Events

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From the annual gala to neighborhood watch parties and Bakersfield awareness runs, our events are where the mission gets seen, funded, and shared. Save the date for what is next.

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Annual Gala 2027TBA
Awareness RunFall
Prayer NightVirtual
Watch PartyLivestream
Donor ReceptionLos Angeles
Featured · Annual Benefit Gala dinner with candles and stage lights
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Gala 2027

An evening that funds a year.

One night. Hundreds of friends of the mission. A live program, a three-course dinner, and a giving moment that funds shelters, prevention clubs, and restoration work across ten countries.

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Venue
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Attire
Black Tie Optional
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Events on the calendar.

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Fall
TBA
Runners on a course
Run · In Person

Awareness Run

5k and 10k course through Kern County. Every entry funds a girl's first month of shelter care.

Bakersfield, CA
Monthly
7p
Candles lit at an evening gathering
Prayer · Virtual

Prayer Night

A monthly hour to lift up our daughters, our field teams, and the next 10,000 girls coming home.

Zoom · Worldwide
Live
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Friends watching a livestream together
Watch · Livestream

Gala Watch Party

Host friends in your living room. Stream the gala, share the meal, give together. Free host kit included.

Anywhere · Livestream
Spring
TBA
Intimate donor reception dinner
Reception · Invite Only

Donor Reception

An intimate evening for partners giving above $5,000 a year. Field updates, founder Q&A, hors d'oeuvres.

Los Angeles, CA
Host your own

Throw a party. Fund the mission.

Birthday fundraisers, watch parties, prayer nights, dinner parties for a cause. Everything you need to run a great event is already built. Just download and go.

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Planning Guide

A 24-page PDF that walks you through venue, invites, program flow, and giving moment scripts.

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Decor Checklist

Tablescapes, signage, candle lists, and shopping links for a coral-and-cream evening on any budget.

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Donation Page Setup

Spin up a custom giving page in five minutes. Track your event total live and thank donors in real time.

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Social Media Kit

Graphics, captions, story templates, and stat cards sized for Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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Archive

Past events. Recaps and rooms.

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Best of Bakersfield gala 2026
2026
Bakersfield · April 2026

Best of Bakersfield

An evening of local food, local music, and $480k raised for shelter expansion in El Salvador.

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Gala 2025 ballroom
2025
Los Angeles · September 2025

Annual Gala 2025

340 guests. A surprise survivor testimony. The night we funded our 9th country office.

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Gala 2024 stage lights
2024
Nashville · October 2024

Annual Gala 2024

Live music, three honorees, and a paddle raise that closed the gap on our United Kingdom shelter build.

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Donor reception 2024
2024
Bakersfield · June 2024

Founders Dinner

The night the Founding Circle began. 28 donors. One commitment to make this a generational fund.

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Awareness run 2023
2023
Bakersfield · November 2023

First Awareness Run

620 runners. The first time the city wore coral together for our daughters worldwide.

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