Thank you to everyone who tuned in for our live broadcast! We are thrilled to have you join us in support of the power of individual and community resilience.
If you missed our Live-Stream Broadcast, you can view the program here:

The online auction, raise your paddle, and virtual cooking classes will all be open for bidding through the weekend. Check out some of the cooking classes being offered to benefit Root and the unique auction items, or virtually Raise your Paddle for Root to help support our work in the year ahead. Auction items include the opportunity to create your dream dinner working alongside Chef Frank McClelland, guitar or songwriting lessons with Livingston Taylor, and a Root catered dinner!

A heartfelt thank you to our friend and Honorary Chair, Chef Gordon Hamersley, and to our Root Graduates who shared their stories with you. We are thrilled to honor the Essex County Community Foundation with this year's Root Community Leadership Award in recognition of their efforts in response to the pandemic on behalf of all Essex County residents.

A special thank you to our special guest, Chef Kwame Onwuachi, author of New York Times best-selling “Notes from a Young Black Chef”! Chef Kwame visited Root's summer cohort as a "Virtual Guest Chef" in August and shared his inspiring story with our youth. In partnership with our friends at Copper Dog Books in Beverly, copies of Chef Kwame's book will still be available for purchase through December 12th with proceeds from the sales benefitting Root, and they offer (limited) free local delivery!

Thank you to our amazing 5th Annual Celebration Host Committee!
Honorary Event Chair:
Gordon Hamersley
Host Committee:
Karen Ansara, Louisa Attenborough, Gail Arnold, Anne Barker, Olivia Barry, Gretchen Berg, Nate and Sally Berkowitz, Nonie Brady, Eliza Cowan, Dan Donato, Kate Dodge, Caroline Esdaile, Jonathan Knight and Harley Rodriguez, Natalia Laskaris, Kim McGovern, Heather McClelland, Liz Moulton, Lauren Moran, Susan Robie, Anna and AJ Rossi, Cynthia and Armins Rusis, Carol Lavoie Schuster and Paul Shuster, Casey Soward and Jacyn Tremblay, Blair Steck, Erin van Otterloo
Thank you to our generous event sponsors!
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