On December 1, 2005 at the Massachusetts Bar Association, MAC held its second annual Appreciation Event in front of over 100 people. Eight individuals were honored for their commitment and dedication advocating for children, including former board members Stephen Rosenfeld and Edie Howe, legislator Alice Wolf, community advocate Jackie Rivers, pro bono attorneys Edward Haber and Ted Hess-Mann, former MAC executive director Steven Bing, and former MAC special education advocate Sheila Deppner.

Speakers Margaret Burnham, MAC Board member, and Mariama White-Hammond, executive director of Project Hip-Hop, presented the keynote address in the form of a rich dialogue about the challenges facing young people in the Boston area. Corporate and law firm sponsors of the event included the MENTOR Network , Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Davis Malm & D'Agostino PC, Neighborhood Health Plan, Partners HealthCare, Rosenfeld & Rafik PC, Citizens Bank Foundation, Kotin Crabtree and Strong LLP, and Stern Shapiro Weissberg & Gann LLP.