The Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program celebrated its 24th Annual Gala and over 28 years of working to improve the lives of at-risk high school students by raising $800,000. The Batchelor Foundation matched over $100,000 in funds raised, doubling the impact of every program donation given.

The La Dolce Vita Gala was sponsored by honorary chairs Caroline and Steven Tanger, and led by Founder & President, Jennifer Valoppi, and Philanthropic Chair, Marisa Toccin Lucas, alongside co-chairs Daniela Swaebe and Michael Comras and Christina and David Martin.

Women of Tomorrow Co-Founder, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, joined NBC News anchor José Diaz-Balart in raising funds for a Batchelor Foundation matching grant that will support several hundred of Women of Tomorrow Mentees.

Julie Peyton received the Mentor of the Year Award in recognition of her unwavering dedication to empowering young women through education, mentorship, and guidance. During the program, guests had the opportunity to bid on a luxurious European Cruise with The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, an exclusive Circuit of the Americas and IMSA race experience donated by The Collection, along with an unforgettable dining experience for five couples, generously provided by Jeffrey and Tina Miller.

Women of Tomorrow graduate Sashi Cayard, who holds a master’s degree in human resource management, inspired the crowd with her touching story of breaking through the negative cycles of her youth to achieve personal and professional success.

Legendary music producer and executive Clive Davis was among the attendees, as was OG Influencer Nikki Haskell.

The Annual Gala provides critical support for the Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program, which mentors approximately 4,000 at-risk, young girls annually, in public high schools throughout South Florida and Metro Detroit. Women of Tomorrow has a 98 percent high school graduation rate among an at-risk population and has given out approximately $9 million in scholarships to higher education.

About Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program

Founded in 1997 by television journalist and author, Jennifer Valoppi, Don Browne, former Telemundo and NBC President, and Miami Dade State Attorney The Honorable Katherine Fernandez Rundle, the Women of Tomorrow® Mentor & Scholarship Program is designed to inspire, motivate and empower at-risk young women to live up to their full potential while being mentored by highly accomplished professional women in their community. Our partner public schools select at-risk girls facing a variety of challenges, such as behavioral, economic, medical, abuse and/or academic to name a few, to join our

program. Each mentoring group at each public high school is diverse in its composition with girls in 9th-12th grade who have varying strengths and weaknesses, so they learn not only from their mentors, but from each other as well. This happens through mentoring sessions, college campus visits, career-focused field trips and college scholarship opportunities. Women of Tomorrow® positively transforms the lives of the at-risk girls we serve. Women of Tomorrow® has touched the lives of more than 30,000 high school girls in South Florida and Metro Detroit. Women of Tomorrow® has a network of over 350 professional women who currently mentor approximately 4,000 girls in close to 270 public high schools, with a 98% graduation rate among an at-risk population. Nearly $9 million college scholarships have been awarded.