11th Annual March GRADness

Date

Monday, March 31st, 2025
4:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Location

Greystone Hall
103 S. High Street
Akron, OH

Event Details

Save the date for Monday, March 31, 2025, and join us from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. at Greystone Hall in downtown Akron. This year’s March GRADness is bigger, brighter, and more fun than ever—a true happy hour party with a purpose! DELICIOUS FOOD STATIONS, MUSIC BY DJ TASHBEATZ, BEVERAGES, RAFFLES, KARAOKE, GAMES, GREAT FUN, AND MUCH MORE!

Arrive when you can—stay as long as you’d like! No matter when you join us, you’ll find something fun to do.

Dress to impress (your way): rock your casual attire, sport your favorite team’s colors, rep your college apparel, or just bring your dancing shoes!

Help us celebrate 22 years of empowering Akron Public School students. Together, we’ll create brighter futures—and have an unforgettable night doing it!

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OUR EVENT SPONSORS

as of March 25th, 2025

Thank you for your generous support in advancing our mission.

Ultimate Champion Sponsor

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Final Four

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Elite Eight

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  • Belsky & Waits Family
  • Roger & Sally Read
State & Federal Communications, Inc.

Sweet Sixteen

  • Alpha Phi Alpha Foundation of Akron, Ohio
  • Lawrence Butler & Jacqueline Silas-Butler
  • Barry Dunaway & Peter McDermott
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  • Team Byrne
  • Tiretown Golf Charities
  • Ebony Yeboah-Amankwah, Esq.

Second Round

Akron Promise
  • Maura & Jim Bozzelli
  • County of Summit ADM Board
  • DM Whits Curator of Good Thoughts
  • Laura Farris-Daugherty
  • Carolyn Felton & John Mobley
  • Dr. David James
  • Valerie & Bradley McKitrick
  • Judge Kathryn Michael
  • Diane Miller-Dawson & Lenwood Dawson
  • Kimberly Moses, Esq.
  • The Scanlon Group
  • Debbie Walsh

First Round

  • Akron Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
  • Akron Black Nurses Association, Inc.
  • Akron Municipal Court Judges (6)
    • Presiding Judge David Hamilton
    • Judge Annalisa S. Williams • Judge Gerald Larson
    • Judge Jon Oldham • Judge Ronald Cable
    • Judge Nicole Walker
  • Anonymous
  • Christi and Spencer Boyd
  • Dr. Carla Chapman
  • Paula Christ, Esq.
  • Yvonne Culver
  • Laurie Curfman
  • Norma Dansby Daniels
  • Rita Daniels
  • Anita L. Davis, Esq.
  • Law Director Lisa Dean
  • Judith Dimengo
  • Hon. Bradley Dunn (2)
  • C. Joyce Finley-Johnson
  • Susan Flowers
  • Tavia Galonski, Summit County Clerk of Courts
  • Amy Corrigall Jones, Esq.
  • Dr. Karen Kea
  • Tanya & Sterling Lundy
  • Ann Otto, Ph.D.
  • Sandra Shaw
  • Dr. Lisa Sims
  • Rachel Tecca
  • Judge Jennifer Towel
  • Pamela R. Valentine

2024 March GRADness Photos

Photo Credit: Ricky Callaway