Gwen Stefani concert raises $3.6M to support medical innovation
Grammy award-winning, multi platinum-selling singer-songwriter Gwen Stefani headlined the 19th annual Feinstein Summer Concert at Old Westbury Gardens in Old Westbury on Thursday, July 11.
The event raised $3.6 million for Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research.
The Feinstein Summer Concert supports Northwell’s ‘Outpacing the Impossible’ campaign, a comprehensive $1.4 billion fundraising effort that supports Northwell’s promise to the people it serves. The campaign’s objectives include improving hospitals and clinical programs, accelerating research and funding endowment.
For more than two decades, researchers at the Feinstein Institutes have made important discoveries that have transformed the treatment of conditions such as lupus, arthritis, sepsis, cancer, psychiatric illnesses and Alzheimer’s disease. More than 5,000 researchers and staff at the Feinstein Institutes are dedicated to producing knowledge to cure disease, directly impacting the care of over 2 million Northwell patients each year.
“Philanthropy has a remarkable ripple effect; each supporter and advocate starts a ripple that makes a lasting impact on future health care, locally and worldwide,” said Kevin J. Tracey, president and CEO of the Feinstein Institutes and the Karches Family distinguished chair in medical research. “Our generous donors enable Northwell to alleviate suffering and illness by making medical breakthroughs and leading clinical trials aimed at curing and eradicating disease.”
This year’s event was emceed by Chris Wragge, co-anchor of CBS 2 News This Morning and CBS 2 News at Noon, marking his eighth year leading the festivities. Since its inception over 18 years ago, the Feinstein Summer Concert has raised more than $40 million to accelerate research and fuel the development of innovative therapies to treat illness and cure disease.
The lead sponsors for the 2024 Feinstein Summer Concert were the Susan and Leonard Feinstein Foundation and Donald Zucker and Barbara Hrbek Zucker. Catering and event design were coordinated by Larry Scott of Lawrence Scott Events in Hicksville.
“The remarkable work at the Feinstein Institutes sets it apart as a global leader that is truly changing the future of how we treat disease,” said Northwell President and CEO Michael J. Dowling. “Thanks to our generous donors and the collaborative nature within Northwell, we are able to push boundaries in meaningful ways to improve health care for all.”
For more information about supporting the Feinstein Institutes and Northwell Health, visit: give.northwell.edu/feinstein-institutes-medical-research.
