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Turning Dreams Into Reality With You

CRY GALA 2025
San Diego

Join us for an inspiring evening dedicated to transforming the lives of underprivileged children, where your presence and generosity will help turn dreams into tangible opportunities for a brighter future. Together, we can make an incredible difference and pave the way for a world where children have the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential.

Turning Dreams Into Reality With You

CRY GALA 2025
San Diego

Join us for an inspiring evening dedicated to transforming the lives of underprivileged children, where your presence and generosity will help turn dreams into tangible opportunities for a brighter future. Together, we can make an incredible difference and pave the way for a world where children have the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential.

Date: Friday, May 2, 2025

Time: 6:30 PM PT onwards

Venue: Green Acre, 10300 Campus Point Dr,
San Diego, CA

Contact: Patrick Bocco | patrick.bocco@cryamerica.org | 617-959-1273
Edward Remias | sandiego@cryamerica.org
Celebrity Guest
Shabana Azmi
Actor
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Shabana Azmi
Celebrity Guest
Shabana Azmi
Actor

Guest & Speakers


Nakul Duggal - SD
Nakul Duggal
Group GM, Qualcomm
Lalithamma Jalla
Lalithamma Jalla
Project Partner, PORD
Patrick
Patrick Bocco
CRY America Director
Deven Parlikar
Deven Parlikar
Emcee
  • Cocktail Hour
  • Photography Session with Celebrity
  • Welcome by Emcee
  • Talk by Guest Speaker
  • Talk by CRY America
  • Project Partner Session

Evening’s Program


  • Talk by Celebrity
  • Pledge Session
  • Dinner Service
  • Entertainment
  • Music & Dancing
  • Thank You & Closing Remarks
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Evening’s Program


  • Cocktail Hour
  • Photography Session with Celebrity
  • Welcome by Emcee
  • Talk by Guest Speaker
  • Talk by CRY America
  • Project Partner Session
  • Talk by Celebrity
  • Pledge Session
  • Dinner Service
  • Entertainment
  • Music & Dancing
  • Thank You & Closing Remarks
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Sponsors & Supporters


Gala committee

Gala Committee


  • Sonali Soni
  • Seema Umatt
  • Rashmi Kalita
  • Deven Parlikar
  • Edward Remias
  • Anil Tata
  • Meenakshi Jain

Gala Committee


  • Sonali Soni
  • Seema Umatt
  • Rashmi Kalita
  • Deven Parlikar
  • Edward Remias
  • Anil Tata
  • Meenakshi Jain

Auction Items


Serenity
Serenity
Painting by Monalisa Sarkar Mitra
Togetherness
Togetherness
Painting by Vijay Belgave
Tree of Life by Bhaskar Rao Botcha
Tree of Life
by Bhaskar Rao Botcha
5 Line Silver Necklace
5 Line Silver Necklace
By Meera Jaipur
Auction item sample
Floral series
Painting by Murali Nagapuzha
Sravya Benarasi Saree
Sravya Benarasi Saree
Saree By Anita Dongre
Autographed Cricket bat_1
Autographed Cricket bat
Autographed by Sourav Ganguly
Isharya Necklace
Louvre 925 Silver Octa T-Shape
Necklace By Isharya

Auction Items


Support A Project


You can create a bigger impact by supporting a CRY America project of your choice.
RWDS
Project RWDS
Tamil Nadu
Budget – $58,220
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PORD
Project PORD
Andhra Pradesh
Budget – $59,812
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GSS
Project GSS
Gujarat
Budget – $30,532
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KMAGVS
Project KMAGVS
Maharashtra
Budget – $45,131
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Sanlaap
Project Sanlaap
West Bengal
Budget – $32,144
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Project SJJKS
Project SJJKS
Rajasthan
Budget – $55,852
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Project GVM
Project GVM
Assam
Budget – $65,936
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Project CRY India DI
Project CRY India DI
Budget – $100,639
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Support A Project


You can create a bigger impact by supporting a CRY America project of your choice.

Sponsors & Supporters


Memories From Gala 2024


The CRY San Diego Gala was held on April 26 at The Heights Golf Club and was attended by 120 guests. Special guests included Bollywood Actor Arjun Rampal who endorsed CRY’s work and led the pledge session. Emcees for the evening were Deven Parlikar and Dr. Namrata Kapoor and the guests were treated to dance performances by UCSD Raas Ruckus! Project Partner Dr. Rolee Singh spoke about her project SSRF’s impact in Varanasi and CRY CEO, Puja Marwaha shared CRY America’s 20 year achievements. A big thank you to our CRY SD Gala Committee, and all our generous donors, sponsors, volunteers, media & staff for this awesome event & making children’s dreams come true! Thank You.