On June 19, 2008, Con Ed’s auditorium was packed with excited high school and college students and their families, all gathered for Children’s Aid’s annual E.X.C.E.L. college scholarships and awards ceremony. Seventy graduates – 23 college and 47 high school – were honored for their achievements.
Children's Aid has created a place specifically designed to give underprivileged artists their own place to grow and to develop their talents - the Fred Dolan Visual Arts Academy.