The Casa Colina Foundation would like to thank all who attended and supported
our Tribute to Courage Gala March 9, 2024, at the Sheraton Fairplex Hotel
and Conference Center in Pomona. Thanks to your generous gifts, Casa Colina
Hospital and Centers for Healthcare is better able to maintain its commitment
to providing subsidized care for those who need but may not be able to
afford our specialized services. We extend a special thank you to our
honorees, Samantha Bosco and Kathleen Grace, as well as to our Impact
Award recipient, Selena Gomez, and the evening's gracious emcee, Elex
Michaelson. We hope you had a wonderful time, and we look forward to seeing
you again next year! If you missed the event but would still like to support
us, please
click here.
Gold-medal-winning Paralympic cyclist Samantha Bosco was involved in a
crash on a training ride in the summer of 2021, sustaining major injuries
that would jeopardize not only her cycling career but her ability to function
in everyday life. Years earlier, following an unsuccessful surgery for
a childhood leg complication, Sam had already learned to function with
a lower-extremity disability. So she set an ambitious goal for herself:
a full return to cycling. With the help of Casa Colina's comprehensive
continuum of rehabilitative care, Sam overcame a traumatic brain injury,
balance and other sensory issues, and more to become the 2022 World Champion
in the C4 time trial and road race at the UCI Para-Cycling World Championships,
as well as the World Cup Series Overall winner. To this day, she continues
to race competitively at the highest levels of paracycling.
Kathleen Grace
In June of 2020, having just released an acclaimed album, jazz vocalist
and contemporary music instructor Kathleen Grace suffered a traumatic
brain injury following a fall alone in her home. For the next eight months
she navigated a long, uncertain recovery, including cardiovascular issues
and complications from POTS. Luckily, Kathleen found out about Casa Colina
Hospital and Centers for Healthcare. Kathleen underwent months of Day
Treatment at Casa Colina's Transitional Living Center to address memory
and other cognitive deficits, fatigue and sensory issues, and crippling
anxiety, all in the hopes of returning to the life she had made for herself.
Now, nearly four years later, she has returned to music, teaching, and
performing, rebuilding herself in the process and finding new inspiration
in music and in life.
Recipient of the Casa Colina Impact Award
Selena Gomez
Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare's Impact Award recognizes
a person or organization for their positive, lasting contributions to
the fields of healthcare and rehabilitation for individuals with disabilities.
The winner of this year’s inaugural Impact Award is a champion for
inclusion and mental health awareness. Actress, singer, and producer Selena
Gomez founded Rare Beauty, a cosmetics company dedicated to promoting
inclusivity in beauty products. She is also the founder of the Rare Impact
Fund, a charitable organization committed to youth mental health and self-acceptance.
We are proud to recognize Ms. Gomez with this well-deserved honor, which
she will accept virtually at the event.
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