- November 23, 2024
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Melissa Morsli, Diana Roberts and Visible Men Academy student Breyon Peterson
Summer Belt, Heiro Veiga, Shannon Rohrer-Phillips
Louis and Kayon Parker
The centerpieces coordinated by Diana Roberts were birch trees with birds. The boys of Visible Men Academy each wrote their names on the birds.
Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Shannon Rorher-Phillips, Tomeika Hunter Koski with Diane and Bob Roskamp
Tomeika Hunter Koski, Audrey and Bill Coleman
Visible Men IMPACT Award Winners: Maureik Robison, Dominic Harris, Nate Jacobs, Neil Phillips, Floyd Rome, Dr. Washington Hill, Korey Waters with Jeremiah Sanders and Breyon Peterson
Khalil and Adrienne Lee
Tomeika Hunter-Koski, Kathy Taylor, Caroline Ellerson
The sold-out Visible Men IMPACT Awards Dinner, held Feb. 3 at Fete Ballroom, honored men, women and organizations that mentor, educate and inspire young black males in the community.
More than 250 guests enjoyed live music by the Harrison Jazz Ensemble and danced the night away after paying tribute to the work of the awardees. The honorees received custom-made works of art by local artists Heiro “Richie” Veiga and Clifford McDonald. Although headliner guest Kevin Eubanks came down with the flu and was unable to perform his jazz set, he sent a video congratulating the honorees and the Visible Men Academy’s recent student academic gains.
Proceeds from the event support the academy, a tuition-free public charter school for low income boys in Bradenton. The dinner was supported by presenting sponsor Grain Management, LLC.
-Melissa Morsli
Photos by Vutti Photography
