MIAMI, FL -- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, the world’s premier pediatric cancer research center, celebrated its fifth annual FedEx/St. Jude Angels & Stars at The Intercontinental Hotel in downtown Miami. Model and television personality Daisy Fuentes served as the celebrity chair for the fifth consecutive year.



The gala featured live performances by legendary singer-songwriter and Grammy Award winner José Feliciano, pop singer and multi-platinum recording artist who is now releasing his first ranchero-regional Mexican album Cristian Castro, Grammy Award winning Cuban singer and composer Albita, and number one Billboard® ranked pop-tropical singer Fanny Lu. Hosting the evening was CBS4 News weekend anchor and entertainment reporter Jade Alexander.



The ceremony included testimonial by a St. Jude patient survivor, live performances and an elegant dinner.

“For the past five years, countless of Latin artists and singers have truly embraced the life-mission of St. Jude by supporting the Angels & Stars Gala,” said Daisy Fuentes. “Thanks to their contribution and charitable donations, they are helping us save the lives of children with deadly diseases.”



“FedEx is proud to continue increasing critical awareness and philanthropic support for St. Jude,” said Julio C. Barrionuevo, Vice President of Finance, Planning and Engineering for FedEx Express, Latin America & Caribbean, and Chair of the St. Jude Gala Planning Committee. “By partnering with talented celebrities and community leaders, we help St. Jude children overcome illness and triumph over disease, giving them much needed hope to persevere.” FedEx has been the title sponsor of St. Jude Angel & Stars Gala since its inception in 2002.



Since opening, St. Jude has developed protocols that have brought survival rates for childhood cancers from less than 20 ...