The 23rd Annual FedEx/St. Jude Angels and Stars Gala Raises $900,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On the evening of May 3rd, the stars aligned at the Hotel InterContinental for the 23rd annual FedEx/St. Jude Angels and Stars Gala. The event benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital^® brought together St. Jude patient families, numerous celebrities, and South Florida’s most dedicated philanthropic community members. Together, they celebrated the remarkable achievements of St. Jude since its founding in 1962 and raised over $900,000 to ensure families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – so they can focus on helping their child live. Sponsors included FedEx, Genesis Fortune, LLC, and Bomnin Automotive Group, among others.

The FedEx/St. Jude Angels and Stars Gala began as an ambitious dream twenty-three years ago. Today, it continues to inspire philanthropists who unite to support the St. Jude mission of advancing cures and prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.

This year’s gala featured keynote speaker Dr. Victor Torres, Chair, Department of Host-Microbe Interactions, who spoke to guests about the incredible progress being made daily at St. Jude and how its groundbreaking research is shared globally. Guests also enjoyed a captivating performance by The Culture Band and an exciting live auction, which includes Paris Fashion Week tickets to the Givenchy Fashion Show and Private Celebrity Chef Dinner experiences by renowned chefs Lorena Garcia and Jesus Diaz.

Celebrity attendees included TelevisaUnivision anchor Pamela Silva, Sientese Quien Pueda’s Stephanie Himonidis, En Casa Con Telemundo’s Carlos Adyan, Chef Jesus Diaz, Chef Lorena Garcia and many more.

Donate to St. Jude at www.stjude.org/angelsandstars

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital^®

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats, and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Its purpose is clear: Finding cures. Saving children.® It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was largely considered incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall survival rate from 20% to more than 80%, and it won't stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude shares the breakthroughs it makes to help doctors and researchers at local hospitals and cancer centers around the world improve the quality of treatment and care for even more children. Because of generous donors, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing, or food, so they can focus on helping their child live. Visit St. Jude Inspire to discover powerful St. Jude stories of hope, strength, love and kindness. Support the St. Jude mission by donating at stjude.org, liking St. Jude on Facebook, following St. Jude on X, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok, and subscribing to its YouTube channel.