Extraordinary Achievement - Humanitarian Vision in Practice

The Inwood Butterfly Sanctuary is a vibrant community-driven initiative located in New York City launched by Keith De Cesare. The initiative began with a focus on monarch butterfly conservation and has since grown into a popular community and educational hub. From a small grassroots personal cause to engage his  own children and students, Keith De Cesare, has generated extraordinary achievement on a shoestring budget with numerous acknowledgement and media recognition, such as being featured in a PBS documentary, interviews on WNYC, ABC, and New Yorker of the Week.

We We Grow Life!🌻 Cultivating Community and Nature in NYC with the Transformative "Wings Without Borders" Initiative. We transform neglected urban spaces into monarch waystations, empower communities through training, and inspire youth with hands-on environmental education.  We seek partnerships and support to: Assess sites and start gardens. Expand habitats and education. Complete pollinator pathways in partnership with city agencies, schools and plan citywide growth.

"Bridging Tomorrow: FREE Generative Learning AI Education for NYC's Young Students"

Democratizing AI Education began with the humanitarian NYC initiative to make STEM AI integration accessible to all children, regardless of their socioeconomic background, fostering sifital fluency to bridge the digital divide with future forward skills.

AI not as a "creative catalyst" to augment learning and empower students, not a replacement for human intellect or teachers with a "Relationships-First" approach strengthening community bonds and fostering authentic, trusting relationships among participants.