Recap of Community Events February 25, 2023

We have been busy offering the community opportunities to enhance their wellness, movement, and increase family activities. We thank all of our partners and sponsors your generosity has assisted us in outreach, community engagement. We want to express our gratitude for making our gifting suite a success as we introduced our audience to new products and services.

For more information on our initiatives, trips, and programming follow us on Instagram: harlemsgrace

Watch the Soup for the Soul recap here

Yoga and Vision Board Party! (2/12/23)

Yoga and Vision Board Party Gifting Suite (2/12/23)

Yoga and Vision Board Party Sponsors (2/12/23)

G.R.A.C.E Granting Resources And Community Enrichment Inc. Teen Social held on 2/17/23

Testimonial

Teen Social event Sponsors

Honor Roll incentive. First time to a Broadway play. (2/17/23)

G.R.A.C.E Inc. President and CEO, Gracie Cedres, Honor Roll student Mannaesh Carter and Communications and Public Relations Board of Director, Chanel Benjamin attend The Lion King on Broadway (2/17/23)

G.R.A.C.E Inc. Family trip to Jurassic World Live Tour (2/18/23)

Jurassic World Live Tour (2/18/23)

Family fun (2/18/23)

Good times (2/18/23)

All-Star Youth Basketball Skills Challenge and Tournament (2/21/23 & 2/22/23)

Watch Day 1 All-Star Youth Basketball Skills Challenge

Watch as we were Gearing up for Day 2 All-Star Youth Basketball Tournament RECAP

All-Star Youth Basketball Skills Challenge Winners of SportsBox Co Basketball Box items (2/21/23)

2-Time All-Star Youth Basketball Skills Challenge Winner and Student Scholar (Prize: Sprayground backpack and giftcard) (2/21/23)

Liberty Coca-Cola provided Vitamin Water, SmartWater and Powerade Zero for The All-Star Youth Basketball Tournament (2/22/23)

Powerade Zero Zone group picture after Game 3 (2/22/23)

All-Star Youth Basketball Tournament MVP Carlmello. (Prize: Sprayground backpack and tickets to Nets vs. Bucks Basketball game courtesy of Team Mills Foundation) All-Star Youth Basketball Tournament Defensive Player Jephthe (Prize: Applebee’s giftcard) (2/22/23)

All-Star Youth Basketball Tournament (2/21/23 & 2/22/23)

Gracie Cedres, President and Chair of G.R.A.C.E. Inc., appeared on 102.6 The Situation Radio January 17, 2022

On Tuesday, January 18th at 8:30AM EST on 102.6 “The Situation” Gracie Cedres was the special guest that graced the airwaves. Gracie is an entrepreneur focused on community engagement and development, and she is also one of the winners from @earnyourleisure Pitch, Hustle, and Grow competition for EYL learners. She discussed her transition into entrepreneurship, and the development and mission of G.R.A.C.E (Granting Resources And Community Enrichment) Inc. To hear more, tune in to www.1026thesituation.com. To stay connected, follow @harlemsgrace on all social media platforms. 

One of the iniatives of G.R.A.C.E Inc., was a clothing and footwear drive to benefit families of Grenada. The objective became imperative to provide the working class men with the proper equipment; as they were working in hazardous conditions. There efforts not only serviced internationally but locally as well providing for those in need in Brooklyn and The Bronx.

This was all made possible by wanting to assist others and the outpour of support was tremendous. The Harlem Self Storage allowing their space to be utilized as the drop off location was a great gesture in itself. Pooling resources together, spreading awareness and showing humanity to make the change you want to see and community better was accomplished.

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G.R.A.C.E 2nd Annual Back to School Bash September 2, 2019

On Sunday, September 1, 2019, Gracie Cedres the CEO/Founder of G.R.A.C.E (Granting Resources And Community Enrichment) non-profit went above and beyond for Harlem scholars to ensure they are prepared for the school year. Her continuous strides, steadfast due diligence and hardwork within honoring the legacy of her grandmother placed her in the position to be recognized by Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City.

Prior to this prestigious recognition on August 27, 2019 Gracie also was announced as a recipient of the Hershey’s Heartwarming Project Action Grant. This honor was awarded for implementing and taking the iniative to curate service based programming in the Harlem community.

The fun family filled day hosted activity stations such as: the slime station (a big hit with the kid’s), paint party, face painting by @zilladidit, giant Jenga and a fitness (tug of war, football, kickball and more). The goal of G.R.A.C.E Back to School Bash was to one alleviate parents from costly school supplies and to donate the necessary items to the scholars while celebrating them in the process.

G.R.A.C.E curated an event that provided families with food, entertainment, healthy snack options and crafts that kept a smile on the faces of many.

To the sponsors and those who have donated you played an imperative role in the success of this celebration. We thank you for providing your services and donating your products. To every volunteer that kept the children entertained we appreciate your time.

Special thank you to all of the companies who were sponsors, vendors and raffle contributors:

Chef Ham

CEO of One Bite At A Time [chefham_23]

Papa John’s

Hershey’s Heartwarming Project Action Grant

Costco

Shrewd Food

Harlem Shake

ChildLife Essentials

Red Lobster

New York Life Insurance

Minnow & Mars

Taliah Waajid

Home Depot

Chica from [@Kreakyproducts]

Adidas

Insomnia Cookies

Light House Labels

and BitMar Networks