Brunch, Celebrate, Empower: A Morning of Fun & Philanthropy!

GSBA Scholars Celebration is back! Our most powerful (and colorful🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️) gathering where community, education, and donor impact come together! 🎉✨ This annual event shines the spotlight on GSBA’s LGBTQ+ and allied scholars who are breaking barriers and shaping the future.

Enjoy a heartfelt program led by local community leader Aleksa Manila, a delicious brunch, and the chance to celebrate the impact that donors and scholars are making in the community at large. Remember, without your support GSBA couldn’t provide critical scholarships and mentorship opportunities for scholars.

10:15 – 11:00 AM
True Colors Reception – have fun at our photobooth!
Coffee, & hot tea available upon entry

11:00AM-11:15AM
Transition and brunch service

11:15 AM-12:30 PM
Brunch Program 

Can’t attend? You can donate a seat for a scholar and use your workplace matching program to double your impact! Need help? Email [email protected].

Since its inception, the GSBA Scholarship & Education Fund has proudly invested over $6 Million in LGBTQ+ scholars and future leaders! You won’t want to miss out on this heartwarming celebration of these talented LGBTQ+ students and their accomplishments.

Hosted by the fabulous Motif Seattle, this year’s delectable menu includes:

2025 GSBA Scholars Celebration Brunch Menu

This is a dry event with scholars under 21 attending. No alcohol will be served. 

Make sure to enter your meal choice when you register! 

Egg Entree

Roasted vegetable quiche 

Garlic and thyme roasted tomato 

Chicken Apple Sausage 

French Toast Entree 

Apple Infused Brioche French Toast with Toasted Seeds & Oats, 

Cinnamon Butter and Maple Syrup 

Chicken Apple Sausage 

Vegan Entree

Chili dusted Sweet Potatoes & Shredded Oats

Carrots, Parsnip, Herb Roasted Fingerlings, Black Beans, Kale

Pico De Gallo 

Social activist by day, socialite by night, Aleksa Manila is a celebrated drag personality and community leader. Originally from Manila, Philippines, she now calls Seattle home.

A sought-after emcee, speaker, and performer, Aleksa is known for her smart, sassy stage presence and dedication to social justice and advocacy. In 2012, she founded Pride ASIA, celebrating and empowering LGBTQ+ communities through an Asian Pacific Islander lens.

Offstage, Aleksa is a Program Manager at Public Health – Seattle & King County, focusing on health disparities in marginalized communities. With over 16 years in behavioral health and social services, she continues to be a force for change.

www.aleksamanila.com

We want to ensure that everybody has the opportunity to attend our events, regardless of the size of your budget and we know that often systemic barriers get in the way of people participating as much as they would like to. If you would like to attend any of our events, but are unable to afford the ticket price, please reach out to us at [email protected]

If you have any dietary restrictions or special accessibility needs (wheelchair accommodations, use of an interpreter, etc) , please let us know at least two weeks in advance.

Thank you to our Title Sponsor T-Mobile, our Event Sponsors Alaksa Airlines, Amazon, BECU, Carter Subaru, PwC, Swire Coca-Cola, Symetra, and Uber