We watched little boys and girls twirling through an auditorium, and high school students told us how Ballet Rox helped them plan for college. Their mothers, all from different countries, described how the subsidized fee for the dance lessons enabled them to work fewer hours and spend more time with their families. The impact of this program was more than I could have imagined.

Ellie Starr, Former Board Member

I have volunteered with scores of organizations over many years, but there has been no more personally rewarding experience than my work with The Lenny Zakim Fund, providing vital resources and recognition to small grassroots organizations and helping them build the institutional capacity that strengthens them to carry on.

Charlayne Murrell-Smith, Community Investments Committee Member

As a site visitor, you can see the passion these people have – it is so infectious, you want to make them strong. I want to make sure that the money I give is carefully stewarded and used wisely. You can really see that there is meaningful efficiency and that gifts are being shepherded to make an impact in the community.

Michael Eckton, Board Member