St. Jude SoCal Gala

Thank you for joining us on Saturday, November 8, 2025 for the St. Jude Evening of Hope Biennial Gala at Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, California. This elegant affair brought together local leaders in business, philanthropy and culture in celebration of the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: Finding cures. Saving children.®

Within each of us lies a light and the power to create a lasting legacy. Each of these lights can come together to inspire an infinite powerful force for good in support of our St. Jude mission. Danny Thomas sparked light from the darkness; it's now our responsibility to amplify Danny’s dream that no child should die in the dawn of life. It's events like Evening of Hope and communities like ours that will provide the beacon of light and hope for children and families around the world.

For information about sponsorship and event support for next year's event, please contact Sarah Potter at sarah.potter@alsac.stjude.org.

Matching gifts are an easy way to increase your donation to St. Jude — at no additional cost to you! Many employers support your altruistic efforts by offering matching gift programs to your favorite charities. Check if your employer will match your gift to St. Jude or contact us at matchinggifts@stjude.org.

St. Jude provides comprehensive care and health equality for children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. We tailor treatment for each child's unique needs, improving outcomes for some of the world’s sickest children.

St. Jude patient Godwina

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St. Jude patient Han, pictured with family

IRA charitable contributions

If you're 70 ½ or older, you can contribute to St. Jude from your IRA and potentially receive tax benefits. You can have your IRA administrator use our sample letter.

Donor-advised funds

You can recommend a grant from your donor-advised fund by calling your fund manager or by signing in to your granting institution and selecting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Gifts of stock

When gifting stock, you can reference our transfer form, or call us at (800) 395-4341 to inform us of your gift, so we can properly acknowledge your gift and provide you with a tax receipt.

Charitable gift annuities

Charitable gift annuities may interest you if you want to transfer cash or securities to St. Jude and receive lifetime payments for yourself or a loved one.

Thank you to our committee

Chairs
Mickey and Lee Segal

Host Committee

Afshin and Maryam Beyzaee
Taylor Caprio
Trixy Castro
Dennis and Cindi Gilbert
Brad and Lisa Mindlin
Rudy and Niki Rezzadeh
Jim Schoolfield
Howard and Faith Segal
Matt and Aliana Segal
Ron Silverman and Mellisa Nielsen
Brittany Starkey
Roger and Angelle Grace Wacker
Bonnie Zavala

Honorary Committee

Dyan Cannon
Candace Parker
Michael Strahan

Photos from the inaugural St. Jude Evening of Hope Los Angeles

Thank you to our sponsors

Presenting Sponsors

Mickey and Lee Segal Family Foundation

Miracle Sponsor

Inspire Sponsors

Doctor Leslie Capin and Mrs. Mary Sophiea

Believe Sponsors

Friend of St. Jude Sponsors

Aaron Scharf and Flora Amiri

Bakeful

BMO Wealth Management

Bush Gottlieb

Dexter Real Estate Development Corp.

Prager Metis

Every dollar makes a difference*

... could help provide chemotherapy IV tubing sets*

A $100 donation could provide five chemotherapy IV tubing sets sized especially to help children receive treatment.*

Donate $100
... could help provide one day of oxygen for a St. Jude patient*

During treatment, St. Jude patients may need oxygen to help their bodies function properly and aid in healing.

Donate $250
... could help provide 20 days of meals for a St. Jude patient*

St. Jude provides patients and their families with meal cards for breakfast, lunch and dinner in Kay Kafe, the hospital’s cafeteria.

Donate $500
… could help provide 7 sets of school supplies for St. Jude patients*

Many patients can keep attending school after diagnosis and during treatment. These patients may need accommodations or other services to help them succeed.

Donate $1,000
… could help provide 9 hours of physical therapy for St. Jude patients*

Children with life-threatening diseases may develop physical impairments as a result of their illness or treatments. Physical therapy can help St. Jude patients improve strength, balance, flexibility and coordination.

Donate $2,500
… could help provide 18 chest x-rays, one view*

X-rays are imaging tests that take pictures of the inside of the body. Doctors use X-rays to help diagnose and monitor a St. Jude patient’s treatment.

Donate $5,000
Support of our mission

Any amount supports kids around the world. St. Jude shares the breakthroughs it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save even more children.*

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St. Jude patient Josie

Your support helps St. Jude kids like Josie

Because of your support, we can provide children cutting-edge treatments not covered by insurance.

Thanks to you, our lifesaving work can continue.

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St. Jude Evening of Hope Biennial Gala

November 8, 2025 | Fairmont Century Plaza
Los Angeles, California