Gala Awards Dinner MAY 2020
LOCATION: TBA
BAUDL will bring together more than 100 guests from Bay Area law firms, corporations, government and nonprofit organizations for its annual Gala Awards Dinner. Some of our high school debaters will also be in attendance and would love to meet our sponsors and supporters. Please join us for a special evening celebrating the success of youth who are using competitive debate to access college and careers.
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HOST - ARMAND CARRArmand has over 17 years of experience in radio as an on-air personality and producer. He is currently the host of The Quiet Storm on KBLX. Armand’s goal is to leave a legacy in his local community that transcends entertainment. As an Oakland native and a father, he has a vested interest in the welfare of our young people. From his passion to impart knowledge, affect change and impact his community, he founded All Tied Up, a non-profit organization dedicated to historically marginalized young men.
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2019 GREAT DEBATER AWARD WINNER - HESTEN PARRISHBAUDL is proud to present the Great Debater Award to Hesten Parrish. Hesten is an 8th grade debater at American Indian Model School. He has received seed funding for his Flag The Grade App prototype, has created two video games that can be played in both 2D, 3D, and virtual reality, is learning aviation and has flown a cessna airplane from Hayward to Napa Valley
When asked what he likes most about BAUDL, he replied, “That I am respected for my hard work by my travel team teammates, even though I'm the youngest in the group" |
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2019 VISIONARY AWARD WINNER - MEILI RUBIOOur 2019 Visionary Award Winner is Meili Rubio. Meili has been a debater since her 9th-grade year at June Jordan School for Equity. She quickly established herself as a leading BAUDL debater, winning numerous awards at the novice, JV and varsity levels. She has excelled in the national debate circuit as well. In addition to attending a variety of prestigious summer debate institutions, she was a quarterfinalist at the 2018 Urban National Debate Championship and has received awards at numerous national debate tournaments. The daughter of Mexican and Chinese immigrants, she will be the first member of her family to attend a four-year university. Meili has been accepted to UC Berkeley and San Francisco State.
Meili credits BAUDL with changing her life by opening a world of opportunity and success that she would never have been exposed to if she hadn’t joined the debate team as a shy 14-year-old. She is a true leader in her community, her school and in the Bay Area Debate community. |
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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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Half Table sponsorship available upon request
The VIP reception begins at 5PM. VIP ticket holders will meet and mingle with awardees, including pictures with the award recipients.
Please Contact Johan Feldman (jfeldman@baudl.org) for more information
The VIP reception begins at 5PM. VIP ticket holders will meet and mingle with awardees, including pictures with the award recipients.
Please Contact Johan Feldman (jfeldman@baudl.org) for more information
