Special Love’s Annual Gala

Special Love’s 2024 Annual Gala was a fun-filled evening featuring festive pieces of Carnivale along with cocktails, dinner, a silent auction, and the opportunity to learn from families about the important role Special Love has played in their cancer journey. Read more about it in this blog post!

gala guests
Evening Emcee

Chuck Bell
NBC4 Meteorologist & Special Love Board Member

2024 Gala Committee

Pat Bessette Co-Chair

Melissa Steele Co-Chair

Nicole Blocker

Jan Bresch 

Billy Cannon 

Tony Curtis

Julie Funkhouser

Jerry Ross

2024 Gala Honorees

Dave Smith, Circle of Love Awardee
Shari Fisher, Randy Schools Light of Love Awardee

Thank you to our 2024 sponsors!

Gold Sponsors

Benefactors

American Village Communities

The Kara Amey Cancer Survivorship Program

Shari & Andy Fisher

Malloy

Table Sponsors

Aequalis, LLC
Nicole Blocker
Jan Bresch
Julie Funkhouser
Maria Kenny
Offit Kurman
Paradigm Contractors, LLC
Jyothi Raghavan
The Tomoff Family

Friends

Sheila Baker
RealPage, Inc.   
TriBridge Partners
Mark Brodsky
Eric & Monica Hanson
Judy Excavating
Michael Manders
Lisa and Conrad Schmidt
Ed White

More Information to Come on Special Love’s 2025 Annual Gala

2024 Photo Gallery