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2020 Hope Gala

Honoring Shirley and Henry Frye,

Angela and Henry Frye, Jr.

Saturday, February 22, 2020

Koury Convention Center, Greensboro

Cirque du Hope

Cirque du Anniversaries

Celebrating:

The 50th anniversary of JDRF’s founding

The 25th anniversary of the founding of JDRF’s Piedmont Triad Chapter

The 20th annual Hope Gala

Event Chairs: Mary Gay and Don Brady

Anne and Sam Hummel

Corporate/Community Chair: Chancellor Harold Martin

Fund A Cure Chairs: Whitney, Jordan, and Endya Frye

Auction Chair: Debra Cowan, Co-Chair: Houston Satterfield

Decorations/Event Experience Chairs: Wendy Calloway, Alejandra and Cliff Thompson

Evening Highlights

5:30 pm: Reception and Silent Auction

7 pm: Seated Dinner, Program, Live Auction, Fund A Cure

Guests will enjoy exciting cirque performances, by Imagine Circus, throughout the evening.

10 pm: After-Party

After-party guests will "dance through the decades" with DJ Ben Eaton.

For sponsorship opportunities, please call Mitzi Ellis at 336.455.7902 or Eric Durham at 336.455.7903.

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Thank you to our 2020 sponsors!

  • BB&T
  • Hanesbrands Inc.
  • Mr. & Mrs. Brett & Wendy Hoge
  • The Fresh Market
  • Wake Forest Baptist Health
  • Cone Health System
  • CPI Security
  • Mr. Paul Fulton & Mrs. Nan Crawford
  • HICAPS
  • I.L. Long Construction Company
  • Laboratory Corporation of America
  • North Carolina A&T State University
  • Pace Communications
  • Reynolds American, Inc.
  • Arch MI
  • Bank of America
  • Capital Development Services
  • Crown BMW
  • Elon University
  • Five Points Capital
  • Flow Automotive Center of Winston Salem, LLC
  • Glen Raven
  • High Point University
  • Joseph M. Bryan Foundation
  • Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
  • Mercedes Benz of The Triad
  • Piedmont Natural Gas - Greensboro
  • Ralph Lauren
  • Simpson Commercial Real Estate
  • Unifi
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • Wells Fargo Bank
  • Wells Fargo
  • XPO Logistics
  • McMichael Family Foundation
  • The Sara Smith Self Foundation