Imagine Gala 2016
Saturday, May 14, 2016
The Beverly Hilton
6:00 p.m.
Cocktail attire
Honoring
Adam and Amelia Stewart
Emcee
Justin Willman
Justin Willman is a magician, comedian and TV personality known for his regular appearances on The Tonight Show, Ellen, Conan, and @Midnight. He’s also the host of the hit show Cupcake Wars on the Food Network, and is the star of his own Comedy Central special Sleight of Mouth with Justin Willman.
Special Performance By
Aloe Blacc
"Wake Me Up"
"The Man"
Keynote Speaker
Jessica Mega, MD MPH
Chief Medical Officer
Verily (formerly Google Life Sciences)
About the Imagine Gala:
The Annual Imagine Gala is a first-class fundraising event benefiting the JDRF Los Angeles Chapter. The high profile event attracts many of LA’s elite philanthropists and corporations providing a pleasurable evening of comradery all for a common cause. Gala patrons will gather at The Beverly Hilton for cocktails, a multi-course dinner, silent and live auctions and live entertainment. The Imagine Gala has raised over $20 million for type 1 diabetes research over the last 13 years.
2016 Honorees:
The JDRF LA Chapter will honor Amelia and Adam Stewart at the 2016 JDRF LA Imagine Gala. Amelia and Adam have been involved with the JDRF LA Chapter nearly three years. Amelia is the Vice President of Media Relations and Corporate Communications for E! Entertainment and Esquire Network at NBCUniversal and joined the JDRF LA Board of Directors’ in 2013. Adam is Google’s Vice President of Consumer Goods and Entertainment. The LA Chapter is thrilled to recognize this enthusiastic, caring couple and appreciate them joining our efforts to raise significant dollars for T1D research.
About JDRF:
JDRF’s mission is to find a cure for type 1 diabetes (T1D) and its complications through the support of research.
JDRF is the leading global organization focused on T1D research. JDRF’s goal is to progressively remove the impact of T1D from people’s lives until we achieve a world without T1D. JDRF collaborates with a wide spectrum of partners and is the only organization with the scientific resources, policy influence and a working plan to bring life-changing therapies from the lab to the community. As the largest charitable supporter of T1D research, JDRF is currently sponsoring $450 million in charitable research in 17 countries.
Ways You Can Help:
Sponsorship opportunities, Fund A Cure, In-Kind donations, Individual tickets and Auction items. More information outlined in tabs on the left.
For more information or to get involved, call 213.233.9907 or email sadams@jdrf.org
