Events Archive

2024 Event Recap

On Saturday, September 7th, 2024, the Humor to Fight the Tumor Foundation hosted its 21st annual gala, a memorable evening filled with entertainment and inspiration. Our 650 gala attendees and donors helped us to raise over over $600,000 to fund research and patient services in the battle against brain tumors.The event featured live and silent auctions, a wine […]


Save the Date - Saturday, September 9, 2023

2023 Event Recap

On Saturday, September 9th, Humor to Fight the Tumor Foundation held its 20th annual gala. Our 750 gala attendees and donors have helped Humor to Fight the Tumor Foundation to raise over over $675,000 to fund research and patient services in the battle against brain tumors. Parts of the evening included live and silent auctions, […]


Humor to Fight the Tumor

2022 Event

On Saturday, September 10, Humor to Fight the Tumor Foundation held its 19th annual gala. Our gala attendees and donors have helped Humor to Fight the Tumor Foundation to raise over $6.3 million to fund research and patient services in the battle against brain tumors. Parts of the evening included live and silent auctions, and […]


2021 Event

On Saturday, September 11, Humor to Fight the Tumor Foundation held its 18th annual gala. 400 people attended and $350,000 was raised in net proceeds for brain tumor research and patient services. To date, Humor to Fight the Tumor Foundation has raised over $5.7 million dollars. The gala featured remarks from event founder Joelle Syverson […]


2020 Event

On Thursday, September 10th, Humor to Fight the Tumor Foundation held its 17th Annual Virtual Gala. We raised over $225,000 in very rough economic times. When we first considered doing a virtual event back in the spring, we were hesitant to proceed given the challenging economic times. Now our faith has been rewarded. Thank you […]


2019 Humor to Fight the Tumor Event

On Saturday, September 7, Humor to Fight the Tumor Foundation held its 16th annual gala. 550 people attended and $418,000 was raised in net proceeds for brain tumor research and patient services. To date, Humor to Fight the Tumor Foundation has raised over $4.4 million dollars. The gala featured remarks from event founder Joelle Syverson […]


Ralph Devitto

2018 Humor to Fight the Tumor Event

On Saturday, September 8, Humor to Fight the Tumor held its 15th annual gala. 740 people attended and $440,000 was raised in net proceeds for brain tumor research and patient services. To date, Humor to Fight the Tumor has raised over $4 million dollars. The gala featured remarks from event founder Joelle Syverson and Ralph […]


2017 Humor to Fight the Tumor Event

On Saturday, September 9, Humor to Fight the Tumor held its 14th annual gala. 680 people attended and over $400,000 was raised in net proceeds for brain tumor research and patient services. To date, Humor to Fight the Tumor has raised over $3.5 million dollars. The gala featured remarks from event founder Joelle Syverson and Dr. […]


2016 Humor to Fight the Tumor Event

On Saturday, September 10, Humor to Fight the Tumor held its 13th annual gala. Over 620 people attended and close to $325,000 was raised in net proceeds for brain tumor research and patient services. To date, Humor to Fight the Tumor has raised over $2.7 million dollars. The gala featured remarks from event founder Joelle Syverson and Board Member Kristin Gray, who highlighted partnerships with The American Brain Tumor Association, Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota emphasizing what each organization has been doing with money granted by Humor to Fight the Tumor. Parts of the evening were live and silent auctions, comedy by Derek Hughes, as well as a video showing stories of hope and determination provided by our four honorees: John Hogenson, Michelle Nasifoglu, CJ Nyland, and Gloria Strom.



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