“We are extremely excited about this year’s event, having Hunter March host again and our worthy honorees,” commented Albert Grimmie, CEO of the Christina Grimmie Foundation. “Our inaugural effort last year exceeded our goals and expectations allowing us to help many families. We hope to do the same this year.”

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Speaking on behalf of the victim advocates serving crime victims and their families in Ventura County, District Attorney Totten stated, “We are truly humbled and deeply honored to receive the Christina Grimmie Foundation Inspiration Award and to work with the Grimmie family and the Foundation in furtherance of their gifted daughter Christina’s legacy.”

Hosting for a second year in a row, Hunter March is a Scholastic author, AwesomenessTV producer, and TV personality now hosting Sugar Rush on Netflix. He began at AwesomenessTV as a coffee-fetching intern, became a producer 3 days later, and over the 5 years since starting there he has become the face of the channel with nearly 5 million subscribers.

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Since its initial fundraiser last October, the Christina Grimmie Foundation has given out nearly $50,000 in grants to families dealing with the tragedy of gun violence as well as those fighting the devastating diagnosis of breast cancer. The Foundation has also added Ambassadors who were survivors of the Pulse shooting, Route 91 Las Vegas shooting and the Parkland School shooting.

The event is open to the public and features a VIP reception, gourmet dinner, complimentary wine, terrific live music, a raffle and a one-of-a-kind Silent Auction. The date was selected as it is the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims. Sponsorships are available and additional donations are welcome. Tickets can be purchased by texting ‘CGFGala’ to 855-735-BIDR (2437) or by visiting here.

This article originally appeared on Look To The Stars.

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Good Celebrity is more than just an outlet for positive news on your favorite stars but a showcase for the wonderful charities that, day in and day out, improve the condition of life for so many people.

The Christina Grimmie Foundation is one such charity and, much like the talent singer whose name it bears, it makes a profound impact on the world.

Who was Christina Grimmie?

Christina first gained notoriety thanks to her YouTube channel where she belted out Top 40 hits. Her talented pipes drew the attention of 3.8 million subscribers. In 2013, she released her debut studio album With Love and opened for Selena Gomez during the singer’s North American Tour.

All of that led to her biggest claim to fame as a contestant on Season 6 of the NBC singing competition, The Voice, where she picked Adam Levine as her mentor. Under his tutelage, Grimmie finished 3rd.

“That was probably one of the most defining moments of my life, for sure. I feel like I learned so much about myself as an artist, I feel like I grew up in a short amount of time. In a very good way,” she told us of her experience on the show in 2015.

“It definitely elevated me, I feel, in a professional way. I feel like people, you know, probably didn’t take me as seriously when I was just living on the YouTube space.” she said adding “The Voice kind of brought this level of professionalism to the table and I never really had that and the exposure was so widespread.”

Her career took off from there as she toured with Rachel Platten, collaborated with Sir Paul McCartney and other pop musicians on a song about global warming, prepared her next album, and made the aforementioned pit stop to the Good Celebrity offices.

During her visit, she answered Twitter questions from fans and graciously performed her song “With Love.”

Christina also gave us insight into her charitable work with City of Hope and The Humane Society.

“I am a huge dog lover,” said Grimmie who performed a cover of the Bonnie Tyler song “I Need a Hero” to raise money for the organization. “I just have a very soft spot for animals in general,” she added.

Following her tragic death, The Humane Society created an animal medical fund in Christina’s name and honored her at the organization’s “To the Rescue” benefit in Los Angeles with its Impact Award.

Thank you @HumaneSociety for honoring Christina with the Impact Award & @RachelPlatten for the beautiful tribute #CGforever #TeamGrimmie pic.twitter.com/WE26klNC5j

— Christina Grimmie (@TheRealGrimmie) April 23, 2017

What is the Christina Grimmie Foundation?

In February 2017, the Grimmie family released “Invisible,” the first single from Christina’s posthumous EP, Side B.

“As an independent artist, Christina dreamed of a major record label distributing her music” read a statement from the family posted on Grimmie’s Twitter account. “That dream has COME TRUE for our dear angel…Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music company, will be releasing Christina’s new music under Republic Records.”

