BOSS Celebrates It's 2007 Graduates

This year’s Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency’s (BOSS ) graduation event will be held on Thursday, October 4th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the First Congregational Church at 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley CA.  The event spotlights formerly homeless individuals and children who have overcome tremendous odds - poverty, homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse – and have moved successfully on to self-sufficiency.

Along with a unique cap & gown graduation ceremony - we will also give special awards to Berkeley City Council Member Kriss Worthington, long-time BOSS supporter Priscilla Myrick, and Berkeley Funky Door Yoga Studio. Our keynote speaker is Berkeley Police Chief Douglas N. Hambleton. Entertainment and dinner provided. Tickets: Suggested donation of $75-100 per person ($50-75 middle income, $10 staff and low-income).  If you cannot attend, donations to support BOSS programs are also welcome!

TO PURCHASE TICKETS or make a donation, visit http://www.self-sufficiency.org/giving.html, call Sonja Fitz at 510-649-1930.

To read stories behind our BOSS 2007 graduates, please click here.

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