The nsoro Educational Foundation Announces Postponement and New Date for 2026 Starfish Ball in Response to Anticipated Severe Winter Weather
ATLANTA, GA, January 22, 2026 — The nsoro Educational Foundation today announced that its 2026 Starfish Ball: Illuminating Futures, originally scheduled for Saturday, January 24, 2026, has been postponed and rescheduled for
Saturday, February 14, 2026, due to anticipated severe winter weather expected to impact the Atlanta region this
weekend.
The nsoro Educational Foundation to Honor Juanita Powell Baranco and Reginald B. McKnight at 2026 Starfish Ball: Illuminating Futures
Recognizing two extraordinary honorees whose leadership and legacy have created lasting, generational impact: Juanita Powell Baranco, Executive Vice President and COO of Baranco Automotive Group and Reginald B. McKnight, Global Head of Community Engagement & Workforce Development at Google.
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The nsoro Educational Foundation Announces the 2025 Starfish Ball Honoring Visionary Leaders Jeff Sprecher and Cynthia “Cynt” Marshall Proceeds Benefit Youth Aging Out of Foster Care in Pursuit of Education and Careers
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.
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Aging out of foster care at 18, this organization is helping teens get a college education
The nsoro Educational Foundation, making the dreams of a college education a reality by providing all the support necessary to ensure a total college experience.
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The nsoro Educational Foundation Unveils 2024 Starfish Ball Honorees
Honoring Luminary Leaders: Chanel H. Frazier and Keith Byrd
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Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders
nsoro Teams Up with Hartsfield Jackson International Airport for Youth Apprenticeships
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Starfish Ball 2022 Breaks Records
The nsoro Educational Foundation Raises $2.2 Million at 2022 Starfish Ball
Honoring Kwanza Jones and Vince Burkett
Celebrating 15 Years
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
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The nsoro Educational Foundation Honors a WINNING combination
Jerome Bettis and Kelly Loeffler 2020 King and Queen of Starfish Ball
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2019 Starfish Ball
STARFISH BALL 2019 was the most successful Starfish Ball in nsoro history. Celebrating the Year of the Graduate, nsoro’s 609 patrons lit the Ballroom of the St. Regis ablaze when 24 graduates opened this year’s Ball.
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2018 Starfish Ball
Honoring her majesty, queen of carnival, Elizabeth Allen his majesty, king of carnival, Steve Smith.
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Fostering Hope for Education
Darrell Mays, Inspired by ‘Aging Out’ Documentary, Founded The nsoro Educational Foundation to Support Youth in Foster Care. The Starfish Ball was created to introduce a cause at the edge of awareness and raise the funding necessary to educate this vulnerable population.
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