Solar One Gala: Learning & Growing Together
October 16 @ 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
The Solar One Gala: Learning & Growing Together, on Thursday, October 16th, 2025, will be an evening soirée by the East River, celebrating the supporters, partners, and visionaries who helped turn the decades-long dream of the Environmental Education Center into reality. The Center is a thriving hub for climate education, community action, and green space stewardship—made possible by the generosity and dedication of people like you. This special event honors the deep roots we’ve planted in Stuy Cove Park and the bright, sustainable future we’re building together.
The Gala is the second half of our 2-part celebration, following September’s People-Power for the Planet Social, and will feature cocktails, connections, and a heartfelt tribute to those who’ve helped Solar One grow from the ground up.
Join us on October 16th @ 6:30PM, and become a sponsor/get your ticket for the Solar One Gala (Community Social ticket included): https://givebutter.com/c/s1-gala
More details about our Solar One Gala + September Community Social (2-Part Event Sponsorship Opportunity/Tickets) please check out the page below: https://solar1.org/2025-special-events-partnership-opportunities/
About Solar One: Our mission is to support underserved communities through innovative K-12 STEM education, green workforce training and job placement, solar technical assistance, and land stewardship that fosters sustainability and resiliency across NYC and beyond.
About the S1 Environmental Education Center (S1EEC): Join us for an inspiring celebration marking the grand opening of the Solar One Environmental Education Center—a visionary project more than 20 years in the making. From the opening of Stuy Cove Park in 2000 to overcoming the devastating setbacks of Superstorm Sandy, our community voiced a powerful support for a space dedicated to sustainability, native plants, and environmental education for students and residents to engage in bettering our ecosystem. Solar One was formed as the organization that would achieve these goals. Now integrated into the newly redesigned flood-resilient landscape, the Environmental Education Center stands as a beacon of resilience and community. Come celebrate this incredible milestone with the fellow donors, stakeholders, staff, friends, and neighbors who made this possible at a spirited soirée by the East River honoring our shared commitment to a greener future.