Thank you for joining us for the tenth annual St. Jude Orlando Gala at the beautiful Four Seasons Resort Orlando in Lake Buena Vista, Florida on Saturday, February 21, 2026. This milestone event honored the resilience of our patients and the relentless dedication of our researchers, all while raising vital funds to continue the fight against childhood cancer. In celebration of the tenth annual event our theme was A Decade of Going Gold.
All proceeds from this event 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.
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.
For information on sponsorship or volunteer opportunities for next year's event, please contact Allie Betti at allie.betti@alsac.stjude.org.
St. Jude patient Erma
Every child deserves a chance to live their best life and celebrate every moment. When you support St. Jude, you can help make cures possible for kids with cancer. Together, we can save more lives.
St. Jude patient Erma
Choose the right planned gift for you
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.
St. Jude patient Nora Kay
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.
St. Jude patient Maelin-Kate
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.
St. Jude patient Franser
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.
Photos from past St. Jude Orlando Gala events
Thank you to our committee
Event chair: Rosalind Hajjar
Yama Ariza • Luz Batista • Mary Carpousis • Toby Chanes • Janice Colon • Joe Disanti • Maya Valdiva Ekbatani • Lynette Ford • Ann Geagea • Fouad Hajjar • Amine Harb • Paula Harb • Rania JeBailey • Miladi Johnson • Joanne McNamara • Laila Nemeh • Nayrouz Olarte • Lauraine Quintana • Vaneza Roberts • Pegah Simaan • Ana Stanfield • Kaylene Woo
St. Jude stories from Florida
-
Florida teen: St. Jude saved my little brother. This is how I say thank you.
Life was swimming and hanging with friends, then cancer struck the family. When Beckett got a second chance at life, big sister Bianca was spurred to give back.
-
Faith defines Selah's St. Jude journey
A family pulls together through the unimaginable
-
Homecoming parade welcomes Florida teen treated at St. Jude
Tyler was just glad to be home, but found his two bouts with cancer had inspired his community and a classmate challenged by his own diagnosis.
-
Little Lucas is 'Home from St. Jude' after a brain tumor threatened his life.
Family celebrates mundane again after nearly a year of treatments, 'No More Chemo' party, and emotional homecoming.
-
St. Jude saved my life... twice
Debbie Coolman, who came to St. Jude for treatment in 1984, went from a life of pain to a lifetime of thank yous.
-
At $70,000 raised and counting, 11-year-old’s swim for St. Jude makes big splash
Each year since he was 5, Sawyer Hansen collects donations and swims one hour of laps for St. Jude.
-
From the seas to safari, this Carnival Cruise director promotes St. Jude no matter where he is
Using #groovetheworld, Mike Pack is the face of Carnival's company-wide support of St. Jude. The cruise line has already raised nearly $300,000 for St. Jude since July.
Get involved locally
Find additional events, volunteer opportunities and more ways to connect with St. Jude supporters in Tampa, Naples, Orlando and across West and Central Florida.
