AEG

As longtime supporters of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, AEG has helped the hospital fulfill its mission to create hope and build healthier futures for children. Through the organization’s exceptional contributions and partnerships with the Los Angeles Galaxy and the Los Angeles Kings, among others, AEG has invested in critical programs and services, such as the Blood Donor Center, the Sports Medicine Program, pediatric neurosurgery research and the Children’s Fund, which supports the hospital’s greatest needs. In addition to their inspiring philanthropy, AEG employees and athletes frequently visit the hospital, helping to lift the spirits of CHLA patients and families.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, AEG is the world's leading sports and live entertainment company, operating in facilities, music, real estate, sports, ticketing and global partnerships. They own and manage more than 300 preeminent arenas, stadiums, convention centers and performing arts venues around the globe and are the world’ largest operators of high-profile sporting events and franchises like the LA Kings and LA Galaxy. Through its worldwide network of venues, portfolio of powerful sports and music brands and its integrated entertainment districts, AEG entertains more than 160 million guests annually.

AEG has supported important fundraising events such as the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Gala and Gabriel’s Organization Funding All Renal Research (GOFARR) Funfest. As a result of AEG’s generosity, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has been able to advance groundbreaking research in a variety of subspecialties and provide care for some of our community’s most vulnerable patients. We are truly grateful to AEG for their extraordinary and enduring support of CHLA and the countless families who rely on the hospital’s life-changing programs and services.

Bernadette and Sugar Ray Leonard

Bernadette and Ray Leonard are longtime supporters of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the hospital’s nationally ranked Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Through the Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation, founded in 2009, Bernadette and Ray have committed to raising awareness of and funding for life-changing research for children with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

An Olympic gold medalist and six-time world champion boxer and motivational speaker, Ray has served as a member of the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Foundation Board of Trustees since 2019. Outside of this critical leadership role, for many years Ray has co-hosted CHLA’s annual community event, Walk & Play L.A., engaging hundreds of families by celebrating and promoting the well-being of kids in Los Angeles and raising money to create hope and build healthier futures for children. Additionally, he has served as a co-Chair of the CHLA Ambassadors and was instrumental in championing for the Endocrinology Ambassadors, a fundraising council for the Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

Bernadette is the co-Founder and a Director of the Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation, where she is focused on improving the lives of children and their families. During the pandemic, Bernadette played an invaluable role in securing PPE supplies to support CHLA team members in their critical care work.

We are grateful to Bernadette and Ray Leonard for their exceptional commitment to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, our team members and the patients entrusted to our care.

Chuck Lorre

Philanthropist Chuck Lorre has ardently supported numerous causes including Children’s Hospital Los Angeles through The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation’s transformational giving and a longtime commitment to advancing the future of pediatric health care. The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation’s focus on supporting research education for high school and college students from under-resourced communities throughout greater Los Angeles led to the establishment of the Chuck Lorre Research Scholars Program, which broadens Lorre’s incredible commitment to STEM education by supporting students who identify as an underrepresented minority in their quest to become scientists or clinician-researchers with the goal of ultimately create a larger, more diverse pool of scientists, doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals.

Chuck Lorre is a prolific television writer and producer, having created, executive produced, or written over 1,500 episodes of award-winning television. During his expansive career, Lorre has created some of the most beloved programs in recent television history, including Mom, The Kominsky Method, and Two and a Half Men. Additionally, his hit shows Young Sheldon and The Big Bang Theory have inspired generations of young people to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and became the catalyst for the primary mission of The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation. Lorre has received multiple Golden Globe Awards and Emmy nominations, in addition to being named to the Television Hall of Fame and honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

On behalf of everyone at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, we are grateful to Chuck Lorre for his generosity and dedication to supporting the advancement of students from under-resourced communities in professional fields of science and medicine and for opening opportunities for those struggling with less and striving for more.

CHLA Nurses

Providing the best care for children requires a team, and CHLA’s nurses deliver expert clinical care with assurance, clarity and compassion. Last year alone, the hospital’s nurses helped tend to more than 700,000 patient and family visits.

Nurses are the heart and soul of CHLA, and their work has significantly expanded with the increasing social needs of families emerging from the pandemic. In 2022, the Magnet Recognition Program? commission recognized CHLA’s nurses for their exemplary relationships with patients and their families, their unwavering teamwork and steadfast commitment to serve, as well as their world-class clinical expertise in caring for the children in greatest need.

Developed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the largest nursing credentialing organization in the world, the Magnet Recognition Program? is a four-year certification widely considered to be the benchmark measure of the quality of care that patients and families can expect from a hospital. This is the fourth time in a row Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has earned Magnet status—an honor held by fewer than 10% of hospitals.

We are grateful to recognize and celebrate the inspiring dedication of the hospital's nurses and caregivers at the 2024 CHLA Gala. Thank you for serving as leaders and visionaries in our effort to create hope and build healthier futures for children.