Global Genes Fifth Annual Tribute to Champions of Hope
Global Genes will celebrate its 5th Annual Tribute to Champions of Hope presented by PRA Health Sciences on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa. The annual blue carpet event honors and celebrates rare disease advocates, scientists, patients, and supporters.
Celebrity guests attending in support of rare disease including Ed O’Neill (Modern Family, Married with Children) Madison McLaughlin (Supernatural, Arrow), fitness model Shaka Smith, YouTube and Vine sensations Alx James, Liza Koshy, and David Dobrik, actor and SEAL Geoff Reeves (Transformers), actor and director, Edward Edwards (RoboCop and Global Arts Corp), actor, author, and philanthropist Travis Flores, and many more.
YouTube sensation, Audrey Nethery, will join the line-up of entertainment with her beloved karaoke and dance skills. Audrey has brought awareness to Diamond-Blackfan Anemia, a rare bone marrow disease, while sharing joy and hope through her performances. The entertainment line-up will also include singer-songwriter and winner of American Idol season 5, Taylor Hicks.
The evening’s program will also include a performance by the finalists from season 6 of NBC’s The Voice. The top finalists from the season are coming together for a first-ever collaboration performance in support of the rare disease community and to honor Global Genes advocate, the late Christina Grimmie, who tragically passed away this past June. Recording artists Ryan Whyte Maloney, Cali Tucker (niece of country legend Tanya Tucker), Jake Barker, Biff Gore,and Jake Worthington will re-unite for this moving performance.
Tickets to the Tribute to Champions of Hope Dinner cost $500 per person and are available here
Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa is at 21500 Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach.
