Community PHOTOS | The Bronx Community Foundation Inaugural Gala By Paul Frangipane Posted on June 6, 2024 Caridad De La Luz performs during a gala hosted by Bronx Community Foundation at Bally’s Golf Links at Ferry Point on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Photo Paul Frangipane Sign up for our Bronx Times email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Derrick Lewis, co-founder of Bronx Community Foundation, speaks during a gala hosted by Bronx Community Foundation at Bally’s Golf Links at Ferry Point on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.Photo Paul Frangipane The Bronx Community Foundation is the borough’s first community foundation created by and for the people of the Bronx. Organizers put on the Inaugural Gala and Asset Awards in support of the foundation’s mission to end inequity and build sustainable futures for all Bronxites.Photo Paul Frangipane From left: Desmon Lewis, Leon Cooperman, Sunny Hostin, Dr. Meisha Ross Porter and Derrick Lewis pose for a photo as Cooperman is honored at the Inaugural Bronx Community Foundation Gala at Bally’s Golf Links at Ferry Point on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.Photo Paul Frangipane Honoree First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright speaks during a gala hosted by Bronx Community Foundation at Bally’s Golf Links at Ferry Point on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.Photo Paul Frangipane Dr. Meisha Ross Porter, president and CEO of Bronx Community Foundation speaks during a gala hosted by Bronx Community Foundation at Bally’s Golf Links at Ferry Point on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.Photo Paul Frangipane Derrick “D-Nice” Jones, third from right, is given the cultural icon award by Bronx Community Foundation at its inaugural gala at Bally’s Golf Links at Ferry Point on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.Photo Paul Frangipane For more coverage, follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @bronxtimes