On September 13 and 14, the 20th Anniversary Music Festival for Brain Health inspired, educated, and delighted almost 1500 guests. The event culminated a year of fundraising by One Mind totaling $3.5 million in donations for brain health research. We cannot thank our donors and participants enough for their amazing generosity!
Music Festival for Brain Health Celebrates 20 Years
One Mind Raises Nearly $3.5 Million
Staglin Family Announces Close to $210 Million Raised to Date
Grammy® Nominated Jewel and hard hitting blues rock recording stars Vintage Trouble
join a star-studded cast of culinary luminaries plus 83 renowned wineries to wow attendees at
“Science & Sizzle” weekend, September 13 & 14 in the Napa Valley
September 16, 2014, Rutherford, Napa Valley, CA – The Staglin Family celebrated the 20th Annual Music Festival for Brain Health in grand style on September 13 & 14 in the Napa Valley, raising nearly $3.5 million in 2013/2014 to benefit the One Mind and ONE MINDââ€_¢. A portion of the proceeds from Sunday, Sept. 14 also benefited the Tug McGraw Foundation. In addition, the Staglin family announced that the 20-year cumulative total, including direct contributions to ONE MINDââ€_¢, and leveraged funds provided to scientists as a result of One Mind’s initial research funding from festival proceeds, has approached $210 million since 1995. One Mind and ONE MINDââ€_¢ together have become the nation’s leading private-public mental health organizations dedicated to curing brain-related diseases, including depression, schizophrenia, traumatic brain injury and bi-polar illness, focusing on issues including funding, research, advocacy, and anti-stigma.
Co-hosts Shari and Garen Staglin, along with their children Brandon and Shannon, Patrick Kennedy, Co-Chairman, and Pete Chiarelli, CEO of ONE MINDââ€_¢, and the Board of Directors, welcomed over 1500 supporters, scientists, and friends over the two-day festival to celebrate life and raise awareness of the causes and cures for physiological brain disorders.
“Today we celebrate a hugely successful weekend and total cumulative proceeds from our 20 years approaching $210 million, which is incredible,” stated Shari and Garen Staglin. “As we look back on the past 20 years, we are both grateful and humbled that so many have come together and worked so hard to make great strides in the quest to determine the causes of brain diseases. We have come so far and yet still have a long way to go, but are extremely confident that with continued generosity of our supporters and hard work by our scientists, board members, and volunteers, we will unlock the mysteries of the brain and make a difference in so many lives.”
The 20th Annual festival kicked off on Saturday with a scientific symposium, featuring keynote speaker Eric Lander, PhD, one of the principal leaders of the Human Genome Project and Founding Director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and moderated by Steven Hyman, former Director of the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health. Following the symposium, a tasting of some of the world’s most acclaimed wines took place in the Staglin Family Vineyard winery caves. Vintage Trouble then took the stage for a rousing dance concert followed by the post-concert VIP dinner featuring Chef Jan Birnbaum and an all-star cast of chefs who were all alumni from previous festivals. Generosity was evident with an impromptu fund-a-need auction that itself added $100,000 to the day’s total. Sunday’s festivities brought the ever-popular Food Truck Fest, followed by an acoustic set by Grammy® nominated singer Jewel at the historic Lincoln Theater in Yountville, Napa Valley. Jewel’s amazing talent and stated empathy for the cause delighted the crowd of over 1,000 supporters.