Relive highlights from our record-breaking 2023 Dancing for Our Stars gala 
that supported our MemorialCare Long Beach hospitals!



About the EventTwo dancers at the Annual Dancing for Our Stars Gala

MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center Foundation’s 14th annual gala, Dancing for Our Stars (DFOS), has become one of the hottest philanthropic events in Long Beach. Presented by the Don Temple Family Charitable Foundation, the much anticipated DFOS gala will take place at The Westin Long Beach on Saturday, September 7, 2024.

The 2024 gala will benefit the comprehensive mission and benefit areas at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center and MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach. The event features dancers who have a personal connection to one of the areas of care at our hospitals. Supporters and event attendees will have an opportunity to support their favorite courageous and compassionate dancer(s) by “voting with their dollars” prior to and during the live event as dancers vie for the coveted DFOS Champion Crystal Award!

Thanks to the generous support of our Long Beach community, a record-breaking $692,000 in total proceeds was raised for our hospitals at the 13th Annual Dancing for Our Stars “Puttin’ on the Ritz” Gala. Throughout the night, seven dancers who have a personal connection to our Long Beach hospitals showcased their best moves and one was crowned the 2023 champion. Congratulations to Kathie Lozano Sitton!

Ways to Support

Meet Our Dancers for 2024

  • Names will be announced soon!

Thank you to our generous supporters in 2023:

Title Sponsor:
  • Temple Family Charitable Foundation
Swing Sponsor:
  • Miller Children's Hospital Long Beach Auxiliary
Waltz Sponsor:
  • Lisa & Frank Chapman
Quick Step Sponsors:
  • Anonymous
  • The Cooper Steinhauser Foundation
  • Corridor Recycling
  • Joe & Karen Zucchero
  • Memorial Radiation Oncology Medical Group

Tango Sponsors: 

  • John & Nina Mehigan
  • Tom Rogers & Resa Evans
  • John & Patricia Wang

Salsa Sponsors: 

  • F&M Bank
  • Patterson Construction Group
  • Port of Long Beach
  • Chris & Aliada Steinhauser
  • Women's Anesthesia Department, Miller Children's & Women's Hospital

Cha-Cha Sponsors:

  • Ensemble/ Kam Babaoff
  • Robert & Nancy Foster
  • Halbert Hargrove
  • James & Kathy Lingle
  • St. Mary's Medical Foundation
  • Turner Construction Co.
  • Sandy Wells

Foxtrot Sponsors:

  • Phil & Charlene Bosl
  • Bob & Mary Alice Brady
  • Brascia Builders
  • Bob & Pam Funari
  • CSU, Long Beach
  • Randy & Nancy Gordon
  • JP Morgan Private Bank South Bay
  • Sharilyn & Peter Kelly
  • Long Beach Memorial Pathology Medical Group
  • P2S Inc.

Underwriters:

Dinner
  • Dameron Family Foundation
Entertainment
  • Bob & Pam Funari
Valet 
  • Norm Wilson & Sons
Champagne
  • Fairview Warner LLC
  • Mari Hooper
  • TGIS Catering
Bar Sponsor
  • Curtin Maritime / Kelly Curtin
  • Deanne & Richard Rudy
Red Carpet Photography
  • Mari Hooper
Crystal Awards
  • Jim & Gail Gray

 

Event Contact

For more information, please contact the Events Office at 562.933.4483 or [email protected]