Give Thanks for Girls Benefit Gala
Event Information
Description
The purpose of the Give Thanks for Girls Benefit Gala honors girls who are making new lanes and extending our lens of Black girl possibilities.
National Honorees of our Black Excellence Award are:
Marsai Martin: At 13 years old, she is the youngest black actor on primetime television, starring on ABCs Emmy award-winning show, Black-ish.
Haile Thomas: This 16 year old is a health activist, motivational speaker, vegan chef and the youngest certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Haile is also the founder and executive director of the HAPPY Organization (Healthy Active Positive Purposeful Youth).
Mikaila Ulmer: Thirteen year-old Mikaila Ulmer has turned her experience with bees, dedication to the environment and her grandmother's lemonade recipe into a winning formula. Mikaila is the Chief Executive Officer of Me and the Bees Lemonade.
Attire: Formal wear; ANKARA Prints or RED. Wear your dancing shoes.
Valet Service. Open Bar.
Organizer GrassROOTS Community Foundation
Organizer of Give Thanks for Girls Benefit Gala
GrassROOTS Community Foundation (GCF) is a training institution with a focus on public health and social action. We work to enhance individual and family well-being, develop girl changemakers and mobilize community action. Our organizational practice, initiatives and programs are organized around the principles of justice and four intersecting areas of wellness: Physical Health, Mental Health, Sexual Health, and Economics of Health. Founded in 2011 by sociologist, Dr. Janice Johnson Dias, Associate Professor of Sociology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice with support from Tarik “Black Thought” Trotter of The Roots. Our mission is to create a world where all girls grow up to be healthy women.
GrassROOTS' board includes a group of professional working mothers and leaders: Lisa Maxwell, VP of Product Marketing-Mastercard; Mona Scott-Young, CEO of Monami Entertainment and Dr. Olivia Affuso, Professor of Epidemiology, University of Alamaba.
