Patti Austin and Santana Roberts. Thank You Mentor Day. January 25, 2012. Photo by Cumar’s designer Dawn Carroll.
Over My Shoulder Foundation + CUMAR Marble & Granite would like to thank everyone who attended our local event to celebrate “Thank Your Mentor Day” January 25th at the Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams showroom in Boston’s Back Bay.
It was a terrific evening and a great way to celebrate the recent MIDDIES Award for mentoring in the field of design on Wednesday, we were thrilled to see so many of you come out for some delicious drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and a chance to see old friends and make some new ones.
More than 200 attendees heard some amazing mentoring stories from VIP guests, including Grammy Award-winning recording artist Patti Austin, Boston attorney Rick Dyer, and Magic 106.7′s Candy O’Terry. Boston musicians and advisors to the foundation who also attended included Jon Butcher, Charlie Farren, and Robin Lane.
One emotional highlight included when Patti Austin gave Santana Roberts a $10,000 check to help cover part of her tuition at the Berklee College of Music. Santana had sent Patti an email when Santana was 11 to ask for advice about becoming a singer-and Patti has been mentoring Santana ever since! Santana was recently accepted to Berklee and Austin surprised her (now 17 years old) with a donation to help her cover part of her tuition.
That moment and the event was featured in The Boston Globe’s Names column, Boston Magazine’s
Buzzworthy, and The Bay State Banner.
We’ve also collected photos from the event in a Facebook album, so be sure to take a look and tag yourself or your friends and colleagues at http://on.fb.me/OMSF-012512 .
And don’t forget to “like” the Over My Shoulder Foundation page while you are there so we can keep you up to date on our future activities and mentoring information.
Did we inspire you to become a mentor? If so, please tell us your story on our Facebook page too.
We’re working on our next event for this spring and will be sure to let you know as the details are confirmed!
Dawn Carroll, Executive Director, Over My Shoulder Foundation.
Dave Connor, General Manager, CUMAR Marble & Granite.
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Cumar hosts the first annual MIDDIES award with Design New England and the Over My Shoulder Foundation at the Boston International Fine Art Show in Boston’s South End on Thu, November 17, 2011. The star studded event will be attended by over 350 of the top local designers. Awards will be presented to designers who have exemplified the what it means to mentor young designers who are working in the industry.
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The Art of Mentoring = Mentorology. The Over My Shoulder Foundation, founded by Dawn Carroll, award-winning stone designer at Cumar, Inc. and Grammy Award winner Patti Austin is proud to have inspired Design New England’s Mentors In Design Awards(MIDDIES). The MIDDIES recognize design professionals who share their time, expertise and wisdom with upcoming generations of designers.The Over My Shoulder Foundation is a unique media-based project whose goal is to raise awareness of the impact of mentoring both cross-culturally and cross-generationally.“Our goal is to break down barriers that separate generations of people and cultures. Through mentoring, we all are increasingly interdependent on each other, rather than independent individuals. And, because of people’s interdependency, the foundation hopes to foster respect, diversity, culture,and individuality.” Patti Austin, www.overmyshoulderfoundation.org.
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Welcome to the unveiling of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams new Spring Collection:
Modern Classic and an evening celebrating the Spirit of Mentoring.
Mitchell Gold,Cofounder of the renowned home furnishings brand Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams
Gail Ravgiala, Editor, Design New England
Carlotta Cubi, David Connor, Cumar Inc.
Sally Grant, EcoStuctures, Inc.
