SATURDAY, MAY 8, 2021
Join us for an inspiring evening honoring the light and lives of all children lost to SUDC.
This year our gala will be online!
Together, weʼll enjoy exciting silent and live
auction, opportunities to hear from inspiring guests, and a few surprises.
An Opportunity to Spark Light
During the evening’s program, guests will have an opportunity to pledge their support to VJF’s 2021 initiative to sponsor the annual SUDC Family Retreat This critical and restorative event is the only-of-its kind for SUDC families from all over the world to come together with others who know their unique grief. The retreat features opportunities to empower bereaved families with innovative ways to cope with grief as well as opportunities for surviving sibligns to connect with one another. The retreat offers parents and families a weekend of respite and connection culminating with a celebration of all the young lives lost too soon. Your generous donations help make this event free to all attendees as well as support families with travel and lodging expenses. Our goal is to make this retreat to all families regardless of financial need.
We are excited to welcome Nora McInerny back as our Mistress of Ceremony
Nora McInerny is the best-selling author of the memoirs It’s Okay To Laugh, (Crying Is Cool Too) and No Happy Endings, as well as The Hot Young Widows Club. She hosts the award-winning podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking, spoke on TED’s mainstage and founded the non-profit Still Kickin. Nora is a master storyteller known for her dedication to bringing heart and levity to the difficult and uncomfortable conversations most of us try to avoid.
Nora McInerny is the best-selling author of the memoirs It’s Okay To Laugh, (Crying Is Cool Too) and No Happy Endings, as well as The Hot Young Widows Club. She hosts the award-winning podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking, spoke on TED’s mainstage and founded the non-profit Still Kickin. Nora is a master storyteller known for her dedication to bringing heart and levity to the difficult and uncomfortable conversations most of us try to avoid.