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The nsoro Educational Foundation to Honor Juanita Powell Baranco and Reginald B. McKnight at 2026 Starfish Ball: Illuminating Futures
Dec
ATLANTA, GA, December 22, 2025— The nsoro Educational Foundation announces its 2026 Starfish Ball: Illuminating Futures, to be held on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at the St. Regis Atlanta. This annual celebration will recognize two extraordinary honorees whose leadership and legacy have created lasting, generational impact: Juanita Powell Baranco, Executive Vice President and COO of…
(October 1, 2024, Atlanta, GA) – A night of boundless celebration, philanthropy, and transformative change will take center stage as nsoro Educational Foundation hosts its 20th Anniversary Starfish Ball on January 25, 2025, at St. Regis Atlanta. This milestone event promises to be an unforgettable evening that convenes a powerhouse of corporate visionaries, global dignitaries,…
Aug
The nsoro Educational Foundation Raises $2.2 Million at 2022 Starfish Ball Honoring Kwanza Jones and Vince Burkett Proceeds support post-secondary attainment of youth aging out of the foster care system (Atlanta, GA) A who’s who of dignitaries, corporate titans, esteemed philanthropists, and supporters filled a sold-out ballroom on May 21,2022 raising a record-breaking $2.2 million…
Aug
After viewing the documentary Aging Out, about the plight of youth exiting the foster care system, Darrell Mays was compelled to act. He founded The nsoro Educational Foundation with a mission to provide access to postsecondary education for youth in foster care, wards of the state, and youth who have aged out of the foster…
Aug
The nsoro Educational Foundation Celebrates 15 Years and Raises $1.3 M at 2020 Starfish Ball Honoring Professional Football Hall of Fame, Jerome Bettis & U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler, Former Bakkt CEO & WNBA Atlanta Dream, Co-Owner Proceeds support post-secondary attainment of youth aging out of the foster care system (Atlanta, GA) The St. Regis Hotel…
Aug
Honoring her majesty, queen of carnival, Elizabeth Allen his majesty, king of carnival, Steve Smith.
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