2023 Annual CHOICE Humanitarian Gala Recap

CHOICE Humanitarian’s 2023 gala was an enormous success, with inspiring speakers, incredible performances, and of course, lots of fundraising!  

Few nights on the CHOICE Humanitarian calendar are bigger than our annual gala. This year was no different. We’re so proud to share that our 2023 gala was a total success. Keep reading to learn how much we were able to raise for our important mission with your generous bids and donations.  

This year’s gala was held in the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah. CHOICE was honored to have an incredible lineup of speakers including Kristin Andrus, fierce community advocate, and Jeremy Andrus, CEO of Traeger Grills. They were joined onstage by their beautiful family, who shared their experience on an expedition to Nepal with CHOICE Humanitarian. 

CHOICE Humanitarian was also honored by the participation of Emily Franson Evangelista, advocate and CHOICE Certified Expedition Leader, Jordan Menzel, General Manager of Maple Grove Hot Springs and Certified Expedition Leader and Critt Aardema, MD and dedicated friend to CHOICE.  

The theme of this event was You Are Here. All of us as humanitarians are here to reduce poverty, to do good, and to uplift others through connection. We are here to use our shared humanity to help humanity.  

Amidst the festivities, Chris Johnson, a loyal member of the CHOICE Humanitarian family for over 20 years, was named the third recipient of the James B. Mayfield Humanitarian Award for his years of committed, passionate service to CHOICE. 

Between the heartening speeches, the generous donations and bids, and the colorful and beautiful dancers, the 2023 CHOICE Humanitarian gala was an incredible achievement, bringing in over $450,000 in funds to continue reduce poverty worldwide.  

CHOICE Humanitarian is humbled by the outpouring of love and generosity shown to us by our sponsors, donors, and volunteers. We thank each and every person who made this gala such an incredible night, especially:  

• The Andrus Family Foundation & 
• Christopherson Business Travel 

• Campbell Companies 
• The Grand America Hotel 

• Cottonwood Title 

• Hirschi Companies  
• VCBO 
• Steven and Kalleen Lund  
• dōTERRA Healing Hands Foundation 

We’d also like to shoutout Blooms and Co. Floral Shop for donating the stunning décor! 

You can watch our full recording of the CHOICE Humanitarian 2023 gala program below. 

You can also check out photography from our gala at the Facebook album here.