Gilda’s Club To Hold 2021 Red Door Bash, Hosted By Demetria Kalodimos

Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee is hosting the 2021 Red Door Bash on Oct. 9 at the Omni Nashville Hotel. The annual event will feature singer-songwriters Jenny Tolman and Dave Brainard, along with celebrity guest host Demetria Kalodimos, as Gilda’s Club celebrates free cancer support for individuals and families in Middle Tennessee. Special honors for community leaders and volunteers will also be given.

“This year, we have the distinct pleasure of honoring some incredibly special contributors to the Gilda’s Club community. We will present our annual Red Door Champion Award to a Williamson County couple that has supported our non-profit through volunteerism, financial giving and advocacy for nearly two decades,” says Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee President and CEO Harriet Schiftan. “We’re also seizing this opportunity to celebrate 13 of our volunteer support group facilitators, all of whom have continued to put our mission and members first, and graciously joined us as we boldly stepped into the world of virtual cancer support at the beginning of the pandemic.”

This year’s Red Door Bash will open with a reception and silent auction, followed by a three-course dinner and an opportunity to hear from a Gilda’s Club member before closing with the awards ceremony.

“The Red Door Bash committee hasn’t let the current environment prevent them from planning another extraordinary event,” Red Door Bash Co-Chair Rae Hirsch shares. “I’m most excited about this year’s silent auction, which includes a well-curated selection of experiences, jewelry, art and more.”

“We’re thrilled to have award-winning news anchor, filmmaker and writer Demetria Kalodimos as our celebrity host for a second year,” adds Co-Chair Erica Jacobs. “And singer-songwriters Jenny Tolman and Dave Brainard are beloved by the Gilda’s Club community. Ever since participating in our annual Songwriters Night in April, people have been asking for more of the duo’s incredible music and charming wit and rapport.”

Tickets to the Red Door Bash, sponsored in part by Omni Nashville and Burr+Forman, include reception food and beverages, access to a silent auction, a three-course meal with wine service, and valet parking. For more information and to reserve a seat, click here.

Red Door Bash Honorees:
Red Door Champion Award recipients – Brian and Victoria Marger
Red Door Hero Award recipients –
David Adcock, PT
Deanna Candeloro, M. Ed, LPC-MHSP
Dana Davis, LCSW
Lynn Dunavant, MA, HSP
Pamela Duvall, MS, CCC-SLP
Larae Heil, M Ed., MS, CCC-SLP
Cynthia Johnson, LCSW, BCD
Laura Jo Leach, LMSW
Doris P. McLay
Lanier Sachs, M. Ed., NCC
Carol Sanders, RN
Warren Thompson, Ph. D
J. Dawson Wells, LMSW