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Yours Humanly is thrilled to announce that Chenda Chhi, founder and CEO of the Coral Tree Education Foundation, is our 2026 Leading With the Heart Award Honoree. We are recognizing Ms. Chhi for her extraordinary work on behalf of children and youth, with a particular focus on girls, in impoverished villages in Cambodia. Through her many programs and initiatives, she builds schools, brings English and computer learning to rural classrooms, provides life-changing scholarships for young women, and supports struggling families so education — and hope — can take root.

Please join us on Saturday, March 21, at the Blackhawk Museum, to help us honor Chenda Chhi for her visionary work lifting up children, families, and communities in need through love and compassion. Purchase Gala tickets at GiftofSchoolingGala.com. 

We are thrilled to announce that the Law Offices of James A. Bach is the presenting sponsor of our 2026 Gift of Schooling Gala, to be held at the Blackhawk Museum, Danville, CA, on March 21, 2026! We are deeply grateful for their sponsorship and for their support of our mission to help educate children in need around the world.

Early Bird tickets are available through February 10, 2026. Get your discounted tickets today and save $75 per ticket. GiftofSchoolingGala.com

For sponsorship opportunities, please visit https://bit.ly/YH_2026GalaSponsorship

Early Bird Registration for the Yours Humanly 2026 Gift of Schooling Gala is now open.

A black-tie Masquerade Affair, where we Unmask the Magic of your support and Reveal the Impact of your giving. Join the fun and fantasy — don your favorite mask and formal wear, and come ready to be a part of a very special evening dedicated to raising funds for educational projects and programs benefiting children in need around the world. Get your discounted tickets today and be a part of something special! GiftofSchoolingGala.com 

Yours Humanly 2026 Gift of Schooling Gala will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2026 at the Blackhawk Museum in Danville, CA.

On behalf of the children we serve, thank you for your belief in our work and continued support. Thank you for bringing smiles to the faces of so many precious children and their families, who desperately needed our help this past year.

From the Yours Humanly family to yours, we wish you a safe, happy, and blessed holiday season! As we raise our glasses to welcome 2026, we toast to your ongoing support!

We are pleased to announce that Sarina Virmani of Leesburg, VA is the recipient of a 2025 Yours Humanly Children Have the Power to Empower® Award.
 

Congratulations to Sarina!
 

Learn more about the Children Have the Power to Empower® Award recipients and their work.

Yours Humanly is the official nonprofit partner and beneficiary for the “Badshah—The Un-Finished Tour” concert to be held on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at the Oakland Arena in Oakland, CA. We are deeply grateful to the event presenter, Shor Media Group, for this partnership and their continued support of our organization. Get your tickets today on Ticketmaster and enjoy a musical evening while making a difference in the lives of children in need around the world.

Registration is now open for our 2025 Tee Off for Education golf fundraiser supporting educational programs for children in need. September 29, 2025, Rossmoor Golf Course, Walnut Creek, CA.

Register today and be a part of something very special!

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We are pleased to announce that Sahana Srikanth of Mason, OH is the recipient of a 2025 Yours Humanly Children Have the Power to Empower® Award.
 

Congratulations to Sahana!
 

Learn more about the Children Have the Power to Empower® Award recipients and their work.

Our Yours Humanly 2025 Gift of Schooling Gala was an amazing night of fun and fundraising! Thank you to those who attended and made the night so special with your presence and participation! For those who could not attend, you were missed, but we do recognize your contributions and support.

We are deeply grateful to all our sponsors for making this event possible. A special thank you to our Gala Presenting Sponsor James A. Bach, Law Offices of James A. Bach, for his generosity and firm belief in our mission. Shout outs to the spirited Alex Savidge, KTVU Ch. 2, who did a fabulous job at the helm as our master of ceremonies, and to our joyful guest speaker Kimberly Vernon, Miss California, whose inspired storytelling about changing the lives of young people through the power of arts education was music to our ears.

Thank you to Heather Hines who spoke on behalf of Adonal Foyle, Kerosene Lamp Foundation, our 2025 Leading With the Heart Honoree, and whose heartfelt words about the Foundation give us hope for children and young people in need. Thank you to Cameryn Mabry, representing Assemblymember Anamarie Avila Farias, for presenting Yours Humanly with a Certificate of Recognition. And thank you most sincerely to our fantastic performers, LIKHA Pilipino Folk Ensemble and Rohan Murphy Irish Dance Academy, for providing amazing, engaging entertainment.

And a very special thank you to our gala co-chairs Vangie Long and Rhea Johnson, who once again put on a dazzling fundraiser that will live in our memories for a long time! This year’s theme was Celebrating our multicultural connections, and we delighted in seeing so many people dressing the part! Everyone looked spectacular — truly an expression of our global connections and friendships.

Photos of our magical evening are available for viewing here and on our Facebook page. Please share these images with family, friends, and colleagues through your social media channels using the hashtag #GiftOfSchoolingGala and tagging @YoursHumanly.

Thank you, all, for being a part of something very special!

We’re happy to announce that Miss California Kimberly Vernon will be joining us at our March 29 Gift of Schooling Gala as a guest speaker! 

Kimberly was born and raised in Santa Clara, California, and represented Santa Clara County when she won the centennial crown, making her the 100th Anniversary Miss California. Her platform, Arts For All, advocates for accessible arts education in Title 1 schools and lower socio-economic communities, and educational initiatives that foster creativity and self-expression. Kimberly is a magna cum laude graduate of California State University, Fullerton, with a double major in theatre and cinema television arts. A skilled jazz dancer and marketing professional in the tech industry, Kimberly has toured more than 30 states as a performer with the world-renowned Santa Clara Vanguard drum and bugle corps. We are honored to welcome Kimberly Vernon, Miss California, to our 2025 Gift of Schooling Gala!