Amy, Brian France support cancer research

Frances donate $50,000 to Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation

NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France and wife Amy made a generous donation to Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research and helped honor four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon on Monday night in New York at the foundation’s Angel Ball.

The Frances attended the event at Cipriani Wall Street and made a personal donation in the amount of $50,000. Proceeds from the Angel Ball directly benefit America’s best and brightest scientific investigators conducting research in the fields of leukemia, lymphoma, and related cancers.

In conjunction with Angel Ball, Charitybuzz.com features a global online auction with additional experiences and items to benefit Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation, which will run through November 4, 2014.

Gordon, who advanced to the Eliminator Round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, was honored for his efforts to support cancer research as the founder of the Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation. In addition to Gordon, the Angel Ball honored His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba and Mrs. Abeer Al Otaiba, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates; Jho Low, Chief Executive Officer, Jynwel Capital Limited, Director, Jynwel Charitable Foundation Limited and Nile Rodgers, multi-Grammy Award-winning producer and composer.

Performers and presenters at the gala included Rodgers & Chic, “Entertainment Tonight’s” Rocsi Diaz, DJ Ruckus, Hoda Kotb from NBC’s “Today Show,” Brittany Daniel and Avery Wilson.

Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation was created in 1996 when Grammy-nominated songwriter Denise Rich lost her 27-year-old daughter Gabrielle to acute myelogenous leukemia. Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded grants totaling $25 million to the top physician-scientists in America.

For more information, follow @CureCancerNow and @Denise_Rich on Twitter, @GabriellesAngels on Instagram and Facebook.com/GabriellesAngels and use #AngelBall2014.

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