Overview

• Family Reach CEO Carla Tardif said this year's event brought in just under $2 million, topping the stated goal of more than $1.5 million.
• The Oscar winner worked as Tsai's sous-chef at the Boston Harbor Hotel during live demonstrations, a plated multi-course dinner, and a VIP afterparty.
• Damon pointed to his father’s 2017 death from blood cancer as his personal connection, noting his family had resources many patients lack.
• Notable chefs Ken Oringer, Paul Bartolotta, Joanne Chang, and David Daniels joined the program alongside Tsai.
• Coverage spotlighted Raquel and her son Mikalo, whose rent was subsidized for a year during treatment before he was declared cancer-free.