By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein | The Boston Globe
Monday, May 3, 2010
While some of the bold and the beautiful schmoozed in D.C., others were in Louisville, Ky., to celebrate the Kentucky Derby. Our quarterback Tom Brady was one of the biggest shots on the scene, sporting a shaggy ’do while mingling with Barry Bonds at the Turf Club. (Brady must have made a quick exit because he and wife Gisele Bundchen were spotted in New York City on Saturday night at a Spring Flight party hosted by celebrity hair stylist Harry Josh.) Even though they were more than 800 miles away from the action, Bay Staters also celebrated the Derby by donning big hats and sipping mint juleps without ice (there was a water ban, after all). The Liberty Hotel hosted the Lilly Pulitzer-sponsored Sandra K. Russell Derby Day, which included a hat parade and a silent auction with items such as a Cam Neely-signed hockey stick. The evening party benefited Mitochondrial Disease. Near Fenway, newscasters Anne Allred, Sorboni Banerjee, Adam Williams, and Ryan Schulteis watched the Derby scene at Game On! as part of a benefit for BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life).
BELL'S IMPACT STUDY
The BELL Summer program is scientifically proven to increase children's reading skills and levels of parental involvement. READ MORE
2008 ANNUAL REPORT
BELL's 2008 annual report is now available for download! FULL REPORT
August 2, 2010 The August 2010 issue of TIME Magazine features a seven-page expose on summer learning loss, and showcases programs, like BELL, making a difference for the kids who need it most. View the PDF
June 21, 2010 The Wallace Foundation annouces a 3-year $4 million grant to BELL as part of its
initiative to provide students with more time for high-quality learning! Read more
June 20, 2010
New England Patriots players wrote their own plays for a day, coaching teams in the third annual BELL Bowl at Gillette Stadium to support summer learning. Read More
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