JUNE 4th AWARDS CEREMONY
June 4th, 2017, 4:30pm – 7:30pm Rye City Hall Council Chambers 1051 Boston Post Road Rye, NY 10580 . .Video: Big Picture Foundation Overview
. . AWARD CEREMONY PROGRAM (Link to Script from which award presentations were developed) . Introduction: Big Picture Foundation Founder, Kim Tamalonis Presentation of Awards: Student Emcee, Sasha Spitz
- with special “Thank You” to County Executive Rob Astorino and to all of our guest presenters!
- The two awards that were given on the day the website opened are not listed below. “Teacher of the Year” and “Global Friends” were awarded to Tejas Mehta and his fifth grade class at the Anjali Khalsa English School, in India.
- Mayor’s Award for Civic Leadership, given by Rye Mayor, Joseph Sack
- Barrett Regan
- Maddy Newman
- Maggie Janowicz
- Aidan Anderson
- Sasha Spitz
- Global Art Ambassador’s Award, given by United Nations Association Executive Director, Ann Nicol.
- Professor Shpend Bengu
- Mr. Rami Khalaf
- Ms. Chuantong Ma
- Maria Feitosa Martins
- Nicolas Eckstein
- Nathaniel Froah
- Additional Commendations for Inspirational Global Submissions:
- Texas School for the Deaf
- Greenwich Academy
- World Heart Beat Music Academy
- Capital Children’s Choir
- Cairo American College
- Anjali Khalsa School
- Marist Brothers’ Primary School
- St. Mary’s Primary School
Rye Kids, please direct “Thank You” notes to: Ann Nicol Executive Director United Nations Association – NYC 380 Lexington Avenue 17th Floor New York, NY 10168
- Greenwich Media Strategies Journalism Award, given by CEO Greenwich Media Strategies, Hagar Hajjar Chemali
- Alon Schwartz
- Metropolitan Museum Award, given by Director of the Department of Education at the Metropolitan Museum, Sandra Jackson Dumont,
- to United Nations Human Rights Commission and International Relief Development Organization program leaders, at the Za’atari Refugee Camp, Mufraq, Jordan…
- Omar Samara
- Amer Alajarmeh
- Ismael
- Tmmam
- Syrian Children at the Za’atari Refugee Camp…
- Aya اية
- Rama راما
- Arej اريج
- Esraa اسراء
- Malak ملاك
- Hiba هبة
- Asmaa اسماء
- Roaa رؤى
- Nagam نغم
- to the Founders of the “Friend Link” program
- Delucia Lepore
- Chloe Chavez
- Sara Arja
- Leen Arja
- Scarlett Karmilowicz
- Energy Tuch
- Zandavista Gareb
- Big Picture Foundation Trustees’ Award, given by Founder of Neomantra Financial Services, Evan Wies
- Christopher Park
- Big Picture Foundation Master’s Award, given by President of the Big Picture Foundation Board of Trustees, Brit Foster Rothstein
- Esther Yu
- Sean Yu
- William McCullough
- Trey McCullough
- Sophie Molitor
- Kevine Keane
- Gretchen Angelich
- Christian Ellis
- Owen Nguyen
- William Weber
- Lucca Christiano
- Sasha Spitz
- Peter Keller
- Maria Martins
- Rye Arts Center Senior Director’s Award, given by Rye Arts Center Senior Director, Adam Levi
- Charles Reddoch
- Julian Pasqual
- Kyle Bisceglia
- Keira Baden
- Jaime dePauw
- Dylan Deertz
- Rye TV Award, given by Rye TV Director Nicole Levitsky
- Gretchen Angelich
- Christian Ellis
- Kevin Keane
- Sophie Molitor
- Big Picture Foundation Emerging Leaders Award, given by Big Picture Foundation Founder, Kim Tamalonis
- Joan Gasso Soler, Bella Brennan, Saedi Gibbs, Sam Gibbs, Zoe Lien, Andrew Keller, Thomas Keller, Arun Jaswal, Amar Jaswal, Nate Collins, Eleanor Collins, Anne Davis, Trey Gallos, Cody Gallos, Amber Hufford, Lilian Shabaan, Shervin D’Souza, Will Brennan, and Sierra Desai, Liam Draddy, Mark O’Brien, Ami Matsushita, Ben Laschever, Cameron Bibas, Maddy Howson, Latham Billingsley, Tanner Howson, Francesca Brizio, Eva Magnus, Julie Saitow, Sammy Tambe, Alexandra Langley, Gabby London, Ashley Kessler, and Sierra Desai.
* Big Picture Foundation 2017 Honorable Mentions go to students who also made significant contributions to the Big Picture Foundation program: Claire Killian, Anne Howard, Grace Oberbanscheidt, Marion Roseberry, Sean Mealey, Alberto Laveron, Devon Ott, Malcolm McQeeney, Lucca Parrode, Griffin Monroe, Jackson Leahy, Jordan Gaylord, Marvin Koceku, Maike Mikayo, Rafael Rodriguez, Vincent Mandracchia, Nick Rinaldi, Ryder Ruttenberg, Marion Roseberry, Jack Mullooly, Alexandra McGuire, Lily Mann, Abigail Kaplan
- Joan Gasso Soler, Bella Brennan, Saedi Gibbs, Sam Gibbs, Zoe Lien, Andrew Keller, Thomas Keller, Arun Jaswal, Amar Jaswal, Nate Collins, Eleanor Collins, Anne Davis, Trey Gallos, Cody Gallos, Amber Hufford, Lilian Shabaan, Shervin D’Souza, Will Brennan, and Sierra Desai, Liam Draddy, Mark O’Brien, Ami Matsushita, Ben Laschever, Cameron Bibas, Maddy Howson, Latham Billingsley, Tanner Howson, Francesca Brizio, Eva Magnus, Julie Saitow, Sammy Tambe, Alexandra Langley, Gabby London, Ashley Kessler, and Sierra Desai.