PENCIL Back to School Breakfast 2025 Recap

On August 22nd, 2025, PENCIL welcomed over 560 committed Nashville community members and business leaders back to Belmont University to celebrate our eighth annual Back to School Breakfast fundraiser, presented by Nissan. 

We were delighted to celebrate this year’s Ingram Award winner, Stantec, for their long-standing commitment to mentoring students in Metro schools. We were honored to welcome Mayor Freddie O’Connell and Director of Schools Dr. Adrienne Battle; and we witnessed the live debut of “This Is Where We Belong,” a new song composed by MNPS students and Nashville music industry professionals! 

We are grateful to our sponsors, our event chairs, our speakers, and all our supporters for a wonderful event. Explore our gallery below to see some of the highlights of our fundraiser.