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Captain Planet Foundation Raises Over $650,000 at Annual Gala while Honoring Environmental Heroes Xiye Bastida and Louie Schwartzberg

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Sunday, March 19, 2023

ATLANTA, March 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Last night, Captain Planet Foundation , the global non-profit dedicated to empowering youth to be changemakers for the environment, held their annual Gala at Flourish Atlanta and recognized environmental honorees Xiye Bastida and Louie Schwartzberg.

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  • ATLANTA, March 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Last night, Captain Planet Foundation , the global non-profit dedicated to empowering youth to be changemakers for the environment, held their annual Gala at Flourish Atlanta and recognized environmental honorees Xiye Bastida and Louie Schwartzberg.
  • The benefit raised more than $650,000 to support the Foundation’s worldwide educational programming and grant-making efforts to engage and empower young people to be problem solvers for the planet.
  • During his acceptance speech, Schwartzberg remarked, “I believe that the battleground today is a battleground for attention.
  • To learn more about Captain Planet Foundation, please visit www.CaptainPlanetFoundation.org

Captain Planet Foundation Raises More than $750,000 at 30th Anniversary Gala Honoring Jane Fonda and Bill Nye

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Sunday, March 20, 2022

ATLANTA, March 20, 2022 (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. 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.

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  • Captain Planet Foundation highlighted the extraordinary sustainability efforts of each of the three honorees during the program.
  • More than 500 guests were in attendance to celebrate each of the honorees and Captain Planet Foundations 30 years of impact around the globe.
  • Many attendees had unique takes on their black tie attire, with some donning the famous Bill Nye tie.
  • Over the past 30 years, Captain Planet Foundation has funded 3,300+ hands-on environmental education projects with schools and nonprofits.