2019 Jillian Fund Gala: The Jillian Fund will hold its sixth annual gala on October 30, 2019 at 5:30 pm at The Venetian in Garfield, New Jersey. The event benefits families of children with life-threatening illnesses and will feature a custom-built haunted house by famous designer Leonard Pickel of Hauntrepreneurs, a magnificent catered dinner, cocktails, a high-end silent auction, dancing, and casino tables. Masquerade attire is optional.
The Jillian Fund provides financial support—including rent, car payments, insurance, utility bills and childcare expenses—to families of children with life-threatening illnesses receiving treatment at the Hackensack Meridian Health Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital. The Jillian Fund also funds a social worker at the hospital to provide additional support to families facing the unimaginable.
The Jillian Fund is named for Jillian Lauren Gorman. Jillian was a typical, independent, fun loving and adventurous teenager when she was diagnosed in 2009 at age 16 with an aggressive form of blood cancer. Jillian and her family endured three and a half years of grueling treatments including continuous rounds of chemotherapy, three bone marrow transplants, one kidney transplant, two full years of dialysis and lengthy hospital stays. Despite three hopeful periods of remission, Jillian lost her valiant battle with the disease on March 3, 2013.
For more information about the Jillian Fund, including purchasing tickets and sponsorship opportunities, visit thejillianfund.org or
e.givesmart.com/events/dfh/ or email [email protected].
