GIFFORDS Texas Celebration of Courage
Please join former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and Brené Brown for an evening in support of our work to save lives from gun violence.
Additional special guests include Emily Ramshaw, musical guest Yola, Kimberly Mata-Rubio, Lesley Hu, Ruth Moonesinghe, Johann Moonesinghe and David Greene.
GIFFORDS Texas Celebration of Courage
ACL Live - Austin, TX
Thursday, September 17, 2026
6:00 - 9:00 PM
If you would like to support the event and the work we are doing at GIFFORDS, we recognize our supporters at the levels below.
Supporter Levels
Leadership Circle: $100,000+
Champion: $50,000+
Impact: $25,000+
Advocate: $15,000+
Courage: $10,000+
Host: $5,000+
Co-Host: $2,500+
GIFFORDS Club: $1,000+
For questions or to support GIFFORDS at one of the levels listed above with a tax deductible donation, please contact Caroline Jones at cjones@giffords.org
Our progress has been a team effort. Thank you to everyone who continues to stand with Gabby and our movement.
Leadership Circle - $100,000+
Lisa K. Simmons
inKind
Champion - $50,000+
Jinelle Lawson
Matt & Peggy Winkler
Impact - $25,000+
Sarah & Don Libbey
June Piscitelli, PhD
Advocate - $15,000+
MFI Foundation
Amber Mostyn
John and Anne Mullen
Courage - $10,000+
Marc Winkelman
Host - $5,000+
Suzanne Bryant & Sarah Goodfriend
Aditi Desai
The Honorable Lulu Flores & Scott Hendler
Luci Baines Johnson & Ian J. Turpin
Linda & Howard McCollum
Ambassador Carrin Patman
Co-Host - $2,500+
Regina Montoya & Paul Coggins
Cindy Kozmetsky
Scott & Jeanne Spreier
GIFFORDS Club - $1,000+
Lili Babic
Life Anew
Karen George
Chris Mattsson
Kathryn McNiel
Sarah Catherine Perot
Sheryl Sculley
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