Pathways To Possibilities
CRY GALA 2026
New York – New Jersey
Join us for a celebration of the extraordinary change we create when compassion opens doors to opportunity. As we honor the many journeys already begun, let us recommit to building new pathways that lead to futures filled with possibilities.

Pathways To Possibilities
CRY GALA 2026
New York – New Jersey
Join us for a celebration of the extraordinary change we create when compassion opens doors to opportunity. As we honor the many journeys already begun, let us recommit to building new pathways that lead to futures filled with possibilities.
Date: Friday, April 24, 2026
Time: 6:30 PM ET Onwards
Venue: The Taj Pierre Hotel
Contact Details
Evening’s Program
- Cocktail Hour
- Photography Session with Celebrity
- Welcome by Emcee
- Talk by Guest Speaker
- Talk by CRY Speaker
- Talk by Project Partner
- Talk by Celebrity
- Pledge Session
- Dinner Service
- Entertainment
- Music & Dancing
- Thank You & Closing Remarks
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Celebrity Guest
Vikrant Massey
Award Winning Actor


Celebrity Guest
Vikrant Massey
Award Winning Actor
Guest & Speakers


K.V. Ramana
Director, Project Pragathi

Patrick Bocco
CRY Speaker

Sunny Moza
Emcee
Evening’s Program
- Cocktail Hour
- Photography Session with Celebrity
- Welcome by Emcee
- Talk by Guest Speaker
- Talk by CRY Speaker
- Talk by Project Partner
- Talk by Celebrity
- Pledge Session
- Dinner Service
- Entertainment
- Music & Dancing
- Thank You & Closing Remarks
Gala Committee
- Satwant Narula
- Sangeeta Mudnal and Jigar Thakkar
- Shruti and Anupam Yadav
- Shefali Salwan
- Sridhar Pattisapu
- Rupal & Harsh Patil
- Jaya Mehrotra
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Last Year's Gala
The CRY New York Gala was held on April 25 at The Taj Pierre and was attended by 120 guests. The evening included a cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres, dinner, donor appreciation, pledge session, bollywood music and dancing. Special guests included Legendary Bollywood Celebrity Shabana Azmi appealed to the guests to support CRY America that works with projects to make transformative changes in the lives of children. Project Partner Lalitamma spoke about her Project PORD’s impact in Telangana and CRY President, Shefali Sunderlal shared how CRY supported Projects are irreversibly transforming the lives of underprivileged children. Celebrity Guest Speaker Chef Vikas Khanna of NYC’s Bungalow gave a clarion call to the Indian diaspora to support organizations like CRY America that give children a better future. A big thank you to our CRY NY/NJ Gala Committee, and all our generous donors, sponsors, volunteers, media & staff for this awesome event & making children’s dreams come true! Thank You.



















































