Help Us Light It Up Red for the

8th Annual Andrew McMorris Foundation Gala

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 6:30 PM

The Heritage Club | 99 Quaker Meeting House Road
Farmingdale, NY 11735

Help Us Light It Up Red

One Life Can Still Color the World

An evening of art, music, inspiration, and hope to end drunk, drugged and impaired driving.

This year, the Andrew McMorris Foundation invites you to experience something truly special.

As you enter The Heritage Club, you'll step into a living art gallery inspired by Andrew's creativity and the extraordinary legacy he continues to leave behind. Throughout the evening, you'll explore a curated collection of Andrew's artwork, watch an artist create a live painting before your eyes, and enjoy inspiring musical performances that celebrate hope, resilience, and the power of the human spirit.

Every brushstroke, every song, and every story is a reminder that one life can still color the world.

While this evening celebrates Andrew's artistic gifts, it is also a celebration of purpose. Together, we are transforming unimaginable loss into life-changing impact by working to end drunk and drugged driving and creating opportunities for young people to pursue their dreams.

Thanks to supporters like you, the Andrew McMorris Foundation has made an extraordinary difference over the past eight years:

  • More than 350 scholarships awarded, totaling over $180,000, to deserving students across
    Long Island and throughout the nation.

  • More than 15,000 students reached through the Suffolk County District Attorney's Choices and Consequences program, helping young people understand the devastating consequences of impaired driving.

  • Advocacy efforts in Albany and Washington, D.C., working with lawmakers to strengthen impaired driving legislation and protect future generations.

Your presence does more than support a cause, it becomes part of Andrew's legacy.

Together, we'll enjoy an unforgettable evening of fine dining, inspiring entertainment, meaningful connections, exciting auctions, and heartfelt moments that celebrate the incredible colors Andrew brought into the world and the colors his legacy continues to add to so many lives.

We hope you'll join us as we honor Andrew, celebrate hope through art and music, and continue our mission to end drunk and drugged driving.

Because one life can still color the world...
and together, we can color countless more.

Master of Ceremonies:

Bill Evans, Hall of Fame Broadcaster

Honoree of the Year:

Michael Vandenberg from Promise of Hope Foundation

Legacy Honorees:

The Congregational Church of Manhasset (UCC)

Harding Real Estate & Property Management

Volunteer of the Year:

Anthony J. Higgins

Past Galas

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