GK’s Annual Gala is an elegant evening celebrating youth leadership and global citizenship. The event has typically been hosted at the Council On Foreign Relations’ Harold Pratt House & Peterson Hall. ​

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On Wednesday, June 18th, 2025 at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City, it was our honor to recognize two outstanding individuals: Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, and Cheryl McKissack Daniel, President & CEO of McKissack & McKissack, the nation’s oldest minority/women-owned design and construction firm, for their contributions to New York City, the nation, and the world. 

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Thanks to their dedication and commitment to their fields and to their communities, both of our honorees serve as beacons for the thousands of Global Kids youth in our New York City and Washington, D.C. programs, and we were fortunate to share this wonderful evening with our incredible honorees, special guests, and generous sponsors in celebration of our mission.

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During the evening’s events, GK also awarded its annual Carole Artigiani Scholarships to two Global Kids’ alumni, Esther Eboh, a sophomore at Williams College, and Thandi Kirk, a sophomore at Florida A&M University. These students reflect the promise of our mission to educate, inspire and mobilize youth to become global citizens who are positively engaged in the world and prepared for their future.