2010 Holiday Gala

Annual Holiday Gala

Annual Holiday Gala On Wednesday, December 8, 2010, we will host our inaugural Annual Holiday Gala (the "Gala"), in partnership with the Wagner Students Alliance for Africa, a graduate student organization at New York University's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. The Gala will be held at the Kimmel Center, 401 Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, 60 Washington Square South, New York, New York 10012.

The Gala will begin at 5pm (EST) with a cocktail hour and red carpet. The reception and the awards ceremony will follow promptly at 6pm and will end at 10pm. A portion of the proceeds from the Gala will benefit the Global Literacy Project, Inc. ("GLP") and will honor several individuals who have gained national and international recognition, are creating a new positive image and appreciation of Africa and Africans, have given back to the African community, and/or have made significant contributions to the growth of AfriMETRO. The Gala will include live entertainment, dinner, a silent auction benefiting GLP, a fashion show, and valuable networking.

AfriMETRO Awards

In an effort to advance our vision of building a new positive image and appreciation for Africa and Africans, we will recognize and honor at the Gala deserving individuals as follows:

PINNACLE AWARD

The Pinnacle Award is reserved for a person of African descent with outstanding professional and other accomplishments on a national and international scale; someone who has who has had a positive impact in the African community generally.

IMAGE AWARD

The Image Award recognizes a person of African descent who is building a new positive image of and appreciation for Africa and Africans by their lifestyles, their professional/business accomplishments and/or community involvement.

FRIEND OF AFRICA AWARD

The Friend of Africa recognition is reserved for a person of any heritage who, through humanitarian endeavors, has contributed to the African community in a substantial way.

COMMUNITY HERO

The Community Hero recognition is reserved for a person of African descent who has served in the African community and whose efforts benefit such community significantly.

OFFICER OF THE YEAR

The Officer of the Year recognition is reserved for an AfriMETRO officer who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to advance the vision, mission and objectives of AfriMETRO.

MEMBER OF THE YEAR

The Member of the Year recognition is reserved for an AfriMETRO member who has supported the AfriMETRO vision and cause with zeal, enthusiasm and passion.

Our Charity of Focus

A portion of the proceeds of our Gala will go to a 501c3 tax exempt organization. In 2010, our charity of focus is the Global Literacy Project, Inc.. GLP is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt non-profit organization that fosters community- based learning initiatives throughout the world by bringing together individuals, institutions and communities to share educational materials and global knowledge and by providing service learning opportunities for students in the USA and abroad. GLP's initial project was the shipment of 17,000 books in summer 2000 to Africa. Since then, they have expanded their mission to address the Caribbean--partnering with Caribbean agencies for community development, as well as South Asia (India) through two local NGOs. Since its founding in 1999, GLP has shipped out nearly one million volumes of books and journals and established several multimedia learning centers. Volumes shipped have included complete sets of extremely valuable scientific journals. For more information about GLP, please visit http://glpinc.org/