{"id":23452,"date":"2018-10-09T16:58:53","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T20:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=23452"},"modified":"2019-06-18T19:47:54","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T23:47:54","slug":"samsung-charity-gala-backstage-pitbulls-advice-younger-self","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/samsung-charity-gala-backstage-pitbulls-advice","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Charity Gala Backstage: Pitbull\u2019s Advice to his Younger Self"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2018 Samsung Annual Charity Gala: Behind the Scenes with Pitbull\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7CPQu12RgaE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/champions-hope-2018-samsung-charity-gala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">17th annual Samsung Charity Gala<\/a>, held in New York City, celebrated the collective impact of charitable foundations dedicated to empowering youth through education, mentorship, life-saving medical treatment and the opportunity to gain leadership skills.<\/p>\n<p>But before the celebration began, <strong>Tim Baxter, President &amp; CEO of Samsung Electronics America<\/strong>, went backstage with world-renowned artist Armando Christian Perez \u2013 aka Pitbull \u2013 to hear how his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slamfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SLAM Foundation<\/a> has impacted its students and find out what his best advice to his 15-year-old younger self would be today.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TBPI11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23456 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TBPI11-600x399.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/14104336\/TBPI11-600x399.png 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/14104336\/TBPI11.png 905w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The evening raised $3 million for charitable organizations like Pitbull\u2019s SLAM Foundation, Jessica Seinfeld\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/goodplusfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GOOD+ Foundation<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/ryanseacrestfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Seacrest Foundation<\/a> and many more.<\/p>\n<p>Through Samsung Gives, the company\u2019s philanthropic platform, Samsung has contributed over $75 million to help more than 2,600 schools, hospitals and foundations throughout the U.S. since 2001.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 17th annual Samsung Charity Gala, held in New York City, celebrated the collective impact of charitable foundations dedicated to empowering youth through education, mentorship, life-saving medical treatment and the opportunity to gain leadership skills. 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