The 11th annual Catie’s Gathering in Savannah featured 450 members of the Savannah community joining together to create a beautiful, fun, and inspiring night to honor the children battling cancer, celebrate the survivors, and remember those precious lives we’ve lost.
The event, which benefits Catie’s Fund, a named fund of CURE Childhood Cancer, was once again presented by Coastal Electric. Jenny and Tre Wilkins established Catie’s Fund in memory of their firstborn daughter, Catie, who lost her battle with medulloblastoma at four years old. Catie’s Fund supports CURE’s research initiatives – specifically, the Precision Medicine Program, which focuses on individualized treatments based on each child’s genetic makeup. It also supports patients and their families in their fight against childhood cancer.
The evening featured a cocktail hour with live music by Junkyard Angel, a delicious buffet dinner from Magnolia Grill, a live and silent auction, and beautifully decorated tables. Each year, the table themes and decorations get increasingly creative. A few standouts from this year included a Rockford Peaches baseball-themed “A CURE of Their Own,” an enchanting garden-themed “A Midsummer Night’s Dream for a CURE,” and a perfectly pink “Come on Barbie Let’s Go CURE” table.
The program was hosted by emcee Andrew Davis and featured a video of a local boy’s battle with acute myeloid leukemia. The video was followed by moving remarks from Phin’s parents that touched everyone in the room. During the slideshow of children that followed, family members and friends of the children clapped and cheered in support as they saw familiar faces on the screen.
This year’s live auction, led by the auctioneer, Kenny Williams, was particularly exciting with a puppy and a guitar signed by Taylor Swift. The last live auction item was the coveted, professionally decorated head table for 16 at the 2025 event. After an intense bidding war, the head table went for a record-breaking $40,000!
We want to thank our Catie’s Gathering title sponsor, Coastal Electric, the event committee, event sponsors, volunteers, table hostesses, vendors, and auction donors for helping make this year’s Savannah event the best ever. Together, we raised $318,320 to fight childhood cancer!
