Give To Colombia hosted its 2015 Colombia Gives Back Gala in the Shelborne Hotel alongisde 160 guests with the goal of raising awareness on the basic water issues faced by millions in Latin America and the importance of taking action. The night consisted of a cocktail, a three-course dinner, an opening act by Las Marti, a lively cumbia performance, and an afterparty led by none other than Mr. Pauer. The main attraction of the night was an art auction inspired by our award-winning water & sanitation project in Cañasgordas, Antioquia, where we showed water as never seen before: a unique display of mind over matter artistically displayed at the Shelborne Hotel.

For this project, we had the support of Latin celebrities such as Sofia Vergara, Carlos Vives, Maluma, Fonseca, Falcao, Juanes, J Balvin, Carlos “El Pibe” Valderrama, Mario Yepes, Juan Pablo Montoya, Cabas, Fanny Lu, Camilo Villegas, Claudia Elena Vásquez, Silvia Tcherassi, Aterciopelados, Johanna Ortiz, Mariana Pajon, Andres Jaramillo, Paola Turbay, Juan Pablo Raba, Monica Fonseca, Raul de Molina, Andres Cepeda, Faryd Mondragon, Édgar Renteria, Federico Uribe, Santiago Botero, Taliana Vargas, Kika Vargas, Olivia Peralta, Adrian Fernandez, Priscila Perales, Daniela Botero, Gustavo Yacaman, Sabrina Yanguas, and Marcelo Gutierrez.