Levine Children’s Gala Tops $3+ Million  

11th annual event, in partnership with The David and Nicole Tepper Foundation, to help redefine care at Levine Children’s Hospital 

 

CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 31, 2025 –The 11th Annual Levine Children’s Gala welcomed close to 600 guests to Uptown Charlotte on Saturday, March 29, raising over $3 million to benefit Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital. The charity event was made possible by the generous support of the community – most notably, The David and Nicole Tepper Foundation. Guests celebrated Levine Children’s Hospital with a “Where hope shines” theme, recognizing the community’s role in providing a bright future for patients and families in the Charlotte region.  

Held for the fourth consecutive year at the home of the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte FC, the gala was attended by national and local celebrities, athletes, philanthropists, community leaders and representatives of Atrium Health and Levine Children’s. 

The evening kicked off with a Levine Children’s heart transplant recipient leading the Wingate University marching band into the stadium playing James Brown’s, “I Feel Good,” on his trombone. 

Emmy-nominated FOX Sports broadcaster, author and award-winning community advocate Erin Andrews emceed before a sold-out crowd and recognized some of Levine Children’s biggest supporters, including The David andNicole Tepper Foundation, Leon Levine Family, The HEARTest Yard/The Greg Olsen Foundation, The Hendrick Family Foundation, and PNC Bank.  

“As a foundation that cares deeply for the families Atrium Health serves throughout the Greater Charlotte area, we want every child’s future to shine brightly,” said David and Nicole Tepper. “Levine Children’s Hospital is all about investing in the future of our region’s patients and care teams – and the impactful resource it represents for our community.” 

Atrium Health Foundation board member Beverly “Bevie” Hemby had a shining moment during the evening, receiving the Leon Levine Champion of Hope award for her years of advocacy, volunteerism, and investment in Levine Children’s – both personally and through her family’s foundation.

On stage, Erin Andrews and national sportscaster and former Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen interviewed several children, who all marveled at the life-saving care they received at Levine Children’s. Inspired by their moving stories of hope and resilience, gala attendees gave generously during the bid paddle raise, which featured matching gift incentives from Charlotte’s own Oaklore Distilling Company and Bojangles. The paddle raise and auctions hit record totals.  

The celebration culminated with a lively performance by multi-talented musician, DJ, producer, and New York Times best-selling author Questlove, longtime drummer for the Grammy Award-winning hip-hop group, The Roots. 

 

About Atrium Health Foundation 

About Atrium Health Foundation Founded in 1959, Atrium Health Foundation is one of the largest charitable foundations in Charlotte. As the point of contact for all contributions benefiting Atrium Health in the Charlotte region, the Foundation inspires transformational giving to improve health, elevate hope, and advance healing – for ALL. Through its current Giving Hope Campaign, Atrium Health Foundation is supporting Atrium Health’s efforts to create the learning health system of the future by building healthy communities, outstanding education programs, preeminent research, and exemplary facilities. 

 

About Atrium Health  

Atrium Health is a nationally recognized leader in shaping health outcomes through innovative research, education and compassionate patient care. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Atrium Health is part of Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, which was created from the combination with Advocate Aurora Health. A recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research, Wake Forest University School of Medicine is its academic core. Atrium Health is renowned for its top-ranked pediatric, cancer and heart care, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Atrium Health is also a leading-edge innovator in virtual care and mobile medicine, providing care close to home and in the home. Ranked nationally among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals in 10 pediatric specialties and for rehabilitation, Atrium Health has also received the American Hospital Association’s Quest for Quality Prize and its 2021 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award, as well as the 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Health Equity Award for its efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in care. With a commitment to every community it serves, Atrium Health seeks to improve health, elevate hope and advance healing – for all, providing nearly $3 billion in free and uncompensated care and other community benefits in 2023. 

 

Media inquiries:

Kirstin Ashford

(704) 355-4327

Kirstin.Ashford@atriumhealth.org

 

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