2025 Make a Ripple Gala: We Did It!

We are thrilled to share that we raised almost $260,000! Thank you to our generous guests, live auction and event sponsors, dedicated volunteers, and hardworking staff for making it possible.

Here are just a few highlights from the evening:

• Attendees enjoyed reconnecting over cocktail hour with oysters from Hog Island, accompanied by the fun music of The Midnight Kitchen Blues Band.
• MCs Seth Chanin and Howard Levitt welcomed the crowd and shared their personal experiences with ETC.
• Rachel Longan, an ETC participant and enthusiast, shared her stories from her recent ETC trip in Baja and the incredible impact of adventuring with the ETC community.
• Whitney Wright, the Program Director at Diabetes Youth Families, shared how impactful ETC adventures have been for their participants.
• We heard wonderful speeches from ETC’s Youth LEAD Fellows sharing their growth over the year.
• A special thank you to Apollo Fotografie for all the wonderful pictures of this special evening.

 

Thank you again for supporting ETC’s mission and our Make a Ripple Gala.

We couldn’t do it without the generosity of supporters like you. We look forward to seeing you at the gala next year:

Saturday, May 2, 2026!

It’s not too late to contribute to ETC, help us reach a new Gala height of $260k. Every donation makes a big ripple!