Matthew Middelthon, a descendant of Coca-Cola founder Asa G. Candler, established the Millennium Candler Peace, Justice, and Millennium Gate Prizes to continue the family’s stewardship of the State of Georgia and the United States. All proceeds from the gala are used to further the mission of the National Monuments Foundation.
The National Monuments Foundation’s mission is to create beautiful self-sustaining destination landmarks of national and historical relevance containing peace education centers for cultural, civic, and social activism for communities around the world. The foundation’s choices for artistic commissions, architectural, pictorial, or sculptural, in most cases have political ramifications which are directed towards global peaceful harmony. The foundation was conceived in 1999 by Rodney Mims Cook, Jr. and established in 2003 to commemorate the turn of the millennium. The National Monuments Foundation has erected a number of monuments in the United States. Among these are the World Athletes Monument (also known as The Prince of Wales Monument), the Millennium Gate, the Peace and Justice Gate, the Buckhead Midtown Gate, the Newington-Cropsey Museum of Art, the Princess Royal Millennium Monument, and the John F. Kennedy, Jr Memorial, the recently opened Rodney Cook Sr. Peace Park, and the monumental Cyrus the Great statue.
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* VIP museum rooftop reception honors the awardees, their families, and friends. It is an opportunity to have informal conversations in a small group prior to the awards ceremony.
**Rights include access to the museum grounds. All other supplemental items, such as catering, are the responsibility of the patron.