We are so grateful for your attendance at the St. Jude Detroit Gala!
Throughout the evening, we celebrated the 60th anniversary of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, heard from inspirational guest speakers and participated in live and silent auctions over dinner and cocktails.
Be inspired by the promise made by Michigan native and St. Jude founder Danny Thomas and the lifesaving mission of St. Jude: Finding cures. Saving children.® Be inspired by the ground-breaking and shared research. Be inspired and help St. Jude continue to save lives.
All proceeds from this event will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, where families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — so they can focus on helping their child live.
To learn more about next year's event or volunteer opportunities, contact Megan Phelps at megan.phelps@alsac.stjude.org or (248) 467-2068.
When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was considered incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall survival rate from 20% to more than 80%, and we won't stop until no child dies from cancer.
St. Jude patient Aspen
Help shape the future
Continue your support of St. Jude through charitable gift annuities, donor-advised funds, bequests and more.
Contact us directly to get involved and find ways to connect. You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram to stay up-to-date about the exciting events in Detroit, across Michigan, and throughout Northwest Ohio.
Detroit, Michigan
32121 Woodward Ave.
Suite 350
Royal Oak, MI 48073
Phone: (248) 744-1300
Learn more about our event
As we reflect on the 2022 event and plan for our 2023 edition, take a moment to remember the St. Jude mission by hearing event co-chair Sarah Ford talk about her experience as a St. Jude patient in the video featured below.
St. Jude Detroit Gala Co-Chairs: Sarah and Calvin Ford
ALSAC/St. Jude National Board of Directors and Governors: George Simon and Manal Saab (Emeritus)
ALSAC Professional Advisory Board: Kelle Ilitch
Beatrice Boutros – Raghad Farah – Samia Haddad -Ziena Hatem – Isaiah Oliver –
David Pian – Jennifer Scappaticci – Hiba Yazbeck – Josee-Anne Wakefield
Presenting sponsors
Anthony L. Soave Family and Jane and Bill Fox
Mission Experience sponsors
Sarah and Calvin Ford
Hope sponsors
Manal and Ghassan Saab
Salim Sessine
Dream sponsors
Inspire sponsors
Other ways you can get involved:
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Shop the Gift Shop
Help St. Jude kids by shopping in the St. Jude Gift Shop. Find presents that make a difference for your friends and family and help end childhood cancer.
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Employer Donation Match
Find out if you can double the impact of your donation to St. Jude through your employer's matching gifts program.
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Donor Advised Funds
Granting through your donor advised fund helps further the lifesaving mission of St. Jude.
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One red blood cell transfusion
Children undergoing treatment for cancer and other life-threatening diseases often need transfusions.
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One hour of physical therapy
Physical therapy is provided to patients because children with life-threatening diseases like cancer may develop developmental, cognitive or physical impairments as a result of their illnesses and their treatments.
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Parent necessities for 20 patient families
Parents who bring their children to St. Jude often leave home in a hurry and forget to pack day-to-day necessities such as shampoos, razors, deodorant, toothbrushes and lotion. At Tri Delta Place, our short-term housing facility, parents can obtain these essentials free of charge.
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An ultrasound study for a St. Jude patient
An ultrasound study is among the diagnostic imaging tests that doctors use to diagnose and monitor disease and treatment.
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Daily room rate of the ICU
The Intensive Care Unit at St. Jude has twice been recognized with the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence given by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. In 2009, the St. Jude ICU became Tennessee’s first ICU to win the honor.
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Support St. Jude patients and their families
Your donation will be used to provide breakthrough research, treatment and cures as you join St. Jude in its livesaving mission: Finding cures. Saving children.®
* Your donation will be used to provide breakthrough research, treatment and cures. Items listed here are representative of services and supplies that are part of the treatment and care of children at St. Jude. The cost of each item or service is an approximation, and will vary based on actual costs incurred and individual patient needs. Your donation will be used for the general operating needs of St. Jude, where no family ever receives a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food.