‘Red Notice’ star Gal Gadot heads to Dubai for charity event

Gal Gadot, who is currently starring in one of the top rated films on Netflix with ‘Red Notice’, will land in Dubai next month for a charity event to raise awareness about the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

The two-day event will take place at the France Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai on December 3, concluding with the Star-studded Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony at the Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach the following evening, which will feature starring Gadot, alongside with musician and songwriter Melody Gardot, opera singer and actress Gabriella Zanchi and violinist Sir Clifford LeRoy Edwards.

The events are organized by a philanthropic foundation, the Better World Fund, a Paris-based charity that uses art – especially cinema – to raise awareness of pressing global issues such as women’s rights, education, climate and the biodiversity.

In line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), December events will focus on people with disabilities.

“This is one of the most pressing challenges of our time and the support of these global icons is essential to the work we do,” Manuel Collas de la Roche, president and founder of Better World Fund said in a statement. “Having their support helps us bring these issues to a wider audience and is the only way to have a real impact on the world and humanity. “

Celebrities will be honored by the foundation at the red carpet event, honoring them for their support for global issues. Funds raised at the gala dinner will support the work of Dubai Cares, a global philanthropic organization based in the United Arab Emirates, in particular its early childhood education program in India.

In addition to the gala dinner, a high-level conference will bring together global disability leaders and business leaders tackling issues such as innovation for people with disabilities as well as a film screening of local talent, Fadel Al Mheiri, called ‘Dear Mother’, a four minute animation on living with a disability

Global speakers for the event will include para-athletes such as three-time Paralympic champion Marie-Amélie Le Fur, Cécile Hernandez, silver medalist at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi in the snowboard event and Sandrine Martinet -Aurieres, gold medalist at the 2016 Summer Games Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games in Judo and flag bearer of the French delegation for the Tokyo Paralympic Games.

Gadot has been in the news lately with the release of “Red Notice”, which also stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Ryan Reynolds in the lead. According to the new Netflix Top 10 Movies ranking for the week of November 8-14, Rawson’s action feature Marshall Thurber sits number one in movies for the period with 148.7 million hours watched since. November 12; easily the most watched movie on Netflix for a movie on its first weekend.

In her personal life, the actress and her husband Jaron Varsano announced the release of Goodles, a new brand of healthy mac and cheese.