🌳 WHERE ROOTS RUN DEEP, LEADERS RISE

Our roots are our strength. Our youth are our future.

🎯 Campaign Goal: Raise $18,000 for YAYL’s 6-Month Operating Reserve

Join us for YAYL’s Inaugural Fundraising Gala as we invest in the future of youth and families, serving youth throughout Central Florida, with a strong focus on West Orlando communities.

📅 July 25, 2026 | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Orange County Multicultural Center
7149 W Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32818

This is more than a gala.
This is an investment in futures, families, and community.

⚠️ Only 72 seats available. Tables are limited and going fast.

✨ THE STORY STARTS HERE

More than two decades ago, a young woman from Central Florida asked a question that changed everything:
“What if someone refused to give up on these kids?”

Her name is Andra McCarty. In 2003 as a young adult herself, , inside a church in Orlando, she built something from almost nothing a community rooted in mentorship, support, leadership, and hope. That community became Young Adult Youth Leaders (YAYL).

What started as one vision has grown into a life-changing organization serving youth throughout Central Florida, with a strong focus on West Orlando communities.

📊 OUR IMPACT

🌟 10+ Years as a 501(c)(3)
👥 300+ Youth Served since 2014
💙 40+ Active Youth right now
🚀 150+ Youth Served in the last 3 years

💡 WHAT WE DO

YAYL provides affordable, accessible programs to families across Central Florida, with a strong focus on West Orlando communities:

📚 Academic Tutoring & Homework Support
💡 Life Skills & Financial Literacy Training
🏫 After-School Programs and Community Outreach Services
🤝 Youth Empowerment, Youth Leadership and Long-Term Mentorship
☀️ Summer Camp

💬 HEAR IT FROM SOMEONE WHO LIVED IT

"I joined YAYL as a kid. I’m almost 30 now and I’m an author, mentor, and content creator. The principles I learned back then, I still use today. All because of YAYL."

— Original YAYL Member

🌟 WHY THIS GALA MATTERS

YAYL has served more than 300 youth through minimal resources, maximum heart, and a community that believes in our mission. But belief alone doesn’t sustain a nonprofit.

Stability does.

Every dollar raised at this Gala goes toward building YAYL’s first 6-month operating reserve; the financial foundation that helps ensure our programs remain strong and our doors stay open.

This reserve helps support:

🏢 Facility expenses
👩🏽‍🏫 Staffing support
📚 Program supplies
🍎 Youth programming
🚌 Activities & transportation

This means:

✅ Tutoring continues
✅ Staff remains stable
✅ Youth always have support

🌳 When YAYL is stable, our youth are stable.

And right now, your investment makes that possible.

🎁 WHAT YOUR GIFT DOES

Every donation is a direct investment in the future of youth across Orlando and the surrounding areas.

🎓 $75 (Covers 3 months of tutoring and after-school supplies)
📖 $150 (Funds a full life skills workshop)
☀️ $300 (Sponsors 2 weeks of summer camp)
🤝 $800 (Funds 1 month of mentorship programming for 10 youth)
🌳 $3,000+ (Helps sustain YAYL operations for 1 full month)

🍽 JOIN US AT THE TABLE

🌟 Corporate Sponsored Table: $2,000
8 seats • Logo in program • MC acknowledgment • Social media feature • Named recognition • 8 raffle tickets included

⭐ VIP Table: $1,200
8 seats • Premium placement • MC recognition • 8 raffle tickets included

🎟 Standard Table: $700
8 seats • Reserved seating

🪑 Individual Seat: $75

🎫 Raffle Tickets: $5 each (Included with Corporate & VIP Tables)

❤️ CAN’T ATTEND?

You can still be part of this story.

A donation of any amount stays 100% local, serving youth throughout Orlando and the surrounding areas.

Every dollar matters.
Every young person matters.
Every investment helps build stronger futures.

This is YAYL’s inaugural gala but it’s only the beginning.

Purchase a table.
Reserve a seat.
Make a donation.
Share our mission.

Help roots grow deeper so leaders can rise higher.

Young Adult Youth Leaders - 1st Annual Fundrasing Gala: An Evening of Impact

Our Roots are Our Strength, Our Youth are Our Future