Charity Ball brings the community together for one dazzling night

Since 1909, the volunteer-organized Charity Ball has brought the community together for one dazzling night featuring a lavish formal dinner followed by lively entertainment and dancing to support children’s health. The mission has evolved to advancing and elevating the world-class pediatric healthcare at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, Charity Ball’s beneficiary since 1954.

Chaired by Bridgett Brown, this year’s Starry Night raised funds to support Rady Children’s Palliative Care Program for children facing serious and life-limiting illnesses throughout the journey of complex, long-term care. More than 700 patients and families have benefited from palliative care partnership and support at Rady Children’s since the program began in 2010.