bowl Champion and New York Giant Deon Grant. Thank you to all of our supporters who came out to support our mission to help students with unmet financial need gain admittance into colleges and universities across the country!
Beyond the Boroughs Goes to Botswana!
In August of 2011, Beyond the Boroughs scholars Mariadis Akinci from the University of Central Florida, Amy Pruim from St. John’s University and Cathy Williams from Syracuse University along with Beyond the Boroughs Founder Tutan Reyes and Administrator Ray Reyes participated in a service learning trip to Botswana with The Somarela Fund.
Each year The Somarela Fund takes a group of students to Botswana to bolster and sustain humanitarian aid and social services. This summer’s trip lasted for two and a half weeks and the Beyond the Boroughs scholars were provided with full scholarships from The Somarela Fund to attend the trip. They joined students from Riverdale Country Day School in various projects that helped the community in Maun, Botswana. Students built a bathroom for a woman who is HIV positive. Students also planted seeds for over one hundred trees as a part of a highway beautification project, put mud on a hut made of sticks in order to keep the family of eight warm who lives in the hut and completed various projects at the Bana Ba Letsatsi community center for at risk youth. In addition to the service portion of the trip, participants were also able to go on two safaris in Moremi and Chobe National Park.
The trip helped the students find differences and commonalities amongst the Botswana people and culture. Each student is required to complete a project upon returning in order to bring back what they learned to their various communities.
Here are some highlights from the trip and we are extremely thankful to The Somarela Fund for making this trip possible for our scholars.
Beyond the Boroughs Selects Our 2011 Scholars
Beyond the Boroughs selected six scholars for the 2011-2012 academic year:
- Keith Byam – St. John’s University
- James Correa – Florida State University
- Peace and Love El Henson – University of California Berkeley
- David Osayande – New York University
- Felix Navarro – The City College of New York
- Angel Trinh – University of California Berkeley
Beyond the Boroughs would like to thank all of our supporters that helped us assist these deserving young men and women with attending institutions of higher education.
Beyond the Boroughs NFL Draft Fundraiser 2011
Beyond the Boroughs held our Third Annual NFL Draft Fundraiser April 28th at SL in New York City! Thank you to all of our supporters who came out to support our mission to help students with unmet financial need gain admittance into colleges and universities across the country!
Taj Saves the Music Scholarship Fundraiser
Taj Lounge in New York City partnered with Beyond the Boroughs to create “Taj Saves the Music” scholarship fund to reward a high school senior, with a college acceptance letter, a scholarship that will help them begin the next level of their journey. With your help, our goal is to raise $5,000 per year for the next four years. Throughout the year Taj Lounge will be serving a specialty Mojito where a portion of the price will go towards the scholarship fund.
Beyond the Boroughs is excited to partner with Taj Lounge and look forward to selecting a student in 2012 to receive the “Taj Saves the Music” scholarship fund.
Taj held their first fundraiser in March 2011 and will hold subsequent fundraisers in order to assist deserving students with attending college.
Junior Board Inaugural Fundraiser Monday, December 6th!
Junior Board Inaugural Fundraiser December 6th
Beyond the Boroughs Junior Board hosted our inaugural fundraiser on Monday December 6th at The Sugar Bar at 254 West 72nd Street, New York, NY, to watch the New York Jets take on the New England Patriots.
Special thanks to The Sugar Bar and Ty Ku for sponsoring our event.
Beyond the Boroughs Junior Board
Briana Bigham; Amber Carter; Stacy-Marie Ishmael; Louis Joachim; Madeleine Kane; Aselle Kurmanova; Kate Rucinski; Leah Rucinski; Matt Weinstein; Amon Wilkes; Rob Young
Monday Night Football Fundraiser November 8th
Beyond the Boroughs National Scholarship Fund and City Chicks 4 Charity held a Monday Night Football Fundraiser at 50 Deuce Private Loft in New York City to watch the Cincinnati Bengals take on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Proceeds benefited the Beyond the Boroughs National Scholarship Fund.
Thank you to our sponsors:
