“I was privy to see all of this come together over the years and watch the Captain Planet animated series educate so many kids around the world. “This is such a great honor,” said Jane Fonda. The event also featured exciting live and silent auctions, dancing to the sounds of DJ Princess Cut, and a Q&A presentation led by Christi Paul with each of the honorees. Many attendees had unique takes on their “black tie” attire, with some donning the famous “Bill Nye” tie. Attendees represented across philanthropy, business, and celebrity with notable guests Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, actor Grant Show (“Dynasty,” “Melrose Place”) and wife Katherine LaNasa (“Truth Be Told”), “Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan” actors Dylan Gilmer and Hero Hunter, Former Mayor Shirley Franklin, and Former Falcons Player Ovie Mughelli. More than 500 guests were in attendance to celebrate each of the honorees and Captain Planet Foundation’s 30 years of impact around the globe. The Gala was also hosted by Christi Paul, Weekend Morning Anchor at “CNN New Day” and HLN’s “The Daily Share,” and Hannah Testa, a sustainability advocate, author, international speaker, founder of Hannah4Change, CNN’s ‘Teen Earth Day Hero’ honoree, and one of People Magazine's ‘10 Girls Changing the World’. Two-time Academy Award-winning actor Jane Fonda received the Exemplar award, Bill Nye, the creator and host of the Emmy Award-winning television series “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” was honored with the Superhero for the Earth Award, and Jerome Foster II, the youngest White House Advisor in history, accepted the Young Hero for the Earth Award. The event recognized the environmental stewardship of the 2022 honorees Jane Fonda, Bill Nye, and Jerome Foster II and raised more than $750,000 to support the Foundation’s educational programming and grant-making initiatives.Ĭaptain Planet Foundation highlighted the extraordinary sustainability efforts of each of the three honorees during the program. (John Amis/AP Images for the Captain Planet Foundation)ĭownload photos HERE (John Amis/AP Images for the Captain Planet Foundation)ĪTLANTA, Ma(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Captain Planet Foundation, a global non-profit working to empower young people to be problem solvers for the planet, celebrated 30 years of impact at their annual Gala on Saturday, March 19 at Flourish Atlanta. This year’s gala hosted by CNN’s Christi Paul and sustainability advocate Hannah Testa is honoring Jane Fonda, Bill Nye, and Jerome Foster II for their contributions to help save the environment through activism and education, and raise funds for the non-profit organization to support its mission to help young people be change-makers for the planet. These future leaders, professionals, scientists, and citizens are today’s PreK – 12th grade students.Ĭaptain Planet Foundation is committed to empowering them with the skills, knowledge, and relationships they’ll need to create & contribute to a community of solutions for the planet.Bill Nye, left, Jerome Foster ll, and Christi Paul, right, along with Jane Fonda who is attending virtually, during the Captain Planet Foundation 30th Anniversary Gala on Saturday, Mar. They need to be active and motivated citizens who have learned to embrace their empathy and work together to create a sustainable, livable future for all. Tomorrow’s problem solvers need to be able to: think critically and creatively examine and explore situations innovate and design workable solutions and see the relationship between local & global systems. Climate change, habitat and biodiversity loss, population growth and migration, resource depletion, globalization – these changes present complex problems that will demand a different set of skills from the next generation of global citizens. The environmental challenges facing the planet today and into the foreseeable future defy old answers and rote solutions. Through its four main program areas, CPF invests in high-quality, solution-based programs that empower youth to become environmental stewards and global environmental changemakers: elementary schools with onsite learning laboratories and healthy food access Project Hero which is a nationwide, web-based learning platform for K-12 students to save locally threatened and endangered species & ecosystems Project Giving Gardens which puts school gardens and young urban gardeners to work in the summer months to provide fresh, organically-managed produce to food banks and food pantries and Planeteer Alliance, a global network of young people who are putting their passion and impatience for change into ACTION for the planet. Over the past 30 years, more than 1.6 million children have directly participated in CPF’s programs, which have funded 3,300+ projects, impacting 10.5 million young people.ĬPF’s operating programs include: Project Learning Garden which has provided 530+ U.S. CPF executes its mission both as a program operator and as a grant-maker.
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