- December 4, 2025
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Kristen Soto sang an emotional performance of the song “Miracle.”
Emcee Tyler did a great job of introducing stage guests.
City of Orlando District 6 Commissioner Samuel B. Ings read a proclamation making Nov. 4 The Gift of Life day in Orlando.
Dr. Hilton Bernstein, a neonatologist, was one of the gala’s guest speakers.
Micah Naruo put on an incredible show dancing with glow sticks.
The Gift of Life bear high-fived the kids in attendance.
Jim Ferrell was the auctioneer for the evening.
Summer Bernath was a guest speaker and recipient of the NICU Impact Award.
Amy Santiago spoke of her experience as a preemie parent.
Amy Santiago’s husband brought their son Brody on stage to show that miracles happen. Brody was born at 23 weeks.
The issue of prematurity is very close to The Gift of Life founder Rosie Moore’s heart.
The Gift of Life founder Marcus Moore was appreciative of the support from the gala guests.
Kaleb Moore, son of The Gift of Life founders Rosie and Marcus Moore, and Madi Reed were two of the preemies in attendance.
City of Orlando District 6 Commissioner Samuel B. Ings presents The Gift of Life founders Rosie and Marcus Moore with a proclamation from the city of Orlando.
Children — including The Gift of Life founders Rosie and Marcus Moore’s son Kaleb, right — filed into the ballroom at one point for a ventriloquist demonstration.
Ventriloquist Jackie Manna put on a quick show for the kids in attendance.
Kaleb Moore, son of The Gift of Life founders Rosie and Marcus Moore, and the other children thought ventriloquist Jackie Manna was hilarious.
The children listened as ventriloquist Jackie Manna made her puppet talk.
Micah Naruo put on an incredible show dancing with glow sticks.
The Gift of Life bear was a special gala guest.
The Santiago family spoke of its experience with prematurity. Son Brody was born at 23 weeks.
The Gift of Life founders Rosie and Marcus Moore thanked guests for their support.
Madi Reed was one of the preemies in attendance.
ORANGE COUNTY Hurricane Irma may have delayed The Gift of Life’s annual gala from its original September date, but it had no power in stopping the organization and its supporters from coming together to celebrate miracles. Its annual gala — held this year on Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Heaven Event Center — serves as a fundraiser. This year’s theme, Dancing for Preemies, included performances from a Michael Jackson impersonator, glow stick dancer, flamenco dancer and ventriloquist. The Gift of Life was founded in 2014 by Rosie and Marcus Moore, parents of a preemie, and aims to offer hope, encouragement and support to parents of premature babies in neonatal intensive care units. It is a registered nonprofit set up to work directly with NICUs to assess the units’ immediate needs, as well as the needs of NICU parents and babies.
