SB Shining

The Cabrillo Pavilion was socially gridlocked for the second annual Shine on Santa Barbara breakfast supporting Our Lady of Grace Senior High School in Mamponteng, Ghana.

Hosted by Rise & Shine in collaboration with local philanthropists Mary Lynn and Warren Staley, the bash highlighted the transformative power of education and OLAG’s impact on Ghanaian youth.

Guests were welcomed by Regina Neville, Executive Director of Rise & Shine, before a panel discussion “Why It’s Important to Invest in Education in Africa” with panelists including Joanna Bargeron of the Ashesi University Foundation, science department chair at Laguna Blanca Zack Moore, Staley, and former Cargill CEO, and OLAG advocate moderator Jeff Dykstra.

A special guest was Frederica Aboagye, a recent OLAG alumna, now attending Pitzer College in Claremont on a full scholarship, who introduced Inspiring Change, a documentary that shared the OLAG experience through two current students.

Among the supporters were Roger and Julie Davis, Jack and Gretchen Norqual, Sese and Heather Ntem, Steve and Nicole Hodges, Christopher Toomey, and Kurt and Nancy Ransohoff.