A beneficiary of the Say Yes program in Philadelphia speaks about how it helped her rise from "the ghetto of all ghettoes" to a college education, home ownership, and happy marriage as Weiss looks on.
Weiss holds one of the 400 kindergarten students who will benefit from the Say Yes-Teachers College partnership in Harlem.
Schools Chancellor Joe Klein, Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott, and Teachers College President Arthur Levine listen to Say Yes founder George Weiss announce the selection of five public schools for the $50 million scholarship program.
The officials throw footballs into the audience moments after announcing that the schoolchildren in the room would be given free college tuition.