On February 9th, Lycée parents, donors and guests gathered at the Skylight on Vesey, in view of New York City’s Statue of Liberty, for our annual gala.
This year’s theme was “La Vie Devant Soi : The Journey is Everything,” and our keynote speaker was the entrepreneur and philanthropist Hamdi Ulukaya.
Ulukaya spoke eloquently about his own journey from Turkey to the United States, from being the child of a dairy farmer to founding his own business, Chobani yogurt. And he spoke about why he founded his foundation, the Tent Foundation, which aids refugees.
Lycée alum Aline Sara, co-founder and CEO of NaTakallam, the social enterprise that connects language teachers and learners across borders, also spoke at the Gala.
About the Author :
Elisabeth King joined the Lycée team in November 2011 as the school’s first director of communications. A francophile at heart, Elisabeth spent her junior year of college in Paris, and held her first job at the French Trade Office here in New York. She brings to the Lycée over 15 years of experience in media and communications in non-profits, government, news and business. She was previously executive vice president and director of strategy at ABI, Inc., a boutique public relations agency, and she worked as associate editor on two books co-authored by Todd Brewster and the late ABC News anchor Peter Jennings.