While the Gala will look and feel different this year, this virtual platform will allow supporters throughout New Jersey and beyond to participate in Red, White & You and engage with the Red Cross in brand new ways.

Guests will have the opportunity to bid once again on fantastic silent auction items and view the virtual ad journal directly connecting guests to the web pages of the many companies and organizations who partner with us.

This year, we have chosen to focus our Red, White & You Gala on the vital importance of maintaining a healthy blood supply. Both blood donors and recipients will share inspiring stories about the importance of blood, platelet and plasma donations.

Every day, blood donors help patients of all ages: accident and burn victims, heart surgery and transplant patients, and those battling cancer. There is no known end date in this fight against coronavirus and we need the help of blood and platelet donors and blood drive hosts to meet the needs of patient care.