Proceeds from the purchase of the single went toward establishing a memorial fund in her name.

“As we have always known, Christina’s life was so very special, not only to us but to everyone she touched with her joyful heart, beautiful voice and love for life and the Lord,” the Grimmie family told People.

“Words cannot express what the many memorials, donations, and tributes shared by Christina’s fans and those in the media and entertainment industry mean to us. She will live on in our hearts forever. We will take our time in determining the best ways to honor Christina moving forward.”

From there The Christina Grimmie Foundation was born. A California-based non-profit benefit corporation, the foundation’s mission, according to the website, is “to provide financial, emotional and encouragement support to individuals and families who suffer from the devastating effects of gun violence; and support for families facing breast cancer diagnosis.”

Christina’s mother is a breast cancer survivor, so naturally fighting the disease was something close to her heart. Her love for her mom and willingness to do anything to support her, led to the family choosing the cause as a beneficiary of the foundation.

As for the decision to support families of gun violence, the Grimmie’s found out all too well the pain of losing a loved one on June 10 and knew it was the right choice to work with those recovering from similar tragedies.

“We as a family have a unique understanding of both of those. So we want others to feel the same support that we felt when we couldn’t think,” her father Bud told Access Hollywood. “That’s what we’re going to do to continue Christina’s legacy of helping others.”

Q by Pasquale

Reaching another avenue beyond music, the foundation raises money through purchases of the Pasquale footwear Q by Christina Grimmie.

Reaching another avenue beyond music, the foundation raises money through purchases of the Pasquale footwear Q by Christina Grimmie.

“Pasquale took a very big interest in her story, her personality and said ‘I think we can capture her with these shoes’,” said her brother Marcus.

The shoes feature a backward bass clef and a treble clef, which creates her initials “CG.”

“When I first saw the logo on the shoe, I was just like ‘Christina would love this,’” Marcus said. “Her and my dad kind of making that idea up together years ago and just kind of stuck with it. That was her logo.”

Living After Death

Perhaps the best person to sum up what the Christina Grimmie Foundation is all about is Christina herself.

On the homepage of the organization’s website is a quote from the singer which reads:

“People aren’t born strong. People grow stronger little by little, encountering difficult situations learning not to run from them.”

Her death, while tragic and far too soon, won’t be what defines Christina but a footnote in the long story of charity, philanthropy, and love that began while she was here and will continue long after her passing.

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On the April 24 episode of The Voice, host Carson Daly spoke about the late singer and the creation of the Christina Grimmie Foundation. With her family watching on in the audience, Adam Levine, her mentor on Season 6 of the reality singing competition, took to the stage to sing a rendition of The Beatles “Hey Jude” alongside the final members of his team.

“God, I loved her so much. I am talking to you guys specifically, I’m talking to everybody. I miss her,” Adam said to Christina’s family before belting out the tune.

“It is unfair she is not here. We are going to sing a little song. I am going to be singing every word to her in her honor. Thank you for being here. Christina, we love you.”

Levine, like so many people who knew her, was deeply affected by Christina’s death and even offered to pay for her funeral and the families travel expenses following her passing.

The Maroon 5 frontman signed Grimmie to his label, 222 records, shortly after her appearance on The Voice and the two were working closely on developing the next steps of her career.

Behati and I are absolutely devastated and heartbroken by Christina Grimmie’s death. Our hearts go out to her family pic.twitter.com/y4OMkm0uXu

— Adam Levine (@adamlevine) June 11, 2016

Christina’s name has been in the news lately. First, with the release of her music video for her newest single “Invisible” (which coincided with what would have been her 23rd birthday) and second, with the development of the Christina Grimmie Foundation.

Spearheaded by her parents and brother, the foundation will benefit individuals and families whose lives have been affected by gun violence and breast cancer.

“We as a family have a unique understanding of both of those. So we want others to feel the same support that we felt when we couldn’t think,” her father Bud told Access Hollywood. “That’s what we’re going to do to continue Christina’s legacy of helping others.”

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