It’s the biggest game of the year, but it’s also the biggest give of the year. Big Game Big Give (BGBG) is one of the most anticipated pre-Super Bowl charity events in the nation, promising to bring out some of the biggest names in business, celebrity, sports, and philanthropy elite. Now, with the announcement of Rams vs. Patriots at Super Bowl LIII, a select number of tickets to the gala have been released in surrounding cities in support of the two teams. Tax deductible tickets are $3,000 with the majority of the ticket price going directly to various charities.
The exclusive star-studded gala is thrown yearly in every Super Bowl hosting city, and has been voted the Number One Super Bowl Party by ESPN, The Magazine. To date, Big Game Big Give has raised more than $10 million for worthwhile causes around the globe. Previous hosts have included Alec Baldwin, Ashton Kutcher, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Bay, Josh Brolin, Hilary Swank, and Jamie Foxx. The invitation-only cocktail party will be held at the estate of Jeff and Carrla Goldstein in Atlanta on Saturday evening, February 2, 2019 and will feature musical entertainment by The Black Eyed Peas and hosted by Ludacris. This year’s Big Game Big Give honoree for Extraordinary Philanthropic Achievement is former New Orleans Saints’ hero Steve Gleason, who is today the leading advocate for ALS patients worldwide. He was recently selected by the US Congress to receive the Congressional Gold Medal for his work as an ALS activist. Gleason will receive a portrait in the form of a sculpture donated by celebrity artist, Michael Kalish.
Matching individuals with charitable giving is a natural marriage for The Giving Back Fund’s founder and president, Marc Pollick. Prior to establishing the nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles, Pollick worked with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Elie Wiesel, and founded The Elie Wiesel Institute for Humanitarian Studies along with the Zachor Institute for Holocaust Studies.
“Big Game Big Give is my personal Super Bowl,” says Pollick. “It’s an opportunity to show the world there is a tremendous amount of good out there – people using their fortune and fame for causes that matter, causes greater than themselves. The world needs this now more than ever. I am simply the conduit to bring these people together.”
