O’Toole
More than 300 people packed the Boston Convention Center recently to raise more than $300,000 and celebrate College Bound Dorchester and its mission of using education as a means to end systemic, urban poverty and change the neighborhood of Dorchester from within.
The nonprofit’s annual gala, “I am My Future,” was led by master of ceremonies Alberto Vasallo of WHDH-TV. Familiar faces on the guest list included College Bound Dorchester CEO Mark Culliton; Janelle Woods-McNish, winner of the Mrs. Massachusetts beauty pageant; and Mike O’Toole of Arlington. He is executive president of PJA Advertising and Marketing, a board member of College Bound Dorchester.
Current and former College Bound Dorchester students also shared their personal stories of finding success through the program.
Based in the Bowdoin-Geneva section of Dorchester, College Bound Dorchester works with students, ages 14 to 27, to pass their HiSet exam, get into community colleges, earn associates degrees, find employment and earn a living wage. The goal: Dorchester youth graduating college is the norm, not the exception.
This announcement was published Thursday, June 25, 2015.
