| Our annual gala recognizes and celebrates the social impact generated by the Casimiro Global Foundation and by companies, entrepreneurs and rising stars who are making a difference in the world. |
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| The most recent gala took place on February 1st, 2013, at the Hotela Sofitel Miami, celebrating 12 years of the Casimiro Global Foundation and themed "The World Is Aglow with Potential". |
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We thank our generous sponsors for making it possible:
Congratulations to our Award Winners:
Socially Responsible Corporation of the Year
Right Management - Florida/Caribbean
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Right Management—Florida/Caribbean has helped shape South Florida’s HR environment and inspired over 40,000 people to reach higher, expand career paths and become community “change agents” through: free summer workforce entry seminars for college students and recent graduates; training for disadvantaged young people in academic remediation, job readiness and life management skills; support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward and Miami-Dade Counties, the United Way, Jr. Achievement and other community organizations; its Booming VOICES program that engages soon-to-be-retired professionals in community service; and free career transition services to over 5,000 HR professionals, among other initiatives.
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Internally, Right’s employees benefit from the firm’s “Guide and Inspire” culture. With Right’s encouragement, educational opportunities and flexibility, employees attain advanced degrees and certifications, and volunteer year-round as community leaders. That culture has been a key factor in its ranking among Florida Trend’s “Best Companies to Work For” (2012, 2011, 2010). Founders Tom and Maureen Shea have also been recognized as the United Way’s Corporate Citizen Award and selection for “2013 Florida Glass Ceiling Award” by the Florida Diversity Council, respectively.
As part of the multinational Manpower Group, Right Management—Florida/Caribbean ensures that its suppliers also operate in a responsible and ethical manner, while limiting their impact on the environment. This includes a zero tolerance policy againstforced labor, child labor and human trafficking,
Social Entrepreneur of the Year
Ted Caplow
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Serial social entrepreneur Dr. Ted Caplow is a visionary and pioneer in the field of rooftop sustainable greenhouse development, a documentary filmmaker and a philanthropist.
In 2006, he founded New York Sun Works to promote the use of hydroponic greenhouses for sustainable urban agriculture practices, which included the creation of the Science Barge which is now located in Yonkers, NY, and provides innovative learning in biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences and the living environment for school children. In 2008, Dr. Caplow co-founded BrightFarm Systems, a rooftop greenhouse consultancy, and is currently Chairman of its successor company BrightFarms.
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In 2009, Dr. Caplow founded Fish Navy Films to produce intelligent, unbiased documentary features and shorts on environmental sustainability and human health.
More recently, Ted Caplow is dedicating his innovative ideas to philanthropy by creating The Caplow Children's Prize, which is a novel humanitarian contest whose purpose is to save the greatest number of children's lives. Unlike conventional charitable efforts, the Children's Prize presents a model that empowers donors to act directly where and how they wish, even across great distances.
Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year
Joshua Williams
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At the tender age of four, Joshua Williams became passionate about assisting the needy after viewing a Sunday morning broadcast of “Feed the Children.” He was in disbelief at the suffering that children everywhere were subject to and wanted to make a difference. Fueled by his compassion, Joshua’s Heart Foundation was birthed in 2005 with his personal mission to Stomp Out Hunger. Today at age 11, Joshua and his Foundation have distributed more than 500,000 pounds of food to approximately 2,500 low-income families living in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
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Beyond delivering food to 15-25 families, bi-weekly, the Foundation holds quarterly food distribution campaigns that provide on average 15-20 pounds of food per family, including fresh fruit and vegetables, pasta/rice, beans and more, and are coupled with cooking demonstrations to show families how to cook easy, tasty and nutritious meals; The Backpack Program gives backpacks filled with nonperishable, healthy meals for the weekend to elementary-aged children enrolled in their school’s free/reduced-price meal program, on Friday afternoons.
The Foundation also has a reading program as part of its goal to break the cycle of poverty through early childhood and youth education programs.
...and Runners-Up
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We would like to thank Magda Gelves for her presentation and generous participation.
Magda is a young artist and social entrepreneur and Casimiro Global Foundation program alumni who founded a nonprofit initiative called Smile Art, that helps young autistic youth develop and express themselves through art.
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