2005 Benefit and L.I.G.H.T. Awards Great Success

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New TORCH Students Take the Advertising World By Storm

After attending Intro to Advertising workshops at McCann, BBDO and Deutsch, the new TORCH participants were challenged with creating their own mock product launch campaigns for an energy bar for teens. Hosted by Wunderman and with the help of volunteers from the agency, students created billboards and television storyboards which they presented to Wunderman employees and other invited guests including their families and friends.

Get an insiders view of this years Advertising Project:

2 for 1 Happy Hour—December 9, 2004

5th Year Anniversary Benefit and L.I.G.H.T. Awards 2004—A Big Success!

Thank you to all of our sponsors, donors and supporters who joined us on Tuesday, November 9th to celebrate the TORCH Fifth Year Anniversary at One Little West 12th. Over 250 supporters attended this exciting evening where we presented the 2004 TORCH L.I.G.H.T. (Leadership, Inspiration, Guidance, Heart and Teaching) Awards recognizing individuals and organizations that have contributed to the success of the program. Festivities included an awards ceremony, silent auction, raffle, DJ and student exhibitions.

The 2004 L.I.G.H.T. Award Honorees:

Leadership - AAAA Multicultural Advertising Intern Program
Inspiration - Russell Simmons, Rush Communication
Guidance - Shelley Wade, Z100 Midday Air Personality
Heart - Structure Tone
Teaching - Wunderman

Click here to download this year's program (1.2MB PDF)

Event Photos (click to enlarge)

Photos courtesy of Alexandra Huddleston

If you missed the event but would like to make a donation or receive additional information please contact us at 212-929-9573 or debid@thetorchprogram.org.

Event Sponsors

We thank the generosity of the foundations and corporations who have awarded us grants over the last five years:
Cendant Car Rental Group
CIBC World Markets
The Clark Foundation
Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids
JP Morgan Chase Foundation
The New York Mercantile Exchange Charitable Foundation
Pepsi/Hip Hop Summit
The Pinkerton Foundation
The Prescott Fund
Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation
Time Inc.
Valentine Perry Snyder Fund
The Verizon Foundation
William T. Grant Foundation

Music Fest 2004

Check out the Music Fest 2005 website, designed and coded by TORCH participants.