3rd Annual DRBF Celebrity Golf Classic at Quaker Ridge Golf Club

Powered by the experts at Golf Event Planning, our 3rd Annual DRBF Celebrity Golf Classic has been rescheduled to take place on October 15th, 2024 and be sponsored by Metropolitan Realty Group and The Richman Group. Foursomes paired with celebrities will enjoy a relaxing day of friendly competition, all while contributing to the DRBF’s transformative mission. Please come out to support and help us hit our goal of raising $200,000. We look forward to seeing you all there!

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3rd Annual DRBF Exclusive Luncheon Fundraiser Event

This year's luncheon featured New York sports championship heroes including Giants legend Lawrence Taylor, as well as Knicks legends including Walt "Clyde" Frazier, Senator Bill Bradley, Dr. Barnett, and more! We had a meet and greet with our special guests, a delicious lunch, and then a panel discussion and Q&A with our sponsors and donors hosted by legendary WFAN host Bill Daughtry, who was our event's emcee. 

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The 2nd Annual Dr. Richard Barnett Foundation Scholars Program Kickoff Event at Houston Rockets vs. NY Knicks at Madison Square Garden

This event was hosted by the New York Knicks and took place on March 27th, 2023 at “The World’s Most Famous Arena”. We gathered with our inaugural class of DRBFS along with our new freshman cohort of forty new scholars! Our DRBFS were supported by Knicks alumni who were there to welcome them into the program.

Our scholars also had the opportunity to honor and celebrate the legendary Willis Reed who recently passed. Willis was a cherished part of our DRBF Advisory Board and we will carry on his legacy in all of our work we do moving forward.

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2nd Annual DRBF Celebrity Golf Classic at Quaker Ridge Golf Club

This event was powered by the experts at Golf Event Planning and was sponsored by Signature Bank, Metropolitan Realty Group and The Richman Group. The outing took place on October 11th, 2022 at the legendary Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, New York. Foursomes paired with celebrities enjoyed a beautiful and sunny day of friendly competition, all while contributing to the DRBF’s transformative mission. The event was a great success as over one hundred golfers came out to support us and helped raise close to $100,000! Thank you to all of our supporters!

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The Dr. Richard Barnett Foundation Scholars Program Summer Career Exploration Event at Inter Miami CF vs. NYCFC at Yankee Stadium

This event was hosted by New York City Football Club and Senior Manager of Community Development Prospero Herrera and took place on July 23, 2022 at world famous Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. We gathered with our Inaugural Class of DRBFS on this exciting evening for a career exploration in sports and community relations. Our kids had an amazing opportunity to network with Prospero, Kwame King and other front office staff and hear about exciting careers behind the scenes at Yankee Stadium and with NYCFC! The scholars were certainly inspired by the community work of NYCFC and enjoyed a ton of food and ice cream along with an NYCFC victory!

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2nd Annual Luncheon Fundraiser Celebrating Walt “Clyde” Frazier’s Second Naismith Basketball HOF Induction and Dr. Barnett’s NY/LA Premieres for His Documentary “The Dream Whisperer” at Club 101 in NYC

This event featured many special guests honoring these two Knicks legends and took place on June 6th, 2022 at Club 101 in Manhattan. Sponsored again by Signature Bank, we were able to raise over $200,000 to benefit The Walt Frazier Youth Foundation and the Dr. Richard Barnett Foundation!

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Inaugural Jr. Knicks Basketball Day at the Legendary Dyckman Park in New York City with the Dr. Richard Barnett Foundation Scholars

This event took place on June 5th, 2022 and was hosted by Ken Stevens and Dyckman Park. The New York Knicks ran an extensive Jr. Knicks clinic for the Dr. Richard Barnett Foundation Scholars and Dr. Barnett had an opportunity to spend time with the kids and teach them some skills!

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“The Dream Whisperer” Documentary LA & NY Premieres

The Tennessee A&I 1957-59 teams were the first in college basketball history to win back-to-back-to-back national championships in any division and they accomplished this amazing feat amidst intense racism in the segregated south. The Tigers were coached by the late Hall of Fame legend John McLendon and led on the court by MVP Dick “Skull” Barnett. This documentary, produced by Live Star Entertainment, chronicles Dr. Barnett’s dream and quest to have his legendary college teams inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

Further, this film archives Dr. Barnett’s life’s dedication to education and dreams and his ongoing fight for social justice. On April 30th, 2022, “The Dream Whisperer” premiered in Los Angeles at The Pan African Film & Arts Festival at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza followed by the premiere in New York City on June 2nd at Village East by Angelika.

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The Inaugural Dr. Richard Barnett Foundation Scholars Program Kickoff Event at OKC Thunder vs. NY Knicks at Madison Square Garden

This event, hosted by the New York Knicks, took place on February 14th, 2022 at “The World’s Most Famous Arena”. We gathered with our Inaugural Class of DRBFS and Knicks alumni to welcome them into the program. Our kids had an amazing opportunity to network with front office staff and hear about exciting careers behind the scenes at MSG and with the Knicks! The scholars were certainly inspired and after this exposure, a few of them now have a dream to pursue a career path in sports and entertainment!

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Inaugural DRBF Celebrity Golf Classic at Quaker Ridge Golf Club

This event, powered by the experts at Golf Event Planning and sponsored by Signature Bank and The Richman Group, took place on October 19th, 2021 at the legendary Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, New York. We gathered on this beautiful fall day with our supporters and special guests for the Inaugural DRBF Celebrity Golf Classic! Foursomes paired with celebrities enjoyed a sunny day of friendly competition, all while contributing to the DRBF’s transformative mission. We were able to raise almost $100,000 that went towards creating and funding our Dr. Richard Barnett Foundation Scholars Program which launched in February of 2022!

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Inaugural Luncheon Fundraiser Celebrating the Knicks 51st Anniversary of their 1970 NBA Championship at Clyde’s Wine & Dine in NYC

Our very first fundraiser event, sponsored by Signature Bank, was initially scheduled on May 8th, 2020 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the legendary Knicks 1970 NBA Championship. Due to COVID-19 obstacles, we rescheduled it for the 51st anniversary and it included many of the heroes from that hall of fame roster as well as other special guests. We were able to raise almost $200,000 that went towards creating and funding our Dr. Richard Barnett Foundation Scholars Program which launched in February of 2022!

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NYCFC 30-Day Challenge

In February of 2021 in collaboration with A-List Education and Robin, the DRBF and NYCFC conducted a 30-Day Mindfulness and College Prep Challenge. Students from across New York City participated in SAT classes, 1:1 coaching and daily mindfulness activities. We were able to teach healthy lifestyle and productive studying habits to train soul and mind!