Thank you to everyone who sponsored, donated and participated in Simply the Best XV Virtual Gala on November 14, 2020. Your generous donations helped raise over $650,000 for the patient programs and lung cancer research for GO2 for Lung Cancer. The support we received was beyond our expectations for our first-ever virtual gala!
This year was very different as we came together virtually on Saturday, November 14 to celebrate our 15th annual event, but the laughter, love and camaraderie was still fully present. The evening started with a Virtual Happy Hour where 60 guests mingled on our online platform. Throughout the evening, guests hammed it up in the virtual photo booth, bid on auction items and purchased True Blue Chance tickets to win beautiful jewelry.
We capped off the night with a livestream program when 175 of you joined us live as we celebrated the best in the lung cancer community, including this year’s award winners:
- Wind Beneath My Wings Caregiver Award: Dr. Stephen V. Liu, Fabbio Cracco, Kristyl Karg, Lindsey Hicks, Louis Ridout, Megan McGrath, Mitch Ulrich, Roger Cook, Roslyn Spruit, Ryan Gibbons, and Wayne Yeung
- Fred Marcus Simply the Best Award: Genentech
- Asclepios Award: Kirk Jones, MD
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Thierry M. Jahan, MD
A special thank you to our incredible sponsors, most notably this year’s presenting sponsor and Simply the Best Honoree, Genentech. Many of you are legacy sponsors who have been a part of this event every year and we cannot thank you enough for your commitment to the lung cancer cause.
Thank you all for coming together to celebrate the lung cancer community and all the achievements that have been made in 2020. Your support provides hope, educates patients, funds research and brings us all closer to a world without lung cancer.
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