Yours Humanly 2025 Gift of Schooling Gala, March 29, Blackhawk Museum

Yours Humanly, a global nonprofit that transforms the lives of children in need through the power of education, is holding its 2025 Gift of Schooling Gala, presented by Law Offices of James A. Bach, on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at the Blackhawk Museum, 3700 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Danville, California. Attendees will include San Francisco Bay Area leaders and advocates in private, public, and nonprofit sectors who recognize the power of shared generosity and who support causes benefiting children.

Funds from the gala will support Yours Humanly's educational projects and programs that benefit underserved children in Cambodia, India, Nepal, the Philippines, and the United States. Since its founding in 2013, Yours Humanly has served more than 43,000 children, and by extension, their families and communities.

This year's theme is A Formal Affair With a Multicultural Flair! In keeping with its mission to elevate the lives of children in need around the world through the power of education, Yours Humanly is celebrating global customs and cultures, and the many connections people make during their lives. Attendees are encouraged to celebrate multicultural connections by dressing in formal wear or accents that represent a special cultural bond they treasure, either through personal heritage or world travel.

Festivities for the fun, formal affair begin at 5:30pm with a cocktail and hors d'oeuvres reception, and include dinner, silent and live auctions, live entertainment, and dancing. Alex Savidge, KTVU Ch. 2 anchor, is the evening’s emcee, and Kimberly Vernon, Miss California, is one of the evening’s guest speakers. Adonal Foyle, former Golden State Warriors player and founder of the Kerosene Lamp Foundation, is this year’s Yours Humanly Leading With the Heart Honoree, recognized for his inspired vision and leadership on behalf of children and youth.