Thank you for attending the 2026 Race to College Dinner!
Since 2014, The Race to College Dinner reflects the full scope of the Promise Zone, bringing together students, families, alumni, administrators, partners, and sponsors to celebrate and fund our mission. It is where the state of the Promise is shared through both stories and our data-driven impact while awards recognize the people and partnerships that both believe in students, and do the work to support them. All funds raised during our Annual Fundraiser go directly back into the college access and success work we do at the Promise Zone.
Congratulations to the following individuals and organizations for the following awards
Ellen Cogen Lipton, JD
William C. Hitchcock Promise Zone Service Award
Presented by Ed Klobucher, City Manager of Hazel Park.
Oakland 80
Above and Beyond Award
Accepted by Rana Al-Igoe, Administrator, and Tamara Myles, Director.
Ryan Drew
Sutar-Sutaruk-Meyer Promise Zone Scholar of Excellence Award
Presented by Bradley Wilkins, Director of Technology, Hazel Park School District.
Missed us this year? View photos and the dinner recording below!
Thank you to Charles Pleiness and Morgan Lee for the photography.
