Each year, more than 1,500 families stay at The Inn free of charge while undergoing treatment at the NIH Clinical Center and helping to advance medical discoveries.  An Evening for Hope Gala supports the mission of The Inn to reduce the burden of illness on families, make childhood possible, and help advance NIH clinical research.

This year’s Gala will include a cocktail reception, silent auction, gourmet dinner, live auction, and new this year an After-Party featuring live music from local band Capital Effect.  

WHEN: 5:30 to 11:30 p.m., Saturday, May 3, 2025 

WHERE: The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, 1700 Tysons Blvd., McLean, VA 22101 

“We know it is an incredibly vulnerable and heroic pursuit when patients and their families undergo clinical trials. That’s why The Children’s Inn at NIH aims to reduce the burden of illness on families, make childhood possible, and help advance NIH clinical research. Our mission depends greatly on the generosity of our community. The importance of this event cannot be emphasized enough –– the Evening for Hope Gala is instrumental in this endeavor, and we cannot do it without the partnership of industry and government.” 

–Jennie Lucca, CEO, The Children’s Inn at NIH 

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