Dear friends,

Many years ago, Project GRAD Akron hosted a series of mini-events to support our organization, and we’re honored to bring them back under a new name.

Gather for GRAD is a series of intimate, community-hosted events designed to support Project GRAD Akron and raise meaningful financial support for our programs and services. Hosted in homes, businesses, and other gathering spaces, these events bring people together in a way that feels personal, purposeful, and rooted in community.

You’ll find information about two upcoming Gather for GRAD events below. In upcoming newsletters, you will receive information about events hosted by Kim Moses, Kat Allen Martucci, Ann Otto & Barbara Feld, Joe May, Ebony Yeboah-Amankwah & Steve Dimengo, and many more wonderful people! If you are interested in becoming a host, we would love to have you.

Thank you to our Gather for GRAD chairperson, Board member Kimberly Moses, along with all of our hosts and supporters, for helping make a lasting impact on students’ futures and supporting the belief that Graduation Really Achieves Dreams.

For more information, please visit our website at projectgradakron.org, call 330-761-3056, or email jsilasbutler@projectgradakron.org.

We can’t wait to "gather" with you!

Jacqueline A. Silas-Butler, Esq.

Executive Director, Project GRAD Akron

Upcoming Gather for GRAD Events

Lakeside Sunday Brunch

Sunday, May 31, 2026, at 11:30 a.m.

Hosted by: Barry Dunaway and Peter McDermott



Location: 4502 Lahm Drive, Akron, OH 44319

Cost: $100 per person

Monday Night Out: Motown, Merlot, Mini Bites, and More!

Monday, June 8, 2026, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Hosted by: Jacqueline Silas-Butler, Dana LaGarde, Debra Sommerville, and Tanya Lundy



Location: The Winery at Wolf Creek, 2636 S. Cleveland Massillon Road, Barberton Ohio

Cost: $100 per person

Featured Gather for GRAD Supporters

Leadership Supporter:

Red Sea Vending

Marketing Supporter:

Amp Strategy