Funds raised at California Spirit help American Cancer Society, along with our local partners, bring a suite of resources to Angelenos in treatment who experience food insecurity.
In 1984, producer Sherry Lansing and chef Wolfgang Puck created California Spirit to share their love of fine dining and make a difference in the fight against cancer.
What began as a small, private backyard gathering has grown into one of L.A.’s most highly sought-after annual events with over 500 attendees filling a Hollywood studio lot as well as a year-round initiative focused on the role nutrition plays in cancer prevention and the patient’s journey.
As the only organization combating cancer through advocacy, discovery, and patient support, the American Cancer Society has made significant contributions to the fight against cancer over the last 110 years. We advocate for lifesaving policy changes, promote healthy lifestyles to help prevent cancer, and provide information, answers, and support to people in every community who have been touched by cancer. We also research cancer and its causes to find more answers and better treatment.
Cancer affects everyone but not equally. Many barriers can impact a person’s ability to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer. Access to, affordability of, and consumption of nutritious food is a social determinant of health that plays an important role in addressing health disparities. That’s why California Spirit is shines of spotlight on the role of food in cancer prevention and the patient’s journey.
For more than 10 decades, the American Cancer Society has been dedicated to pursuing better outcomes for every cancer, every life. Today, more people are surviving cancer than ever before, but there is still work to be done. Join us, support us, and help us end cancer as we know it, for everyone.
towards cancer research
increase in five-year survival rate for all cancers combined
lives touched in 2022
