GO Campaign is a national nonprofit organization based in Santa Monica, California , United States, that raises awareness and funds to help orphans and vulnerable children in the US and throughout the world. Founded in 2006, the organization supports projects at the grassroots level that bring direct relief to children in need of education and vocational training, medical care, enrichment programs, and basic human rights. The grants are executed by partnering with pioneering local leaders on the ground who are delivering local solutions. These are often projects that would otherwise fall through the cracks that have not been able to garner the attention of larger grant-making organizations and where small grants can have great impact. In addition to funds, GO Campaign provides capacity-building expertise to help protect the sustainability and longevity of struggling grassroots nonprofits.
30-629: Actors Lily Collins , Evangeline Lilly , Ewan McGregor and Robert Pattinson are the organization's official ambassadors. GO has funded children's programs in over 40 countries ranging from Haiti and Peru to Cambodia and Vietnam to Kenya and South Africa , impacting over 418,000 children. GO also funds programs for youth in the United States as well, in rural Mississippi, Chicago, Colorado, New York City, Native American reservations, and in Los Angeles. In April 2020, GO established
60-633: A COVID-19 emergency fund to funnel donations quickly to address the urgent needs of children and families during the global COVID-19 crisis. Emergency grants from this fund provide food for families with no access to food in India's largest slum, groceries for families who have lost their income in the Watts section of Los Angeles, counseling services for children who have lost loved ones to the virus in Brooklyn NYC, sanitizer and medical supplies to children in
90-543: A contestant and runner-up on Survivor: David vs. Goliath . He created, writes and directs the ongoing HBO satirical comedy anthology series The White Lotus , for which he has won three Primetime Emmy Awards . White was born in Pasadena, California . He is the son of Lyla Lee (née Loehr), a fundraising executive, and former executive director of the Pasadena Playhouse , and James Melville "Mel" White ,
120-442: A few years later due to their different sensibilities, they remained on good terms, and White credits him with getting him into Hollywood's social circles. White was a writer and producer on Dawson's Creek and Freaks and Geeks and wrote and acted in the films Chuck & Buck , The Good Girl , Orange County , School of Rock and Nacho Libre . He also had a role in the 2004 remake of The Stepford Wives , and
150-629: A former speechwriter and ghostwriter for Religious Right figures such as Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson . His father came out as gay in 1994 and became an activist. Due to his father's religious background, White grew up in a modest household in a conservative Christian community. He attended Polytechnic School which he thought was a "very conservative country-club school". Later he went to Wesleyan University , where he met writing partner, Zak Penn . Penn convinced him to move back to Los Angeles, and helped him to get work soon after graduating. Although White and Penn's writing partnership ended
180-483: A friendship with the show's host Jeff Probst , providing the host suggestions towards improving the show. For instance, Probst stated that it was White who discouraged him from bringing back Redemption Island for Survivor: San Juan del Sur . At some point White decided to start trying out to be a participant of the show, but he failed to be picked over what he believed was a concern of having "sloppy seconds" from other reality television programs. White noted that once he
210-527: A leper colony in Tanzania, home school supplies for children in one of Chicago's poorest neighborhoods, and more. In September 2020, with funding from Beachbody Foundation, GO Campaign convened several of their local heroes working in the Watts community of Los Angeles and launched two "Safe Zones" to address the school closures of LAUSD due to COVID. Following all COVID safety precautions, this "Hands Across Watts Initiative" provides academic tutoring, access to
240-437: A project with HBO which became the series Enlightened that premiered on October 10, 2011. Dern's character, Amy Jellicoe, goes to a Hawaiian retreat after her professional life publicly implodes, and is introduced to meditation . White himself had suffered an on-the-job meltdown while running an earlier television series, and incorporated elements of that experience, as well as his own exploration of Buddhist meditation , into
270-820: A satirical limited series for HBO . In February 2022, it was announced White would write two upcoming animated films for Universal Pictures and Illumination : the original comedy Migration , released on December 22, 2023, and the fourth installment in the Despicable Me franchise, set to be released on July 3, 2024. He appeared on the fourteenth season of The Amazing Race along with his father Mel . They lasted for seven legs before being eliminated in sixth place in Phuket , Thailand. Mel and Mike returned to compete in The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business , where they were
