Gordon honored for supporting cancer research

NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France and wife Amy donate $50,000 to foundation

Four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and current Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup competitor Jeff Gordon was honored Monday in New York City by Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research Angel Ball.

Gordon, who advanced to the Eliminator Round of the Chase 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.

NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France and wife Amy attend the Angel Ball for Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation on Monday at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City

NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France and wife Amy 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.

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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