Lights On Luncheon

Thank you to our 2019 sponsors!

Thank you to our 2019 donors!

Justin Armstrong
Caitlin Bain
Robyn Baker
Rob Bartley
Sara Beanblossom
Lisa Blankman
Roberta Bowser
Joe Brown
Matt Bruhn
Jenny Burch
Esther Carter-Day
Kaus Christopher
Ellen Clippinger
Ellen Coan
Jill Conrad
Judith Cunningham
Cheryl Curry
Sandy Dale
Vickie Davis
Brian Dinkins
Joshua Doty
Tonja Eagan
Barb Elliott
Peggy Fisherkeller
JD Ford

Andrea Freund
Megan Garver
Mary Catharine Grau
Maureen Grey
Jim Grim
Susan Hall
Kelsey Hambleton
Jen Hancock
Chuck Harr
Andrew Hedegard
Karissa Hendricks
Margaret Higgs
Gurinder Hohl
Becca Hopson
Mary Beth Kohart
Matthew Lang
Tonia Lotz
Marcia Mahony
James McClelland
Angela McGinley
Janette Milborn
Diane Miller
Pam Miller
Karen Momper

Colleen Moran
Jennifer Niemeyer
Matt O’Connor
Vickie Patrick
Michael Petry
Nancy Pitt
Brandi Poling
Nikol Prieto
Susan Reinhardt
John Ressley
Chris Robinson
Gail Romine-Odegbami
Rafael Sanchez
Abbe Shapiro
Liz Snyder
Ray Stapleton
Gail Thomas Strong
Chrystal Struben
Laura Tagliani
Michael Twyman
Lisa Vielee
Scott Warner
Melissa Wilson
Suzannah Wilson Overholt
Tanya Woodward

What is Lights On Afterschool?

The Afterschool Alliance began promoting the importance of after-school programs in 1999 with the first Lights On Afterschool Day, a day for communities across the nation to raise awareness of the crucial contributions that after-school programs make to students, families, schools and the community. In 2019, the National Lights on Afterschool Day was held on October 29. AYS celebrated our fourth annual Lights On Luncheon on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. According to the 2014 report of America After 3PM, 11.3 million children in the United States remain unsupervised between the hours of 3 and 6 p.m. on weekdays. This issue goes beyond concerns about supervision and child safety. These children are losing the opportunity to participate in art and music classes, science experiments, field trips, and all the other activities that take place in after-school programs across the country. As school systems trim their budgets, after-school programs are filling in the gaps, but students who don’t attend after-school programs can’t participate in these opportunities. With your help, AYS can provide financial assistance to children from low-income, working families who otherwise would not be able to attend our programs.

Emceed by Rafael Sanchez

Emmy-award-winning reporter Rafael Sanchez joined RTV6 in 1998 as a consumer investigator. He has won numerous awards for excellence in journalism including Best Metro TV Reporter award from the Associated Press in 2013 and 2014. In the past, he has also received the Best Consumer reporting awards from the Society of Professional Journalists Indiana chapter. Community service is priority and a passion. Every year, he enjoys participating in about 20 charitable events around central Indiana. He admits that anything involving Latin Ballroom fundraisers are among his favorites. In 2014, he won the “Johnson County Dancing With the Stars” event raising money for homeless youth.

Past Lights On Luncheons

Thanks to all who have made our past events so successful. Combined, the events from the past three years have raised more than $100,000 for the Ellen Clippinger Financial Assistance Fund to provide scholarships for more children to attend AYS programs. Dr. Robyn Silverman, who is often featured on The Today Show, Good Morning America and many other daytime programs, provided the keynote address in 2016, and Eric Rowles, a nationally recognized trainer, speaker, and consultant, inspired as the keynote speaker in 2017. We hope you join us in 2020!