300-662: The Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award for the 2000 film Chuck & Buck , which he wrote and starred in. He has written the screenplays for films such as School of Rock (2003) and has directed several films that he has written, such as Brad's Status (2017). He was a co-creator, executive producer, writer, director and actor on the HBO series Enlightened . White is also known for his appearances on reality television, competing on two seasons of The Amazing Race and later becoming
330-697: The 'VR for Good Creators Lab', with GO Campaign's work to be featured in an upcoming virtual film. The resulting film "Children Do Not Play War" was featured at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2019. In 2018, Lupita Nyong'o posted on social media that GO Campaign was "near and dear to my heart". Included among GO Campaign's many projects is the SOM Chess Academy in Uganda, the subject of the Disney film Queen of Katwe . Nyong'o also spoke at
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#1732790725678360-458: The 2008 film Smother . Chuck & Buck , in which White portrayed a manchild who stalks his childhood friend, was named the best film of 2000 by Entertainment Weekly . In an interview with The New York Times , Jeff Bridges called White's turn in Chuck & Buck "the performance of the decade". He frequently collaborates with actor–writer Jack Black on films. Together they formed
390-447: The 2012 GO GO Gala co-hosted by Mike White , the grandchildren of Robert F. Kennedy presented Redstone with a special gift from Cambodia in recognition of his generosity. To date, Redstone has donated $ 350,000 to GO Campaign's efforts to help children around the world. The 2013 Gala was hosted by Adam Shankman and featured performances by Melissa Etheridge , Beth Behrs , and Dermot Mulroney , and guests included Robert Pattinson who
420-469: The 2021 GO Campaign virtual Gala, celebrating GO's 15 year anniversary. In December 2021, Robert Pattinson announced an auction on Omaze to benefit GO Campaign, the winner meeting him at the red carpet premiere of his movie The Batman in February 2022. The 2022 Gala was hosted in downtown Los Angeles by Lily Collins with sponsors including Netflix , Dior , Discovery Warner, Lancôme , Peacock , and
450-543: The Congdon Family Foundation among others. The evening highlighted GO's work for inner-city youth from Watts to Chicago. GO's 2023 GO Gala was hosted by Robert Pattinson. Attendees included Suki Waterhouse , Lupita Nyong'o and Robin Wright , among others. Sponsors included Morphus, Dior, Warner Bros. Discovery, Lancôme, Urban Mystic and others. The evening featured GO's Local Heroes from Watts and from
480-698: The Congo. In November 2023, GO was the charitable beneficiary of the launch of a new annual design event, Icons of Design. The event, held at Hagerty Garage in LA, featured creative independent brands including artists and artisans, fashion, footwear, watches, jewelry, antiques, all offering unique and one-of-a-kind merchandise on exhibit and for sale, with a portion going to the charity. The event also featured top automotive and motorcycle brands and custom vehicle shops displaying their unique cars and motorcycles. Lily Collins Too Many Requests If you report this error to
510-503: The GO GO Gala, created a GO Campaign t-shirt for his company OBEY with profits from the shirts being donated to GO Campaign. In 2015, McGregor and Pattinson became official ambassadors of GO Campaign. They were joined by Lily Collins in 2018, making her the first female ambassador of the organization. In 2017, Facebook and Oculus announced that GO Campaign was selected by as one of only ten international charities to be championed in
540-592: The HBO documentary " A Small Act ", and anti-trafficking activist Ruchira Gupta . The 2011 gala hosted by Ewan McGregor included an online auction including a set visit to the Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn movie set and meeting with the film's star Robert Pattinson which sold for $ 80,000. In 2011, Sumner Redstone donated $ 100,000 to GO Campaign for the building of two new schools in Cambodia. At
570-706: The Roxy, where youth bands take the stage along with accomplished artists such as Glenn Frey , Ziggy Marley, Don Was and Dennis Quaid; Cars & Casino hosted at TLC/ICON 4x4 (attended by Phoebe Dahl and then fiancée Ruby Rose in 2014 and hosted by Joel McHale in 2015; and hosted events at Soho House West Hollywood. In 2014, Ewan McGregor and his wife hosted an event for GO Campaign at FIKA NYC in Manhattan to celebrate his Broadway debut in The Real Thing. In 2015, artist Shepard Fairey , who frequently deejays at
