Merrill Lynch Honored at New York "Principal for a Day" Gala

Eddy Bayardelle with Pencil's Gayle Villani (3rd from left) and Principal for a Day coordinators (from left): Dottie Engler of Boston, Jodie Knofsky of Miami-Dade County, Monique Burgos of Chicago and Mary Ann Cohen of Boston.

Eddy Bayardelle and philanthropist David R. Caplan, a member of Pencil's board, received the Pencil award.

Top: Eric Fliegel, Nazerine Yasin, Rosa Lora
Bottom: Bonnie Gellas, Daniel Gutierrez, Karen Watts, Bruce Perkins and Michael Pappadio.

Eddy Bayardelle, ceremony emcee Steve Harvey and Lisa Belzberg, Executive Chairman of Pencil.

Jeanette Wagner, Vice Chairman Emerita, The Estee Lauder Companies and Eddy Bayardelle.

Miami-Dade County's Jodie Knofsky and fellow Principal for a Day coordinator, Alma Salazar of Los Angeles, Bob Ollwerther and Dania Cheddi, principal of PS 226 in New York.

Principal for a Day coordinator Nicole Brownlee of Atlanta and Patricia Collins.

Principal for a Day coordinators Katy Dyck and Lauren Schur of Philadelphia, Laura Egodigwe, Christina Cotton, Jennifer Sutton, Ingrid Thomas-Clark principal of PS 232 in Brooklyn and Monique Burgos.