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
Edward Remias | sandiego@cryamerica.org
Celebrity Guest
Shabana Azmi
Actor


Celebrity Guest
Shabana Azmi
Actor
Guest & Speakers

Lalithamma Jalla
Project Partner, PORD

Patrick Bocco
CRY America Fundraising Director

Deven Parlikar
Emcee
- Cocktail Hour
- Photography Session With Celebrity
- Welcome By Emcee
- CRY Talk
- Project Partner Session
- Talk By Edward Remias
Evening’s Program
- Talk By Celebrity
- Pledge Session
- Dinner Service
- Entertainment
- Music & Dancing
- Thank You & Closing Remarks

Evening’s Program
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- Cocktail Hour
- Photography Session With Celebrity
- Welcome By Emcee
- CRY Talk
- Project Partner Session
- Talk By Edward Remias
- Talk By Celebrity
- Pledge Session
- Dinner Service
- Entertainment
- Music & Dancing
- Thank You & Closing Remarks
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Gala Committee
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- Sonali Soni
- Seema Umatt
- Rashmi Kalita
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- Deven Parlikar
- Edward Remias
- Anil Tata
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Gala Committee
- Sonali Soni
- Seema Umatt
- Rashmi Kalita
- Deven Parlikar
- Edward Remias
- Anil Tata
Auction Items
Auction Items
Support A Project
You can create a bigger impact by supporting a CRY America project of your choice.
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.
CRY America is a 501(c)(3) non-profit driven by its vision of a just world in which all children have equal opportunities to develop to their full potential and realize their dreams. With the support of over 35,334 donors and over 2,000 volunteers, CRY America has impacted the lives of 796,919 children living across 5,027 villages and slums through support to 90 Projects in India and USA.