2023 CELC Annual Gala: Learning Through a Lifetime

Please join us on Thursday January 26, 2023 for an incredible evening supporting the Columbus Early Learning Centers' mission to help young learners develop, families succeed and neighborhoods thrive. We are pleased to announce that our keynote speaker will be Heather Bernt-Santy.

For over 30 years, Heather Bernt-Santy, M.A. Ed., has been living her commitment to children, their families and their teachers. You may know Heather from her work as the host of the popular early care and education podcast “That Early Childhood Nerd,” but she also loves her work as a speaker, consultant, writer and professor. She has held just about every position possible in the field of early care and education: teacher, director, family child care provider, education director—you name it, she’s probably tried it! Heather is an enthusiastic believer in children’s right to play and of the research that tells us play IS right.

Our Learning Through A Lifetime Gala will feature dinner, drinks, a silent auction featuring the theme "When I grow up I want to be....", and much more!

Tickets start at $125 for an individual. RSVP is required. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available, please contact Jocelyn Probasco, Director of Development at [email protected] for more information.

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