The UNICEF Gala Boston is a one-of-a-kind evening of UNICEF's work in over 190 countries as well as a tribute to the outstanding humanitarian leaders who make our work possible. Since its inception, the event has honored remarkable individuals and raised over $9 million for UNICEF’s work to save and improve children’s lives around the world. The UNICEF Children’s Champion Award has been presented to notable philanthropists including Nelson Mandela, Queen Noor, Princess Caroline, David Ortiz, the Boston Celtics, Sting & Trudie Styler, Lauren Bush Lauren & David Lauren, Heidi Klum, Pedro & Carolina Martinez, Yo-Yo Ma and Lawrence O’Donnell. Please join us in 2019 as we honor Bryan Rafanelli.
Thursday, May 23, 2019
The Castle
130 Columbus Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts
6:30 PM Reception
7:30 PM Dinner and Program
Cocktail Attire
HONOREE
Bryan Rafanelli
CO-CHAIRS
Kate Brizius
Kerry Swords
COMMITTEE
Alli Achtmeyer
Brenda Bancel
RoAnn Costin
Gitika Marathay Desai
Annalisa Di Palma
Barbara Eisenson
Courtney Forrester
Christine Hayward
Linda Henry
Jeannette Hsu-McSweeney
Yuko Hunt
Barrie Landry
Brianna Lawless
Susan Littlefield
Sharon Malt
Margaret McNeill
Kaia Miller Goldstein
Erin Moskun
Mahsa Noble
Jeryl Oristaglio
Tiffany Ortiz
Patty Ribakoff
Gail Roberts
Esmeralda Swartz
Mark Walsh
Simone Winston
SUPPORTERS
Alli and Bill Achtmeyer
Barbara and Michael Eisenson
The Landry Family Foundation
Kerry and Brendan Swords
HUMANITARIAN
Michelle and Bob Atchinson
Kate and Chuck Brizius
Gitika Marathay Desai and Amit Desai
Deirdre Giblin and David DuBard
David and Tracey Frankel
Yuko Kageyama Hunt and Bill Hunt
Barbara Jordan and Bob Pemberton
Michele and Howard Kessler
Leonard A. Lauder
Susan Littlefield and Martin Roper
Kaia Miller Goldstein and Jonathan Goldstein
Bryan Rafanelli and Mark Walsh
Rafanelli Events
ADVOCATE
Amy and David Abrams
Alchemy Foundation
Stephane and Brenda Bancel
Greg Connors
RoAnn Costin
Fotene Demoulas and Tom Cote
Annalisa and Dino Di Palma
Susan Luick Good and Fred Good
Christine and Scott Hayward
John W. Henry Family Foundation
Jeannette Hsu-McSweeney and Todd McSweeney
Mass General and MassGeneral Hospital for Children
Margaret and Brian McNeill
Erin and James Moskun
The Oristaglio Family
Tiffany Ortiz
Patty and Charles Ribakoff
Gail Roberts
Luly and Maurice Samuels
Barbara and Edward Shapiro
Esmeralda and Scott Swartz
Roberta and Stephen R. Weiner Family Foundation
Melissa Weiner Janfaza and Andrew Janfaza
Rita and Adam J. Weiner
FIELD SUPPORTER
Allie and Mark Allyn
Ansara Family Fund at the Boston Foundation
Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation
Randi and Joel Cutler
Beth Floor
Courtney and Michael Forrester
Janet and Allan Green
Darlene and Jerry Jordan
Herb and Deborah Magid
Sharon and Brad Malt
Sharon and Brian McNally
Daniel Mullin
On the Move Entertainment
Laura and Bob Peabody
Elaine Schuster
SUPPORTER
MAX Ultimate Food
PEAK Event Services
Port Lighting Systems
STAGING SUPPORTER
AVFX, Inc.
PRODUCTION SUPPORTER
Winston Flowers
FLORAL SUPPORTER
As of April 26, 2019