Uploaded November 2011 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Augustus Films documents the first "Pencils of Promise Gala" in New York November 17th, 2011 where PoP will honor Justin Bieber, Scooter Braun, and AgencyNet for their contribution to the organization. special Guest who attended:
Usher, Sophia Bush, Adrian Grenier and Shaq Oneal.
The Pencils of Promise (PoP) story started with a small boy begging on the streets of India, whom founder Adam Braun asked, "What do you want most in the world?" His response: "A pencil." From a pencil, to a promise — PoP empowers its supporters to remember that every good deed and every small act can radically change the lives of others.
Pencils of Promise mission is to build schools in the developing world and train young leaders to take action at home and abroad. In just three years since being founded with $25, PoP has broken ground on 50+ schools, established the largest social media following of any nonprofit started in the past four years, and delivered over 1 million educational hours in the developing world.
Production company Augustus Films will be filming the event on Thursday, November 17 at Espace in New York City. The red carpet will be full of many special guests and celebrities who will come to support this global movement. This is an event you won't want to miss.
Filmed by:
Caesar Augustus
and Karl Weygandt
Edited by: Caesar Augustus
augustusfilms.com
Be a part of the PoP movement today.
pencilsofpromise.org
Augustus Films documents the first "Pencils of Promise Gala" in New York November 17th, 2011 where PoP will honor Justin Bieber, Scooter Braun, and AgencyNet for their contribution to the organization. special Guest who attended:
Usher, Sophia Bush, Adrian Grenier and Shaq Oneal.
The Pencils of Promise (PoP) story started with a small boy begging on the streets of India, whom founder Adam Braun asked, "What do you want most in the world?" His response: "A pencil." From a pencil, to a promise — PoP empowers its supporters to remember that every good deed and every small act can radically change the lives of others.
Pencils of Promise mission is to build schools in the developing world and train young leaders to take action at home and abroad. In just three years since being founded with $25, PoP has broken ground on 50+ schools, established the largest social media following of any nonprofit started in the past four years, and delivered over 1 million educational hours in the developing world.
Production company Augustus Films will be filming the event on Thursday, November 17 at Espace in New York City. The red carpet will be full of many special guests and celebrities who will come to support this global movement. This is an event you won't want to miss.
Filmed by:
Caesar Augustus
and Karl Weygandt
Edited by: Caesar Augustus
augustusfilms.com
Be a part of the PoP movement today.
pencilsofpromise.org
