Last spring, Jeannie hosted The Bowery Mission’s 9th Inspiring Hope Sprint Benefit in the Rainbow Room of Rockefeller Center. As host, Jeannie highlighted the Bowery’s specialized women’s programs, helping women achieve independence after experiencing trauma, domestic violence, and homelessness. The event raised over $210,000 for critical funds for women.
This fall, Jeannie was honored with the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Award at SOAR’s 39th Annual New York Awards Ceremony. SOAR (Support Our Aging Religious) raises funds and provides grants to help Catholic religious congregations in the United States care for their aging members.
Jeannie and Jim were the official honorees and speakers at the JRS/USA 44th anniversary. As part of a global network operating in 58 countries, Jesuit Refugee Service/USA supports refugees by providing education, mental health support, humanitarian assistance, and advocacy for their rights and dignity, during and after forcible displacement.
Jeannie Gaffigan and Jim Gaffigan attend the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research gala at Cipriani South Street on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in New York City
On Saturday, October 29, nearly 600 friends gathered at the extraordinary Casa Cipriani in New York City. Guests celebrated the Foundation’s tireless work accelerating Parkinson’s research and its astounding global impact on better treatments, a cure and, even prevention toward the disease. Since its start in 2000, MJFF has funded an incredible $1.5 billion in high-impact research programs, and the gala has helped raise more than $112 million of that sum, with $4 million of that total coming from 2022 alone. Thanks to MJFF’s Board of Directors, 100 percent of proceeds the evening goes directly to speeding the Foundation’s global research programs.
It was a star-studded evening, bringing together #FoxGala friends and supporters for a night filled with comedy geniuses and musical talent. Host Denis Leary opened the show with his band The Enablers, by reminiscing on Michael J. Fox and the Foundation’s impact over the years. The evening also included hilarious performances from Samantha Bee, Lewis Black and Jim Gaffigan. To get involved please visit The Michael J Fox Foundation.
Photo credit : Daniel Ortiz
On Friday, October 21, 2022 at the Post Oak Hotel in Houston Texas, the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation’s Ladies for Literacy Guild hosted nearly 600 guests who enjoyed the humorous and heartfelt discussion between moderator KPRC 2 News Anchor Lisa Hernandez and Jeannie Gaffigan.
Lisa Hernandez (KPRC 2 News Anchor) & Jeannie
Ladies for Literacy Guild, with support from generous sponsors and donors, equips the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation with the necessary resources to transform lives through literacy. The event raised more than $575,000 in support of childhood literacy programs. To find out more about this incredible organization, or to get involved, please visit The Barbara Bush Foundation.