Winkler Hosts Gala for Border Family Support

Last week, actor Henry Winkler and his daughter Zoe Winkler Reinis transformed their Hollywood, California home into the venue for the 8th Annual Soirée hosted by their joint charitable foundation, This Is About Humanity. The organization is dedicated to supporting advocates who raise awareness for families and children separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The gala honored NCIS star Wilmer Valderrama for his significant efforts in reuniting families separated at the border. Attendees included Winkler's family, his three grandsons Ace, Jules, and Gus, and Zoe's childhood friend Kim Kardashian.

Winkler shared his desire to instill lessons of tenacity and gratitude in his seven grandchildren, emphasizing that learning challenges do not diminish brilliance. Zoe founded the organization in 2018, inspired by harrowing images of separated children, feeling compelled to act as an activist.

She expressed a personal mission to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and grace, aiming to prevent child-parent separation and facilitate entry for those wishing to come to the U.S. Her father, Henry, recalled Zoe's emotional response to news coverage of children in cages, which spurred the creation of the organization.