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Our Goal: $150,000
The Washington West African Center (WAWAC) is inviting you to our Red-Carpet affair Fundraising Gala dinner scheduled on Saturday, January 31st, 2026 from 4pm to 8pm. Join WAWAC, other partners and community members at a classic and glamorous Gala dinner with authentic African food and music. Doors open at 4pm.
There is no better way to usher the new year than giving back to a worthy course, come and enjoy the following:
  • 360 photo booth
  • African Inspired Red-carpet affair
  • Jam packed evening of fun
  • Delicious African Food 
An opportunity to showcase your beautiful New Years outfit while hanging out with your loved ones and contributing to a worthy course. Join the Washington West African Center at our 2nd annual fundraising Gala Dinner as we say bye bye to 2025 and welcome 2026 in a grand style. Remember, it's a night of Elegance, Glamor and class with delicious African food and music. An experience you don't want to miss.  

WAWAC 2nd Annual Fundraising Gala Dinner
Saturday, January 31, 2026

The Washington West African Center (WAWAC) is inviting you to become a sponsor of our Second Annual Fundraising Gala Dinner, a critical opportunity to directly support, uplift, and stand with the West African community in Washington State. Your sponsorship will not only sustain the work we do but also expand access for community members who wish to attend the gala but may not have the means. Even if you are unable to be present at the event yourself, your sponsorship can be used to sponsor seats for families, seniors, youth, and community members who would deeply value the experience.

 

Your support at this moment is especially impactful. With immigrant communities facing growing challenges due to economic shifts, changing policies, and systemic barriers, your sponsorship helps WAWAC continue providing essential resources, community navigation services, cultural programming, senior and youth support, and crisis assistance. It reinforces the message that communities of color, and immigrant families in particular, are not alone.

 

By choosing a sponsorship level, you may direct your contribution toward general operations, helping sustain WAWAC’s core services, or you may designate it for a specific program or project that aligns with your mission or values. Every sponsorship level comes with meaningful benefits, which are outlined in the flyer included below.

 

Our goal for this year’s gala is to raise $150,000, which will strengthen our capacity to meet growing community needs and ensure greater stability for the families we serve. With your partnership, we can continue building a more supportive, equitable, and inclusive Washington.

We warmly invite you to attend the event as well.

The Second Annual Fundraising Gala Dinner will take place on Saturday, January 31, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Carl Gibson Center in Everett.