Wake Monarch Academy is pleased to host our third annual Gala for Recovery. This formal attire/black-tie optional event will feature dinner, spirit-free cocktails, a silent auction, a live auction, and a paddle raise. We are thrilled to announce that this year’s guest speaker will be Major League Baseball legend, Darryl Strawberry, and the emcee will be Renee Chou from WRAL-TV.
About Wake Monarch Academy
Wake Monarch Academy is the Triangle’s first and only recovery high school. Our mission is to provide a recovery-based environment for students to successfully pursue academic, personal, and professional goals. We’re a private, nonprofit organization that provides a high school experience in a peer-driven setting.
June 2024 graduates accomplished:
Celebrated
1200+
sober days
Average
3.0+
GPA
Graduated
3
students in 2024
About Darryl Strawberry
Darryl Strawberry is described as a legend by many who have been dazzled by the dynamics of his game, the power he possessed at the plate and the story of redemption that continues to bring hope to so many lives.
He has earned the legendary nicknames and phrases of one of the most feared home run hitters in the game of baseball, Straw’s Sweet Swing, Strawberry’s Field Forever and The Legendary Straw Man!
Though Darryl was extremely successful in his career, his personal life was plagued with addictions, abuse, divorces, cancer, jail-time and other issues. Darryl finally found true redemption. Come hear his story.
About Renee Chou
Renee Chou is a three-time Emmy award-winning anchor/reporter for WRAL-TV News. She’s anchored WRAL Morning News now for nearly 10 years. You can wake up with her every weekday morning on WRAL from 4:30 to 7 a.m. and from 7 to 8 a.m. on Fox 50. She also anchors WRAL’s Noon Newscast, anchoring 4.5 hours of live TV every day in addition to special assignments. She joined WRAL in October 2004 as a general assignment reporter. Through the years, she served as the weekend morning anchor and weekend evening anchor.
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