For 25 years, the JDRF Hope Gala has been an annual, premiere event bringing people together to celebrate the tenacity and courage displayed by the T1D community, while raising critical funds for T1D research. Although we cannot be together in person this year, we invite you to celebrate with us from your home to show the world that when faced with challenges, we remain unstoppable in our fight to find a cure for T1D. 

The JDRF Hope Gala: Celebrating Progress will be livestreamed on Saturday, May 1, 2021 to allow our guests to stay safe and celebrate from home.

This year’s event will include exciting auction items, hosted watch parties, signature cocktails, and a live online community celebration.

We are also excited to announce we will have evening entertainment featuring Eric Church, Eric Paslay, Bebe Rexha, and two-time Grammy Award Winner Kenny Loggins!

You can support the Hope Gala through corporate sponsorship, being a table host with a twist, donating to Fund a Cure, or donating/bidding in our auction.

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Meet our Hope Gala Chairs

Julie and Steve Economos

Steve Economos, CEO of Eagle Rock Distributing Company and his wife, Dr. Julie Economos, Internal Medicine Physician at Piedmont Healthcare have graciously agreed to serve as chairs for the 2021 event.  With three of their four children living with type 1 diabetes, Steve and Julie are passionate supporters of JDRF.

*Pictured (Hope Gala Chairs Steve & Julie Economos, and their children, Ty, Jake,  MJ, & Catelin)