“The New Year is
often a time about new beginnings, and committing to change
either in one’s personal life or in the world at large,” said Tim
Tompkins, President of the Times Square Alliance. “So
for us, partnering with Global Citizen to support the United
Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development is a perfect
way to start the New Year. We
hope that people worldwide will make one of their New Year’s
resolutions to support those goals and, in the process, to wish
for a better world.”
"As we countdown the final seconds of the year,
the revelers in Times Square are joined by more than a billion
viewers around the world in a global celebration filled with
hope for the future," said Jeff
Straus, President of Countdown Entertainment. "We encourage
everyone participating in this global celebration to become
Global Citizens committed to improving our world."
"2016 is an
incredibly important year seeing world leaders come together to
make good on their commitment to adopt the UN Global Goals for
Sustainable Development,” said Hugh
Evans, CEO of the Global Poverty Project. “We
are honoured to stand with the Times Square Alliance and
Countdown Entertainment to celebrate 2016's opportunity to
effect real change around the world and reach our goal of ending
extreme poverty by 2030.”
Global Citizen is offering users a chance to win
two tickets to the official Times Square New Year’s Eve VIP
party at the Hard Rock Cafe through Global Citizen rewards
program. Entries are available to anyone who signs up at
GlobalCitizen.org, takes action on the website, and enters at https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/artists/time-square-alliance-vip-new-years-eve/.
The contest closes at 11:59 p.m. EST on Dec. 22, 2015. The
winner will be notified by email.
Global Citizen hosts the Global Citizen Festival,
which has taken place every year since 2012 on the Great Lawn of
New York’s Central Park to coincide with the United Nations
General Assembly.
About
Global Citizen:
Global Citizen is
a content and campaigning platform where people can learn about
and take action on the world’s biggest issues. Global Citizen
works in partnership with and supports some of the most
effective organizations working to end extreme poverty.
Committed to providing the most interesting stories, effective
actions and powerful campaigns, Global Citizen aims to unlock
the power of every individual to play his or her part in the
movement to end extreme poverty in the next 15 years. For more
information, visit GlobalCitizen.org and
follow @GlblCtzn Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using
#GlobalCitizen.
About Times
Square New Year's Eve:
The Times Square Alliance and Countdown
Entertainment are the organizers of Times Square New Year's Eve.
The Times Square Alliance works to improve and promote Times
Square so that it retains the energy, edge and distinctiveness
that have made it an icon of entertainment, culture and urban
life. Countdown
Entertainment represents the owners of One Times Square and the
New Year’s Eve Ball.
For more information about Times Square New
Year’s Eve, visit www.TimesSquareNYC.org
To join the Times Square New Year’s Eve
conversation on Twitter,
follow #BallDrop.