This year’s Breakthrough T1D’s (formerly JDRF) Hope Gala is planned for February 21 at the Westin in downtown Jackson. The evening starts at 6 p.m. with cocktails, a reception and silent auction. The dinner, live auction and Fund a Cure follows at 7:15 p.m. with the After-Party at 9:15 p.m. Proceeds from the night fund research to cure Type 1 diabetes. Steering committee members include Elizabeth Hutchins, Graham Fairley, Ashley Craig, Mary Zimmerman, Madeleine Nichols, Lynn Russell, Anna Kate Stanford and Ashley Jackson. Not pictured: Taylor Menist, Caroline Palmer, Caroline Gillespie, Leah Hendrix, Margaret Smith, Anna Adcock, Cerissa Neal, Alisha Phillips, Andrea Hopkins, Skylar Menist, Calla Bradshaw, Julie Johnson. For more information, call 601-718-1743.
