The Champions of Hope Gala is a celebration of courage, community, and the shared commitment to end cancer as we know it.
This signature evening brings together Idaho leaders, businesses, and families to support the American Cancer Society’s lifesaving research and local patient programs—turning hope into real help for our neighbors facing cancer.
Event LeadershipDavid’s commitment to the mission of the American Cancer Society is deeply personal. “When I was just 27, I lost my father to an aggressive brain cancer. He was diagnosed on February 7, 2010, and passed away just six weeks later, on March 21. I know all too well how cancer touches all of us—family members, friends, and even our beloved pets.”
The American Cancer Society is a leading cancer-fighting organization with a vision to end cancer as we know it, for everyone.
As the only organization combating cancer through advocacy, patient support, and research the American Cancer Society has made significant contributions to the fight against cancer for more than 110 years. Your support fuels critical work across all areas of the American Cancer Society’s mission – from break through research and education to advocacy efforts and free resources for patients and families. We advocate for lifesaving policy changes, promote healthy lifestyles to help prevent cancer, and provide information, answers, and support to people in every community who have been touched by cancer.
Yet, there is still work to be done. The American Cancer Society continues to work tirelessly to fund advocacy, patient support services, and research to provide support for all types of cancer. And thanks to your generous support, we work to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.
Learn MoreFor more than 10 decades, the American Cancer Society has been dedicated to pursuing better outcomes for every cancer, every life. Today, more people are surviving cancer than ever before, but there is still work to be done. Join us, support us, and help us end cancer as we know it, for everyone.
towards cancer research
winning scientists received research funding
through all patient support initiatives in 2024
