On Sunday, March 5, SIR Foundation held a record-breaking gala at the National Press Club. $472,000 was raised, an increase of $124,000 over 2016.
The evening was opened by CNBC correspondent Ylan Q. Mui, emcee for the evening. Frederick S. Keller, MD, FSIR, presented James McGuckin,MD, FSIR, with the Frederick S. Keller,MD, Philanthropy Award for his commitment to philanthropy and the mission of SIR Foundation.
Terence Gade, MD, PhD; Akhilesh K. Sista, MD, FSIR; and Riad Salem, MD, MBA, FSIR, spoke about how SIR Foundation has impacted their career trajectories and inspired the audience to support interventional radiology research. Paddle raise donations, matched by a very generous anonymous donor, raised $195,000.
The 2018 Gala will be held in LosAngeles on Sunday, March 18, 2018.Corporate sponsorship packages andticket and table information will be available in fall 2017.
For questions about the Gala, please contact Terrianne Zeifman at (703) 460-5591 or Becca Ginns at (703) 460-5598.
Gala support is vital to sustaining SIR Foundation’s mission
SIR Foundation relies fully on the generous support of its donors to carry out its mission. As we do not receive funding from SIR dues, donations from the Gala and the annual fund are essential to advancing IR through research and quality initiatives, for example:
- A global IR registry
- Nearly $400,000 in annual research grants and awards funding
- Fostering the development of IR clinical trials and registries through the research consensus panel proceedings process
- Building new evidence and data
- Research investigator training
- Medical student research internships and awards
If you would like to support the work of SIR Foundation but missed the Gala, please consider making a gift online at sirfoundation.org/donate, or call (703) 460-5598.
