See Photos from the 2024 Gala!

Every year the philanthropic community gathers to support and celebrate the work of Captain Planet Foundation (CPF). Gala is not just a party with amazing food, great music, an extensive silent and live auction, and wonderful honorees – over the years, Gala has raised over $10 million to engage and empower young people to be problem solvers for the planet.

Our 2024 Gala was our most successful EVER, raising tens of thousands of dollars to support and uplift today’s global youth. Check out our photo gallery below!

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Click the button below to learn all about the benefits of becoming a sponsor. To become a sponsor, email Leesa Carter-Jones at lcarter@captainplanetfdn.org.

Our 2024 Honorees

Each year, we give a series of awards that highlight outstanding, real life environmental heroes. Explore previous awardees and read about the work they are doing for the planet!

Young Superhero for Earth Award

Oluwaseyi

Oluwaseyi Moejoh

Oluwaseyi Moejoh is a Nigerian Environmentalist and National Geographic Young Explorer, educating the next generation of young leaders about climate action and helping them build the skills and expertise they need to proffer innovative solutions to environmental issues. 

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Superhero for Earth Award

Josh Bernstein

Josh Bernstein

Explorer, educator, and storyteller Josh Bernstein (FR ’04, FRGS) has traveled more than 1,000,000 miles by train, plane, bus, bike, and camel to over 75 countries and all seven continents in the pursuit of knowledge and discovery. 

As the host of over 50 hours of prime-time, award-winning documentary content for History, Discovery, National Geographic, Smithsonian Institution, and NASA, Josh has traced the Ark of the Covenant from the caverns of Jerusalem to the mountains of Ethiopia, communed with tribal chiefs in the most remote jungles of the Amazon Rainforest, and has hunted with alleged cannibals by moonlight in the forests of Papua New Guinea.

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Gala Emcee

Monica Kaufman Pearson

Monica Kaufman Pearson is the first woman and first minority to anchor the daily evening news in Atlanta, GA, where she worked for 37 years at WSB TV. After being retired for 10 years, Monica recently was lured back into the business by Gray TV to host an hour long, monthly personality interview show, Monica Pearson One on One on Peachtree TV, WPCH-TV.

During her 52 years in newspaper, public relations, radio and TV, she has won 33 Southern Regional and local Emmy Awards for reporting, anchoring and her former celebrity interview show, Closeups.

Preview Auction Items

Our gala features extraordinary, sustainable live and silent auctions, including much-anticipated live auction items.

Gala Co-Chairs

Pat Mitchell
Eunjae Kim Peralto-Ramos
Clark Seydel
Scott Seydel

2024 Gala Sponsors

Visionary

Delta

Eunjae Kim &
Arturo Peralta-Ramos Family Trust


Guardians

Atlantan Modern Luxury
Exclusive Luxury and Lifestyle Magazine Sponsor

Heroes

Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

Paul Conlon / Live Nation

Goshay Productions

Kellogg logo

Champions

Georgia Aquarium

Kristi & Paul Beckler

Becky & Grover Harben

Cat & Parrish Owens

TRRU Productions

Charlie Zeanah