All Stars Project’s Annual Young Leaders for Change Awards Ceremony Held In NYC

The All Stars Project is presenting its 16th Annual Phyllis Hyman Phat Friends and Young Leaders for Change Awards on Monday, November 15, hosted by MetLife, 1095 Avenue of the Americas (bet. 41st & 42nd St) at 6:30 p.m.

Roscoe Orman, known to millions for his thirty-six years as "Gordon" on the highly acclaimed children's series Sesame Street, will MC the event honoring New York City's unsung heroes and All Stars Project youth leaders. The ceremony will feature co-founder of the All Stars Project, Lenora Fulani, Ph.D. as the keynote speaker.

All Stars youth leaders created the Phat Friends award - named after supporter jazz great Phyllis Hyman - to have a civic voice in the life of New York City, so they could tell us which adults and programs are making a meaningful difference in their communities.

Some of this year's Phat Friend Award honorees include David C. Banks, President, The Eagle Academy Foundation; Susan Benedetto, President and Co-founder of Exploring the Arts, Inc.; Akuah Brabham, African Dance Instructor at Bishop Loughlin High School; Patricia Pates Eaton, Former Principal Conductor of the NYC All City High School Chorus; Bobby Ferazi, Director of Juvenile Justice and Re-entry Services, PAL and Melissa Fenton Herrod, Former Executive Director of City Light Youth Theatre.

The 2010 Young Leaders for Change awardees are 9 youth leaders - Jube Charles, Biola Jeje, George Pedraza, Jose Esteban Rodriguez-Alverio, Shaun Rodriguez, Nisha Tabassum, Glenroy Wason and Lynnell Whichard - who represent the heart and soul of the All Stars. They have made it a priority to build the All Stars - grow their communities and give development to other young people.

What: Annual Phyllis Hyman Phat Friends and Young Leaders for Change Awards
Who: David C. Banks, President, The Eagle Academy Foundation
Susan Benedetto, President and Co-founder of Exploring the Arts, Inc.
Akuah Brabham, African Dance Instructor at Bishop Loughlin High School
Patricia Pates Eaton, Former Principal Conductor of the NYC All City HS Chorus
Bobby Ferazi, Director of Juvenile Justice and Re-entry Services, PAL
Melissa Fenton Herrod, Former Executive Director of City Light Youth Theatre.
Youth Leaders: Jube Charles, Biola Jeje, George Pedraza, Jose Esteban
Rodriguez-Alverio, Shaun Rodriguez, Nisha Tabassum, Glenroy Wason
and Lynnell Whichard

When: Monday, November 15, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: MetLife, 1095 Avenue of the Americas (between 41st & 42nd St)