About this Event
Schedule for the evening includes:
Mocktail Hour with Social Stations: Holiday Card Writing for incarcerated people, Take Action station for social change, Volunteer Information, and more!
Dinner: Tasty autumn bowls by UTEC
Program: Champions of Reentry Awards, Inspiring Words, & Live Performances
*Parking is on-street or in the nearby garage.
Agenda
🕑: 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Registration, Dinner & Social Action Stations
Info: STATIONS INCLUDE: Dinner & Beverages - delicious food from See Beyond Catering, A UTEC social enterprise; Help Us THRIVE - Visit our table to learn how to make Thrive’s work possible with your time or your financial support; Holiday Cards - Take a moment to write kind words for someone behind the wall. We will mail the cards so they know we are thinking of them during the holiday season; Be the Change - Learn about ways that you can help push for systemic reform for communities impacted by cycles of mass incarceration and oppression; Auction - check out the amazing prizes and bid on the ones that capture your interest! We will reach out to you after the event if you have the highest bid.
🕑: 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Program: Inspiring Words, Awards, Performances, & Giving!
Info: Your hosts for the evening: MC Bernie McCabe and DJ Absolut will welcome the community to join in an exciting program including inspiring words from Derek Sutton, Artem Vaskanyan, and Mwaze Potts. An unforgetable breakdancing performance by local artists. And awards honoring THRIVE's 2025 Champions of Reentry! Change Maker Award: Matthew Baltier; Community Builder Award: Doward Forbes; Transformative Leader Award:
Leslie Credle, Founder and ED of Justice4Housing; and Outstanding Partner in Reentry:
Institute for Health & Recovery, Access to Recovery Lowell (ATR, Lowell) AND wrapping it all up with our Vital Voices Giveaway!
Event venue & nearby stays
UTEC, 35 Warren Street, Lowell, United States
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