The Grimm Gala, hosted by the cast of NBC’s Grimm, raised over $310,000 to establish the Grimmster Endowment for Portland’s OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Money was raised by selling sponsorships, tickets to the gala and through an online auction of Grimm memorabilia.
Funds from the Grimmster Endowment go toward providing provide children and families critical support associated with uncompensated care, travel, lodging, and other services.
All expenses for the event were covered by Comcast and NBC Universal so that every penny raised would go directly to the endowment.
NBC’S HIT DRAMA ‘GRIMM’ RAISES OVER $310,000 FOR PORTLAND’S OHSU DOERNBECHER CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL WITH ‘GRIMM GALA’
The Gala, Presented by Comcast and NBCUniversal, Will Endow a Fund for Local Kids and Families
PORTLAND, Ore. – Feb. 10, 2015 – NBC’s “Grimm” cast hosted the “Grimm Gala” on Feb. 7, 2015 in Portland, Oregon, where the hit drama is set and filmed, to establish the Grimmster Endowment for OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. The sold-out gala, presented by Comcast and NBCUniversal, had more than 300 attendees and volunteers and raised more than $310,000. Funds will provide children and families critical support associated with uncompensated care, travel, lodging, and other services.
“Over the past few years, my fellow cast and crew members and I have fallen in love with the city. Since Portland has given us so much, we wanted to give something back,” Sasha Roiz said, who plays Captain Sean Renard on “Grimm.” “The cast visited OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital not long after coming to Portland, and we were moved by the families, kids, and everything the hospital does to ensure patients receive the best possible care in a supportive, family-centered environment.”
All the expenses of the night were covered by Comcast and NBCUniversal. In-kind donors included NIKE, Vinum Importing, Old Town Brewing and B&B Print. All money raised in sponsorships, individual ticket sales, special appeal, online auctions, etc. will go directly to the Grimmster Endowment. Online auction items raised $12,248 and online donations raised $3,632 at the close of the event. Fans can continue to donate online at grimmgala.doernbecherfoundation.org.
Speakers included Doernbecher’s Dr. Dana Brainerd and ten-year-old patient Jake Dering. Dering got a roaring laugh from the crowd when he encouraged donors to bid, stating, “Imagine you’re on the one yard line, and you have a choice: do you want to pass or run the ball into the end zone.” He then finished with “Let’s sell some money!” Event auction items included NIKE’s unique, custom-made roche boots, designed by Tinker Hatfield, VP of Creative Concepts, with a depiction of each Wesen character on the back—one side with the human form and one side with the creature form.
Event Social Media Information
Event Hashtag: #grimmgives
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About “Grimm”
“Grimm” is a drama series inspired by the classic Grimm Brothers’ set of fairy tales. After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli) discovers he’s descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as Grimms, he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a Grimm. Bitsie Tulloch, Russell Hornsby, Silas Weir Mitchell, Reggie Lee, Sasha Roiz, Bree Turner and Claire Coffee also star. “Grimm” is a Universal Television and Hazy Mills production.
About OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital: OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital ranks among the nation’s Best Children’s Hospitals,* is one of 21 members of the Children’s Oncology Group’s Phase 1 and Pilot Consortium, and ranks 39th for NIH awards to children’s hospitals and their university-affiliated Department of Pediatrics.** Nationally recognized physicians and nurses provide a full range of specialty and subspecialty care to tens of thousands of children annually, resulting in more than 200,000 discharges, surgeries, transports and outpatient visits annually in a patient- and family-centered environment. OHSU Doernbecher providers also travel throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington, providing specialty care to more than 3,000 children at more than 200 outreach clinics in 15 locations. Using state-of-the-art, secure two-way video and audio communication, OHSU Doernbecher’s Telemedicine Network connects pediatric intensivists and neonatologists to emergency room physicians statewide to help evaluate time-critical pediatric patient needs and assist with treatment plans.
* U.S. News & World Report 2014-15 Best Children’s Hospitals ** Children’s Hospital Association
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