St. Jude's 50th Anniversary Gala

Bentley Prince Street is a supporter of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which was founded in 1962 by the late entertainer, Danny Thomas, to help save the lives of children fighting cancer and other deadly diseases.

Recently, I attended St. Jude's 50th Anniversary Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel along with my colleagues, Anthony Minite, Tom Mee and Jack Mishkin. Many celebrity supporters were also in attendance at the event, which featured performances by Tony Bennett and Ray Romano. I could feel the commitment, responsibility and love pouring out of the room during the event; especially when the guest speaker told his story about his daughter's cancer and how the staff at St. Jude was an unwavering part of her will to overcome the disease. There wasn't a dry eye in the audience. It was the most moving event I've ever been to and now, I'm a supporter for life.

All of us from Bentley Prince Street who had the pleasure of being there had the same reaction, including Anthony Minite, our president. He said, "It was truly an amazing evening where the entire room was touched by the magnitude of what St. Jude's does for sick children everyday and I couldn't be more proud to be involved with this great organization."

Research at St. Jude has changed how the world treats leukemia, brain tumors, and sickle cell, pushing survival rates for childhood cancer from less than 20% in 1962 to almost 80% today. Plus, sick children are never turned away because of their family's inability to pay for treatment.

For more info. on the gala and ways you can help, click here.

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