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Pathways to Success holds Pay it Forward celebration

Yaridel Camacho of Cape Henlopen was presented with a student award from Pathways to Success. Shown are (l-r) Fay Blake, Pathways to Success founder and executive director; Camacho; former Pathways coordinator William Waters; and Pathways board President Bill Collick. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
July 29, 2023

The fifth annual Pay it Forward celebration was held July 22 at the Clubhouse at Baywood Greens, where special awards were presented to students, staff and community supporters. The event included speeches by the students and honorees.

Honorees this year include Pathways to Success students Yaridel Camacho and Keishawn Mansfield of Cape Henlopen High School, Yarmilca Estimable of Seaford High School, Katie Balan-Saenz and Cedricka Casseus of Sussex Technical High School, Harold Davis of Polytech High School and Jayden Norman of Milford High School.

Community honorees included Ava Cannon, Jennifer Clement, Ashlyn Horton, Olivia Tennefoss, Patricia White and William Waters.

The evening also included a seated dinner, music by Christy Taylor and Shades of Blue Collective, dancing and an online auction.

For more information, go to pathways-2-success.org.

 

Pathways to Success board Secretary Maribeth Dockety acts as emcee for the event.
Miss Diamond State Imani Cummings sings with Shades of Blue Collective during the event.
Fay Blake, Pathways to Success founder and executive director, addresses the crowd at the event.
Harold Davis of Polytech could not be at the event, but he was there through a video feed to accept his student Pay it Forward award.
Ava Cannon receives the Pathways to Success board honor from Pathways to Success founder and Executive Director Fay Blake and board President Bill Collick.
The Staff Pathways to Success Award went to William Waters of Cape Henlopen.
Jeremy Robinson, Pathways to Success program coordinator at Polytech High School, accepts the award for Harold Davis while Fay Blake, Pathways to Success founder and executive director, looks on.
Yarmilca Estimable, the Seaford High School student honoree, gives her acceptance speech.
Yarmilca Estimable accepts her award. Shown are (l-r) Fay Blake, Pathways to Success founder and executive director; Michael Holland, Seaford High School program coordinator; Estimable, Seaford High School student honoree; and Bill Collick, Pathways to Success board president.
Sussex Tech’s Katie Balan-Saenz and Cedricka Casseus accept their awards. Shown are (l-r) Fay Blake, Pathways to Success founder and executive director; Jacques Bowe, Sussex Technical High School program coordinator; Balan-Saenz; Casseus; and Bill Collick, Pathways to Success board president.
Special scholarship awards were given to the students by the Friends in Milford group. Shown are (l-r) Fay Blake, Pathways to Success founder and executive director; Eleanor Gregory; Maynard Gregory; Javier Scott, Milford High School student; Jerrikah Smith, Pathways to Success Milford High School coordinator; Loretta Benson; the Friends in Milford members Lynn and Doug Reed; and Bill Collick, Pathways to Success board president.
Josie Cicerale receives Pathways to Success Volunteer Honors. Shown are (l-r) Fay Blake, Pathways to Success founder and executive director; Sarah Gilmour, Pathways to Success outreach and development manager; Cicerale; and Bill Collick, Pathways to Success board president.
Valerie Onley, Pathways to Success program manager, accepts an award for Patricia White. Shown are (l-r) Fay Blake, Pathways to Success founder and executive director; Onley; and Bill Collick, Pathways to Success board president.
The Pathways to Success administrative team are Sarah Gilmour, outreach and development manager; Ivan Neal, special programs manager; Andrea Waters, Pathways to Well Being manager; Fay Blake, founder and executive director; Valerie Onley, operations manager; Marjorie Belmont, human resources manager; and Alison Blake, marketing manager. Not shown is Nakiema Wilson.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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