Selma Blair will be honored during a star-studded gala in May.
On Tuesday it was announced the Cruel Intentions star will be one of the select celebrities that is recognized at the 26th Annual Gala Race To Erase Gala which was founded by philanthropist Nancy Davis.
The gala will honor the 46-year-old mother-of-one for her ‘bravery and strength demonstrated during her personal battle with MS,’ according to Davis.
Doing good: Selma Blair will be honored during a star-studded gala in May. On Tuesday it was announced the Cruel Intentions star will be one of the celebrities that is recognized at the 26th Annual Gala Race To Erase Gala
She works hard to battle MS: Race To Erase MS was founded by Nancy Davis seen here with her mother Barbara in 2006
After Blair announced she had MS, the Legally Blonde actress shared tales from her journey. She said she was ‘relieved’ with the diagnosis because it explained years of pain she could not understand. And recently she admitted that the struggle was very difficult as MS gave her ‘uncontrollable anxiety.’
Her Cruel Intentions co-star Sarah Michelle Gellar has openly supported Blair and said she is proud of her.
‘We are so thrilled to be celebrating 26 years of progress at our annual gala and could not think of more deserving honorees to highlight this year,’ said Race To Erase MS founder Nancy.
‘Selma Blair has been a remarkable advocate in the community who so admirably uses her platform to help spread awareness about this life-altering disease every day.
‘We are also incredibly grateful to the Hausman Family Foundation and Richard P. Hausman for his lifelong dedication and support to finding a cure for multiple sclerosis.
Tough: After Blair announced she had MS, the Legally Blonde actress shared tales from her journey. She said she was ‘relieved’ with the diagnosis because it explained years of pain she could not understand. And recently she admitted that the struggle was very difficult as MS gave her ‘uncontrollable anxiety.’
‘We are so lucky to have Aloe Blacc bringing his talents to the stage and we know Flo Rida will bring the house down once again!’
The gala will also honor the Hausman Family Foundation, for its incredible and most generous support of Race to Erase MS.
Grammy-nominated R&B/Soul artist Aloe Blacc and platinum-selling international music star Flo Rida will perform.
David Foster will serve as the evening’s musical producer.
The landmark event will also boast a Spring/Summer 2019 runway show from Hollywood-favorite fashion brand alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet with many celebrities modeling in the show.
Her big film: Blair co-starred with Reese Witherspoon and Sarah Michelle Gellar in Cruel Intentions
Pals: Gellar has openly supported Blair and said she is proud of her; seen in early March
Race To Erase will take place on Friday, May 10, 2019 at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
The gala has raised over $48 million to date for Race to Erase MS and its Center Without Walls program. This year marks the 26th Annual Gala, where guests will participate in a silent auction before enjoying a gala dinner featuring live musical performances.
Race to Erase MS was founded in 1993 by Nancy Davis and is dedicated to the treatment and ultimate cure of Multiple Sclerosis.
All funds raised by the organization, through its iconic galas and year-round initiatives, support the ‘Center Without Walls’ program, a unique collaboration of the world’s leading MS research scientists currently representing Harvard, Yale, Cedars Sinai, University of Southern California, Oregon Health Science University, UC San Francisco, Johns Hopkins and UCLA.
She works hard at it: Race to Erase MS was founded in 1993 by Nancy and is dedicated to the treatment and ultimate cure of Multiple Sclerosis; seen in 2016
A fan: Every year Paris Hilton attends the event with her father Rick Hilton; seen in 2015
Davis also created the annual ‘Orange You Happy to Erase MS’ campaign, which takes place for the entire month of May (MS Awareness Month) and adds yet another branch of fundraising for MS research.
Throughout the month, a variety of orange products, many of which are specially created for this initiative, are sold to benefit the cause and elevate public awareness about MS. Orange T-shirts with symbolic messaging are created annually and in recent years, modeled by longtime supporter Sharon Osbourne.
For the 2019 campaign, they will be joined by Jack Osbourne, an MS survivor himself. Among the partners is ALEX AND ANI, a company that has been a loyal partner to Race to Erase MS since 2012. They created a unique Cupcake Charm Bangle and donated twenty percent of its proceeds to Race to Erase MS. This effort alone has raised over $1 million for multiple sclerosis research.
He was there too: In 2015 Jack Osbourne was honored for his efforts to raise awareness for MS; here he is seen with ex-wife Lisa Stelly
Race to Erase MS will also continue its partnership with Evine, an interactive digital retailer, and once again give guests the opportunity to bid on a first-class trip to their national headquarters where they’ll experience the magic behind the television camera and see how products are brought to life on air. Race to Erase MS founder Nancy Davis will be featured live on Evine April 19th and 20th where she will sell beautiful jewels to help raise money for Race to Erase MS.
Race to Erase MS is dedicated to the treatment and ultimate cure for MS. Funding research is the core focus of the foundation and significant strides have been made to find the cause and cure of this debilitating disease. At the event’s inception 26 years ago, the absence of medications and therapies encouraged its involvement; the Race has been instrumental in funding many pilot studies that have contributed to drugs now on the market and other very important therapies that are improving the lives of people suffering from MS.
Tickets to the 26th Annual Race to Erase MS Gala start at $1,000 and tables start at $10,000. To purchase tickets for the event, contact info@erasems.org or (310) 440-4842.
