The Rainbow Project

40th Anniversary Celebration

Friday, September 11th, 2020

We celebrated 40 years in 2020!

After 40 years, we wanted to honor our community supporters and the children and families we work with. In place of our annual Rhumba 4 Rainbow Gala, we celebrated with a Birthday Bash! In addition to going virtual, we had our annual Extra Mile Awards, dance performances and special birthday wishes from the community.

Watch Our Celebration!

If you missed it (or just want to catch it again!), here is a recording of our exciting 40th Anniversary Celebration. Enjoy!

View on YouTube

Highlights from the Night!

Silent Auction

Thanks to some very generous local businesses, we held a Silent Auction and were able to give out some great gift cards, prizes, baskets, toys and more!

Dance Performances

We had specially filmed dance performances from the Salsabrositas (directed by Danny Balderas) and Fausto Felix and Kate Rodriguez.

Music

The evening also featured musical performances by Alexis “L.E.X” Dean and Orquesta MAS — Madison All Stars (featuring Daniel Alvarez).

Extra Mile Award Recipients

Kyle Webber

School Counselor from the Belleville School District

Read Kyle's Write-Up

Frances Macaulay

Dane County Department of Human Services Social Worker

Read Frances' Write-Up

UW Health, UnityPoint Health-Meriter & Quartz

A coalition of health insurance agencies

Read Our Write-Up

Amy Bennett

Glen Stephens Elementary School Social Worker

Read Amy's Write-Up

Senator Mark Miller

Wisconsin State Senator, 16th District

Read Mark's Write-Up

JustDane

Madison Non-profit helping previously incarcerated individuals