Wellesley residents make their marks at YWCA, BSO

Maddy Kulke of Wellesley was among 41 Boston-area teenagers who recently graduated from YWCA Boston’s year-long, Youth Leadership Initiative.  Known as InIt, the selective, ten-month teen development program engages high school students with peers from different racial, religious, socio-economic, and geographic backgrounds and builds them into a network of student leaders who can affect change in the world around them.

Graduation ceremonies held at YW Boston capped the 250+ hour program that included meetings with key city officials, community service projects and the completion of the participants’ community action plans that collectively engaged 280 teens in civic activities across Greater Boston.

Enrollment is underway through June 14 for InIt 2014.  More information can be found at www.ywboston.org/init.

Separately, Wellesley resident Ryan E. Hutchins played a pivotal role in the Boston Pops 32nd Annual “Presidents at Pops” fundraiser on May 30th, as a Co-Chair of the event committee alongside Ed Morata.  The concert raised more than $820,000 to help support the BSO’s Education and Community Engagement programs. Launched in 1982, “Presidents at Pops” – one of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s most important annual fundraising events. Combined with its sister event “A Company Christmas at Pops,” “Presidents at Pops” has raised more than $47 million over the past 30 years.