Please note, there are no physical tickets to the event.  Upon arrival, give your name at check-in.  If your party has any changes to the guest list, please send them to Carolyn Brown, cbrown@BreakthroughT1D.org, as soon as possible to ensure a smooth registration process. The event is cocktail attire. 

Event Schedule:

6:00 p.m. Cocktail hour begins

7:15 p.m. Doors to open to the ballroom

7:30 p.m. Opening remarks followed by a seated dinner

8:30 p.m. Live auction and Fund A Cure

10:00 p.m. Event concludes

Parking

There are four parking garages located near Casa Cipriani, listed below from what is closest to farthest from the venue. Please note that Breakthrough T1D does not cover parking costs. 

1. City Parking: 1 New York Plaza

2. State Pearl Garage: 1 Battery Place

3. Icon Parking: 7 Hanover Square

4. Impark – Lot #23: 55 Water Street

Silent Auction

Silent Auction bidding is done electronically via your smartphone. If you have not done so already, please provide your 10-digit cell phone number to Michelle Nardelli, mnardelli@breakthroughT1d.org, for the best experience and early access to the silent auction.

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We are looking forward to a memorable evening! If you have any questions, please reach out.

Jenna Bush Hager

We are so excited to have Jenna Bush Hager, from NBC’s Today Show, and co-host of Hoda & Jenna, join us for our 51st Promise Gala.

Humanitarian, Correspondent and Best- Selling Author, Jenna Bush Hager brings her unique vantage point to every audience leaving them mesmerized.  Raised in the White House with her twin sister, Barbara, Hager cultivated an innate sense of purpose at an early age. Hager has seen firsthand how small change can make a large difference in a single life. Travels to impoverished areas in Africa and Latin America impressed upon her the call to address the most pressing health, education and economic inequality issues of our time. To all who listen, Hager ignites a passion to serve and inspires young leaders to give back in their schools, local communities or abroad. 

In her latest New York Times best-selling book, Everything Beautiful in Its Time, Hager shares moving, funny stories about her beloved grandparents and the wisdom they passed on that has shaped her life. With genuine appeal and heart felt warmth, Hager brings to light stories of hope, humor and humanity. 

Jenna Bush Hager is the co- host of TODAY with Hoda and Jenna , alongside Hoda Kotb. She is also an editor- at- large for Southern Living magazine . Currently Hager is the chair of UNICEF’s Next Generation, an initiative dedicated to reducing the number of preventable childhood deaths around the world. She has traveled throughout Latin America and the Caribbean with UNICEF where she saw firsthand the plight faced by the underprivileged. 

Hager is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Sisters First , written with her sister Barbara Pierce Bush. This book takes readers on an extraordinary and deeply personal journey of what it is like to be born into a political dynasty. The sisters reveal never- before- told stories about their family and uncover the enduring sisterly bond that kept them sane through it all. 

She also penned another New York Times bestseller Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope , which she wrote after interning with UNICEF in Latin America. The story is based on the life of a 17-year-old single mother living with HIV and determined to shield her child from the abuse and neglect that riddled her own childhood. 

Like her mother, Laura Bush, Hager once taught public school. Together, they co -authored the children’s books Our Great Big Backyard and Read All About It!. 

Corporate Visionary Partner:

VB Gives Back committed to raising $250,000 for Breakthrough T1D through consumer donations, in-store give-back events, and $5 from every online order to elevate awareness and support for Type 1 diabetes research, advocacy and community engagement.

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Corporate Honoree: 

Warburg Pincus LLC is a leading global growth investor. The firm has an active portfolio of more than 215 companies and is headquartered in New York.

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Research Honoree: Dr. Shahin Rafii, Weill Cornell

Shahin Rafii’s laboratory focuses on stem cell biology and angiogenesis uses in vivo mouse model and mouse and human genetics, tissue culture approaches and molecular biology to model angiognesis, cancer and stem cell metabolic regulation.