Maja Sly

It is with immense pride that I announce this year’s Dinner at Dusk Scholarship recipient, Janiya Outlaw 🎓✨

Janiya was originally selected to receive our $2,500 scholarship for a graduating senior from Carver Early College. But today, I’m even more excited to announce that her award has been upgraded to a four-year Dinner at Dusk Scholarship, providing an allowance throughout her college journey.

And it happened because of The Power of One.

Dr. Christy Rogers is one of the incredible women who has sat at the Dinner at Dusk table. Sometimes simply being adjacent to someone causes them to think about you a little longer. They hear your story, ask another question, dig a little deeper and one connection can change the trajectory of someone’s life.

That is The Power of One.

For me, though, this scholarship is about more than helping Anaya get to college. I want to help her stay in college.

Every year we celebrate move-in days and first-day pictures, but we don’t always see the students who arrive on campus only to discover that getting there was just the first hurdle. Some have already had to come home and it takes tremendous strength to do that.

Dinner at Dusk is a small organization, and every dollar counts. We raised and received pledges of more than $30,000 at this year’s Polo Classic, but pledged dollars are not dollars in the bank and some commitments have yet to be honored. When we make a commitment to a student, I want to know we can keep it.

Because we exceeded our goal, I decided we could do more for Janiya than one year.

We could invest in four. ❤️

Janiya, your dreams are your

Welcome to @thedinneratdusk family!

~ Ms. Maja