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Toby Jenkins , Parent ’16 Anthony Lacavera ’93 Beth Weingarden ’80 Max Thompson ’88
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Marc Kielburger ‘95
Message from the Gala
Honorary Co-Chairs
It is our distinct pleasure to be the Honorary Co-Chairs for this spectacular Gala event for Neuchâtel Junior College. Welcome!
We are proud of all that our remarkable school has accomplished since 1956 and on this 60th anniversary evening, we are also celebrating the beginning for the Class of 2017 and for many more classes to come. NJC alumni play a vital role in the narrative of Neuchâtel Junior College, by representing its past and helping shape its future. We encourage you to reconnect with your former classmates and to celebrate the achievements of the NJC community. We have seen and experienced firsthand NJC’s positive impact and we are honoured to be here this evening to celebrate with you! Thank you for joining us.
Presenting the 60th Gala
volunteer emcee
Message from the Gala
Planning Co-Chairs
It is with great pleasure and honour that we co-chaired the planning of this celebration for NJC’s 60th anniversary. This Après Neuch Gala is the peak of countless hours of planning and coordination by the entire NJC community, including alumni, class reps, parents, spouses, staff and friends. We would like to extend a sincere thank you to each and every one of you, and in particular, to the Gala Planning and Pop-up Shop Committees for their tireless work and dedication to this signature event over the past year. Cheers to 60 years of extraordinary and inspiring international education at Neuchâtel Junior College and cheers to 60 more! Enjoy the evening!
We are honoured to have NJC alumnus, Marc Kielburger ’95 serving as our Gala’s volunteer emcee. Marc’s enthusiasm for his alma mater is greatly appreciated.
Marc Kielburger is a social entrepreneur and the co-founder of a family of organizations dedicated to the power of WE, a movement of people coming together to change the world. Along with his brother Craig Kielburger, Marc co-founded WE Charity, which provides a holistic development model called WE Villages, helping to lift more than one million people out of poverty. Back at home in North America and the UK, WE Schools and WE Day provide comprehensive service learning programs to 10,000 schools, engaging 2.4 million young change-makers. Lastly, he is also the co-founder of ME to WE, a social enterprise, the profits from which sustain the work of the charitable organization.
Marc graduated from Harvard University with a degree in International Relations. He won a Rhodes Scholarship and completed a law degree from Oxford University. Marc is a New York Times bestselling author, who has published 8 books, as well as a nationally syndicated columnist. He is the recipient of many honors, including the Order of Canada, and was selected by the
World Economic Forum as one of the world’s Young Global Leaders.
NJC 60th Gala Program