Highlights

Prepare to be captivated by a showcase of the successful and fun Dinner of Hope 2023. Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to the talented individuals who captured the essence of this remarkable event and shared their photographs: Katalin Baltimore, Steve Gordon, Lisa & Eva Rajczyk, and John Szekeres.

Pre-Event

Cocktails & Registration

The Main Event

Program

Daniel Rajczyk delivering his welcome speech

Sitting Adam Rajczyk, Ziwei Zhou, Lisa Rajczyk. Standing Claire Patras, June Sterritt, Daniel Rajczyk

Adam Rajczyk, Katalin Baltimore, and John Szekeres

Ziwei Zhou playing a classical piece on the piano

City Councilor Marc LaPlante and Eva Rajczyk

Keynote address delivered by Eileen Duff

Sitting: Katalin Baltimore, Alison & Jerry Majeau. Standing: Eva Rajczyk, Mary Duff Henry, Eileen Duff, Diana DiZoglio, Steph Beach

Sitting: Ron Potter & Joan Finocchiaro. Standing Michael Woo, Lawrencian woman, Mark LaPlante, Pavel Payano

Sitting: Joyce Gramble, Fred Simmons, Demet Haksever, Bill Lang. Standing: Rich Rosa, Eddie Enea, Steve Gordon

Joe DiThomas, Julie DiThomas, Mike Scarpa

The Bryan Noble Award

This award was named after Paul “Bryan” Noble, who was one of Eva Rajczyk’s students at Lawrence High School. He lost his battle with heart disease at the age of 46 in 2014. He was a quiet soul who enjoyed being in big groups as much as being alone. We named this award after Brian because of his positive outlook on life and his unwavering perseverance against all odds that showed the parents of our Executive Director all the possibilities available to him despite being diagnosed with a Learning Disability.

This year’s presenter was Eva Rajczyk.