Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston (BGCB), the city’s largest youth-serving nonprofit organization, held its 2023 Annual Dinner at the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport to celebrate the organization’s staff and kick off its 130th year in operation. Attended by more than 800 people, the dinner attracted the city’s most prominent corporate and civic leaders to raise critical funds that support the organization’s life-changing programs.

Attendees enjoyed performances from BGCB Club members and a star-studded speaking program, which featured Robert Lewis Jr., Nicholas President and CEO of BGCB; Michelle Wu, Mayor of Boston; and Imari Paris Jeffries, Executive Director of Embrace Boston. Moses Sibley, director of “Mattapan The Documentary, also took to the stage to deliver a speech to the crowd.  

Co-Chairs John Capone and Grace Lee enjoy a Q&A session with BGCB members Pippa Nilson and Junior Cruz Martinez. Matt Stone photos

Brothers and Mattapan Teen Center members Moses and King David Sibley pose with Nicholas President & CEO of BGCB Robert Lewis Jr.

Imari Paris Jeffries, Executive Director of Embrace Boston, addresses the crowd.