Yahoo Lifestyle Tom Hanks, Adam Driver and Paul Rudd Among 2025 SeriousFun Children’s Network Gala Performers
The 2025 SeriousFun Children’s Network fundraising gala, A Night of SeriousFun, will take place on April 7 at the Lincoln Center in New York City. Held in honor of founder Paul Newman’s 100th birthday, the centerpiece of the 2025 gala will be a 90-minute live show featuring SeriousFun campers and guest performers.
Featured talent at this year’s gala includes Adam Driver, Ali Stroker, Darren Criss, Gregory Porter, Kevin Kline, Matthew Broderick, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Paul Rudd, Peter Gallagher and Tom Hanks.
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Ticket sales for the event will further SeriousFun’s mission to “provide kids living with serious illnesses a chance to reclaim their childhood, experience the pure joy of camp at no cost, find connection, and as Paul loved to say, ‘kick back and raise a little hell.’”
“We look forward to continuing Paul’s bold vision to serve as many children and families in need as possible this coming year,” said SeriousFun Children’s Network CEO Blake Maher. “With the crucial help of our generous supporters and volunteers, SeriousFun has delivered more than two million camp experiences to children and families across the world, empowering them to bypass the barriers of their conditions to build community and resilience.”
SeriousFun member camps are independent, not-for-profit organizations that depend upon private funding to serve children free of charge. SeriousFun programs and facilities emphasize inclusivity and accessibility, with medical expertise enabling camps to support children with conditions including cancer, HIV, blood disorders, heart diseases, neurologic conditions, and genetic and metabolic disorders.
“It’s truly an honor to help create a global community where kids can just be kids and continue Dad’s legacy of our SeriousFun camps,” said SeriousFun ambassador Clea Newman. “My dad was a trailblazer on all fronts, but there was nothing more important to him than giving back and lending his voice and time to support children and their families.”
“It’s amazing to witness the joy SeriousFun camps help unlock for our campers,” SeriousFun board chair John Frascotti added. “A Night of SeriousFun will showcase just how transformative this joy can be, not just in the lives of children and their families, but in the lives of everyone who gets involved with this mission.”
2025 Gala sponsors include Newman’s Own Foundation, Synchrony, ASML, Abercrombie & Fitch and Gemline.
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