The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years.
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The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Mike Kittrell)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Michael Dumas Image Arts)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Michael Dumas Image Arts)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Michael Dumas Image Arts)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Michael Dumas Image Arts)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Michael Dumas Image Arts)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Michael Dumas Image Arts)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Michael Dumas Image Arts)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Michael Dumas Image Arts)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Michael Dumas Image Arts)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Michael Dumas Image Arts)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Michael Dumas Image Arts)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Michael Dumas Image Arts)

The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer research and technology at MCI, with $2.2 million raised over the past seven years. (Michael Dumas Image Arts)
PHOTOS BY MIKE KITTRELL