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Missed our event? No worries!

You can watch the entire 40th Anniversary Gala from the comfort of your home! 

HOW TO GET INVOLVED IN THE VIRTUAL BROADCAST

The annual CHOICE gala is our most critical fundraising event during the year. The money that is raised throughout the evening will impact thousands of lives. Here's how you can help make a difference:

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Bid in the Auction

REGISTER NOW on our auction site so that you are ready to bid on beautiful items from our countries, premium products from CHOICE partners and friends, and donated experiences.

CLICK HERE for detailed instructions on how to register.

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DONATE

Your support can change lives forever. GIVE a one-time gift or become a part of The Village, our monthly giving program.

CHOICE expeditions are also a life-changing way to be a part of community-managed projects in the field. LEARN MORE.

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SHARE AND INVITE

Our mission has greater impact when people everywhere become advocates for poverty solutions.

If you have family, friends, or colleagues who are passionate about global change, INVITE THEM to watch—SHARE THE LINK to the gala virtual broadcast. 

CHOICE HUMANITARIAN GALA 2022

40 years of expanding choice

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11

Doors Open 5:30 PM, Program & Dinner 7:00 PM

Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek

75 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah

People everywhere deserve to have a choice and a path out of poverty.

This vision for CHOICE Humanitarian was established during its humble beginnings as the Andean Children’s Foundation in 1982. Flash forward four decades, and CHOICE has grown into a global organization that is changing the world.

For this year’s gala, we will honor and celebrate the past 40 years of impacting over 2 million people, funding over 2,000 projects, and serving over 750 communities globally. We will also look at what more we can do to expand choice for those living in devastating poverty.

AN EVENING ABOUT CHANGING THE WORLD

At the 40th anniversary gala, we'll celebrate the amazing impact that we've seen over four decades in the rural communities where CHOICE works—and discuss the opportunity we have to continually expand the range of options for underserved individuals and families.

THE EVENING'S PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE:

  • Inspiring speakers, including CHOICE Country Directors
  • Presentation of the 2022 James B. Mayfield Humanitarian Award to Niels Valentiner
  • Live & silent auction
  • Entertainment and socializing
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What can dreamers with a vision accomplish in 40 years? A lot.

Explore our timeline for a brief look at just a few of CHOICE's important milestones.

Want to make impact right now? Give to our campaign to change 40,000 lives in honor of 40 years.

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Formation of the Andean Children’s Foundation, precursor to CHOICE Humanitarian

Co-founders, Jim Mayfield and Tim Evans, meet

Renamed to CHOICE Humanitarian and first expedition to Bolivia

Work begins in Mexico, Kenya, and Guatemala

Work begins in Nepal

The first community-scaled program begins

Feed the World merger leads to work beginning in Ecuador and Peru

The Village, a monthly donor membership program, launches

Over 3,000 expedition participants to date

Work begins in the Navajo Nation

Over 2 million people impacted by CHOICE

CHOICE exceeds 100 global employees

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With Your Support

CHOICE can mobilize rural poverty solutions. Here's how you can help.

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Donate

Give a one-time gift or become a part of The Village, our monthly giving program.

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Join an EXPEDITION

Meet, serve, and learn from our communities around the world as part of a CHOICE expedition.

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