America's Promise Gala!

Last night we also went to The Howard Theatre for America's Promise Alliance, Promise Night Gala. We snapped award recipient, NBA Hall of Famer and LA Dodgers co-owner Magic Johnson, Board chair Alma Powell, award recipient and Target CEO Brian Cornell, and former Secretary of State and founding chair Gen. Colin Powell.

At the VIP reception for cocktails and appetizers: former Philadelphia mayor The Reverend Wilson Goode, Target's Laysha Ward, and America's Promise Alliance development director Rick Cruz.

The awards honor people and organizations making a difference in the lives of young people. Here, America's Promise CEO John Gomperts with Janelle Merritt and her husband, State Farm's Rasheed Merritt.

Attendees were treated to performances by The Theatre Lab School and N'Demand. Here, the College Board's Stefanie Sanford, her husband, David Sanford, supporter Julie Petersmeyer, and her husband, Personal Pathways CEO Gregg Petersmeyer.

Land O'Lakes' Lydia Botham and Beth Ford bookend Target's Andy Landom.

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