We are beyond thrilled to announce that Kenan Thompson, Luis Guzmán, Darlene Rodriguez and Malik Yoba will be this year’s hosts. This year’s inspiring honorees include Yankees Oswaldo Cabrera, CRF Heroes Award, Vice-Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Lenox Hill Hospital Dr. John Boockvar, Vision of Hope Award, CRF Board Member and NABO super middleweight professional boxing champ Edgar Berlanga, Service and Dedication Award, Cantor Fitzgerald’s Brandon Lutnick, Kyle Lutnick, Casey Lutnick, and Ryan Lutnick, and the Corporate Philanthropic Leadership Award, and our D.I.P.G. Warrior Emiliano Bermejo with the CRF Warrior award. Prepare for a memorable evening at Cipriani Wall Street, NYC’s #1 rated venue. This event unites celebrities, supporters of the Cristian Rivera Foundation, and D.I.P.G. warriors. It all begins at 6:30 p.m. with a high- profile red-carpet reception and cocktail hour from 630-8p. Your seats include hors d’oeuvres, open bar, dinner, an award ceremony, entertainment and a moving video presentation and tributes to the wonderful children and families who inspire our fight for a cure. Additionally, there will be live and silent auctions with one-of-a-kind items and experiences and so much more…. Through table sales, auction items, ads in our program, sponsorships, and donations, our 16th Annual Celebrity Gala will raise money to support the clinical trials at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, and Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital. The foundation also provides monetary support to families impacted by D.I.P.G. and uses funds to spread awareness about this horrible disease. The Cristian Rivera Foundation is one of the nation’s largest financial supporters of research and family support for D.I.P.G. To date, the Cristian Rivera Foundation has donated well over three and a half million dollars ($3,500,000.00).