Stars Support LGBTQ Students At Point Honors Gala
by The Daily Eye Team April 19 2016, 10:13 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 36 secsMore than 400 guests joined Olympians and stars of stage and screen to show their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students at the annual Point Honors gala the landmark New York Public Library last night.
The evening celebrated the accomplishments of Point Foundation's (Point), higher education scholarship recipients. More than $500,000 was raised for Point, the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for
LGBTQ students of merit.Pete Nowalk, the Creator and Executive Producer of ABC’s “How to Get Away with Murder,” received the Point Leadership Award. Point presents the Leadership Award to an individual who has achieved prominence in their professional career and unequivocally supports the LGBTQ community.