The January 31st, 2026, Gala Dinner, marks the Third Annual Gala Dinner event, championing Breast Cancer Awareness. What is nowadays aptly called the Starry Starry Night fundraisers is organized by a 501(c)(3) called: Game Changer Event Series, LLC.
FUNDRAISERS IN AMERICA
Diplomatically speaking, America is built on the pillars of fundraisers. Frankly, money talks in North America. It would be fair to say that nothing else matters as much in the heart of Capitalism. It is a harsh fact of life, but ironically, it is ingrained into the culture that makes this Republic go.
Globalist search engines explain it best. Just type: “Fundraisers in America”! They state that “fundraisers” are: “Business First.” Everything else they stand for is second. If we try to put it into another perspective, the motto would be: “Make it big before making it right!”
Starry Starry Night Fundraisers
The First Two
The Premier event of the Starry Starry Night took place on June 3rd, 2024. With the second on March 2nd, 2025, this fundraiser became an annual phenomenon.
The journey to the June 3rd, 2024, Premier was full of drama because it was a presidential election year in America. The journey to the March 2nd, 2025, event, thus had, comparatively been less dramatic but with historic overtones.
June 3rd, 2024
The June 3rd, 2024, Premier event took place six weeks after us, the organizers, went to a life and death operation on April 14th, 2024, at the UCSD (University of California in San Diego).
However, it is important to note that the Premier event was organized long before these unforeseen dramatic developments.
Naturally, as a result, this ordeal made the Starry Starry Night concept, the UCSD doctors and staff become part of the total sum.
March 2nd, 2025
The focus of the March 2nd, 2025, event was to raise funds that will benefit UC San Diego Health. Yet, the atmosphere in North America was nothing like the year before anymore.
The 47th Administration was new in the Oval Office. President Donal J. Trump was at the helm. Plus, he appointed RFK Jr. as Health and Human Services Secretary.
We, as organizers, have been friends with the Kennedys for a long time. Our bond with RFK Jr. had also been growing strong since the Summer of 2023.
Starry Starry Night Fundraisers
The Kennedy Factor
I, Erbil Gunasti, one of the two organizers of Starry Starry Night Fundraisers (SSNF), remember the 1980 presidential campaign. It was then Senator Ted Kennedy that had revolted against the incumbent President Jimmy Carter. Much like his nephew RFK Jr. did it in the 2024 campaign season against President Joe Biden.
The so-called “Democratic” party could not stomach either Kennedy for no good reasons. It is the American Tragedy that both Kennedys were negated when they were appealing for the sake of the neediest, less lucky, and most abused Americans.
Daphne Barak, the other half of the two SSNF organizers, has been involved with the Kennedy family members since the 1990s. She became close friends and confidants of a number of them over the decades. Ironically, RFK Jr. did not enter into her radar until 2023 when he ran for President.
It was Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, formerly Lieutenant Governor of Maryland and sister of RFK Jr., that called Daphne to introduce them to one another. The rest is history, so to speak! Daphne and RFK Jr. began the road ahead to date.
Cheryl Hines, the wife of RFK Jr, and I were next to join the pact, making us one of the main pillars of the group that now is making these fundraisers possible today.
January 31st, 2026
Looking forward, six months before the Third Annual Starry Starry Night event in Palm Desert, California, the wheels were long in motion. However, this time, unlike the first two, the event was now projected to become a four-day affair. It is becoming a lot more than a Gala Dinner.
A Sunday Brunch, the night after, will include famous doctors, associated with the mindset of RFK Jr., in a country club setting. Guests of the organizers, cherishing the moment and networking, is sure to make waves due to the DNA of this fundraiser.
If the Receptions and Gala Dinners of the previous two years are any indication, this Sunday Brunch should be no less beneficial to the cause and work at hand. Having said that, the Third Annual fundraiser may come up with yet another feature.
For that, one must stay tuned, but also click here to hear Cheryl Hines with an important message: 2026 Gala Dinner Promo 2 Cheryl Hines
