Join us on April 9, 2026, at The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida for our annual St. Jude Palm Beach Cocktail Party presented by: The DiGiulio Family benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Guests will enjoy a memorable cocktail reception with great food, drinks and special St. Jude moments alongside fellow supporters to help further advance the mission of St. Jude: Finding cures. Saving children.®
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.
For information on sponsorship or volunteer opportunities, please contact Kara Patterson at kara.patterson@alsac.stjude.org.
Date and Time
Thursday, April 9, 2026
6 p.m.
Attire: Cocktail Attire
Tickets and Sponsorships
Become a sponsor today! Sponsorship packages include additional guest tickets, brand recognition and other benefits.
St. Jude patient Winston
Regardless of the duration or the cost of care, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing, or food — so they can focus on helping their child live.
St. Jude patient Winston
Become a sponsor
By partnering with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and sponsoring this event, you will align your company name with the strong, nationally recognized St. Jude mission and brand, and instill pride in your employees, consumers, vendors and company executives.
For more information on becoming a sponsor, please contact:
Kara Patterson
kara.patterson@alsac.stjude.org
561-516-0396
Our committee
Event Chairs
Erin Hawthornthwaite and Deborah Miller
Event Co-Founder
Thomas C. Quick
Host Committee
Eric Christu & Maura Ziska Christu • Nancy L. DiGiulio • Mary Frances Garrett • Matthew & Krista Gorelik • Stephen Hawthornthwaite • Nathaniel Kramer & Merrie Harris • Joe Keough Ambassador & Mrs. Earle Mack • Ashley Miller • Dusty & Rhonda Milner • Bruce Miller • MacGregor & Mary Read • Baird & Alexia Ryan • Drew & Kiki Shilling • Glen Sutton & Kate Lubin • Nate & Katherine Ward • Dom & Susan Telesco
Art by St. Jude patient Maelin-Kate
St. Jude stories from Floridians
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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.
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Faith defines Selah's St. Jude journey
A family pulls together through the unimaginable
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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.
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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.
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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.
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