600-517: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.236 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 968812992 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:45:25 GMT Mike White (filmmaker) Michael Christopher White (born June 28, 1970) is an American writer, actor and producer for television and film. He has won numerous awards, including
630-669: The event brings together celebrities, project partners from the field, social activists, supporters and top rate entertainment. On occasion, GO Campaign presents an honoree with the Giving Opportunity Award at the Gala in recognition of their work for children throughout the developing world. Past recipients have included Cameron Sinclair , founder of Architecture for Humanity , Blake Mycoskie , founder of TOMS Shoes Lauren Bush-Lauren and Ellen Gustafson , founders of FEED Projects , UN Human Rights Advocate Chris Mburu from
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#1732790725678660-697: The first US nonprofit to directly partner with the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura , subject of the documentary Landfill Harmonic . In 2014, one of GO Campaign's local heroes from India , Kailash Satyarthi , won the Nobel Peace Prize , while other GO Campaign Local Heroes have been named as CNN Heroes. GO projects around the world have been featured in Vogue (magazine) , People (magazine) and 60 Minutes . To celebrate its 10-year anniversary in 2016, GO's board of directors decided to amplify
690-609: The globe and for racial equality projects for youth across the USA. Hosted by GO's 3 ambassadors, the online Gala also featured Evangeline Lilly , Heidi Klum , HAIM , David Foster , Katharine McPhee , Judith Hill , Mary Elizabeth Winstead and French Thyme. 2021's virtual Gala included performances by Sia , MILCK , Jewel , a duet from Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and a performance by Levi Evans. Sponsors included Beachbody , Dior , Lancome , Netflix , and Warner Media among others. Smaller events have included GO Rocks at
720-517: The internet, STEM programming, and mental health counseling to children and youth who are at risk of falling behind due to lack of resources in the community. In 2010, Malawi 's William Kamkwamba , author of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind , was one of four winners of GO Campaign's inaugural GO Ingenuity Award, a financial grant that allows inventors and artists to share ingenuity and invention with youth in developing nations. In 2013, GO Campaign became
750-429: The new series' plot. White wrote the pilot and all the episodes in the first and second seasons. White is a credited writer on The Emoji Movie ; he spent three weeks with the film's screenwriters and helped with the structure of the script. For this project he received a Golden Raspberry Award . He wrote and directed the 2017 film Brad's Status . In 2021, White created, wrote and directed The White Lotus ,
780-546: The production company Black and White, which closed in 2006. White is not a fan of classic rock , but he wrote School of Rock specifically so Black could perform his own favorite rock music. White made his directorial debut with the self-penned Year of the Dog at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival . He was a member of the US Dramatic Jury at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival . Laura Dern brought White into
810-546: The second team eliminated in Japan after they both developed hypothermia. White was a contestant on Survivor: David vs. Goliath , as a member of the Goliath tribe, then to reshuffled Jabeni tribe and the merged Kalokalo tribe. He made it to Day 39 and received three jury votes, finishing in second place behind the winner, Nick Wilson . White said he had been a big fan of the show, and because of his connections had developed
840-540: The work of one of their Tanzanian Local Heroes by committing to building a state-of-the-art centre for autistic and intellectually challenged children in Kilimanjaro. The new Gabriella Rehabilitation Centre opened its doors at the end of 2018, and had its official grand opening in 2019, welcoming children and young adults and their families from all over Africa. The GO Gala is GO Campaign's annual Hollywood fundraiser. Sponsored by Beachbody and other corporate sponsors,
870-478: Was hosted by Robert Pattinson with a musical performance by Aloe Blacc and with guests John David Washington , Rami Malek , Paris Hilton , and Emily Ratajkowski attending. The Gala also featured the auction of two Vandal Gummy sculptures by artist WhIsBe as part of GO's work to raise awareness of gun violence against children in America. The 2020 Gala was virtual and raised money for COVID-19 relief across
900-567: Was the high bidder on a cello made from recycled trash in Paraguay. Pattinson made a repeat appearance at the 2015 Gala, which was hosted by Ewan McGregor . Guests at the event included Katy Perry , Vin Diesel , Kate Hudson and Julia Ormond . The 2016 Gala featured a performance by Jackson Browne. 2017 Gala guests included Gal Gadot and Lily Collins . 2018's Gala speakers included Fifer, Pattinson, Collins, and Evangeline Lilly . The 2019 Gala
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