Auston Higgins suffered a lifetime of heartache. Growing up with a mentally ill mother, he taken to live with his grandparents. He had a special bond with them and them one by one, they both died. In an out of the foster care system, finally aging out, he’s on his own now but one things for sure, he wants a college education. With your help, he can do it. Auston needs a scholarship and The Orphan Foundation of America need you to help make it happen. Will you consider funding a scholarship for a deserving youth? Visit http://www.orphan.org and the Do 1 Thing project at http://www.do1thing.org
Before a packed Hudson Theatre at the Millennium Hotel in New York City, and with Tony-Award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Diana Ross lending her support, Covenant House youth told their story through a performance of the Jordin Sparks song “One Step at a Time” that had over 700 attendees on their feet.
Proudly singing for a crowd of more than 700 donors, the teens were joined with stars from Broadway’s famed shows including “Jesus Christ Super Star”, A Tale of Two Cities,
Les Miserables, A Christmas Carol, Fiddler on the Roof and The Phantom of the Opera.
Diana Ross did more than 1 thing when she came on stage at Covenant House’s “Night of Broadway Stars” and donated $75,00 to Covenant House International. Joined by more than a dozen homeless teens, Ross acknowledged more than 700 donors in attendance, praising Covenant House staff and lending support to homeless teens.
Ross told the crowd, “Covenant House is a builder of bridges, a place of shelter and hope that truly saves the lives of these beautiful children.”
