Squeals of excitement and laughter could be heard as our alumni, staff and TA's from years past gathered at the Sacred Heart campus for Peninsula Bridge's second alumni reunion. Not only was this our second reunion, but it was a celebration of our 20 year anniversary. The Peninsula Bridge program held it's first summer program 20 years ago at Sacred Heart so it seemed appropriate to have the reunion where everything began. Before our reunion we had a board-sponsored reception and honorary guests included:
- Dolly Sacks - Former program officer at Packard Foundation. Packard gave us one of our first grants.
- Dr. Charlie Mae Knight - Former Superintendent of the Ravenswood School District who saw the importance of the program for her students.
- Les DeWitt - Founding member of Peninsula Bridge and current board member
How lucky we were to have these people who were instrumental in the inception of Bridge to share with us as we reminisced about our beginnings. As an alum from our first Bridge class, Demetra Jones-Scoby, reminds us: "Bridge dared us to dream and fanned the flame for that dream. Bridge paved the way for us to make our dreams a reality." That's our hope for all of our students, and we are looking forward to our next 20 years of success.