Maggie’s Mission Holds 6th Annual Gold Angelversary Gala

Friends, family, and supporters gathered on June 2 for Maggie’s Mission‘s Glow for Gold Angelversary Gala, a fundraising event at the Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport to celebrate the life of Maggie Schmidt, a Greenlawn teen who died at age 17 in 2017 after developing MRT (malignant rhabdoid tumors), a rare and aggressive cancer that originated in her abdomen and quickly metastasized throughout her body.

The event honored Maggie’s spirit, energy, and love of life while raising funds to fight pediatric cancers and assist families in need. This year’s event included Maggie’s Bucket List Skydive Jump. Two skydivers from the All Veteran Group Skydiving team, Jennifer Espinosa, who released Maggie’s ashes mid-jump, and Mario Rivera, who filmed it, soared over Northport Harbor and onto the front lawn of the Vanderbilt Museum.

All year, but especially in June, Maggie’s Mission “goes gold” (the official color that represents pediatric cancers) to help researchers at MSK Kids from Memorial Sloan Kettering develop new treatments and new hope for children with cancer.

For more information, visit maggiesmission.org.