We are thrilled to host our 17th annual Hope Gala at Gilley’s Dallas on Saturday, April 12, 2025! The one-night-only event includes dinner, dancing, live music by the Intensity Band along with an auction with proceeds benefiting the organization’s mission to create a kinder world for pets and the people that love them.
Hope Gala is a night of celebration that allows community members to share their passion for animals, learn about how supporters are helping animals in need and raise funds to save even more animal lives! The event also includes a live auction with Cowboy Auctioneers, where there will be opportunities to win a Four Seasons Resort stay in Punta Mita, eight rounds of golf at TPC Sawgrass and much more. A grand raffle will close out the night, with individuals that enter having the chance to win VISA gift cards totaling $5,000.
While learning about our lifesaving programs and goals for 2025, guests will enjoy a three-course dinner of romaine caesar salad, braised beef short rib and roasted chicken breast and cheesecake or cookies and cream parfaits. Attendees can meet cute, adoptable puppies and kittens at the pet adoption lounge and snap photos to remember the night at the gala’s photo lounge. For entertainment, the Intensity Band will perform live music for guests to enjoy and dance to.
Donations and funds from the gala will provide crucial and lifesaving care to animals in need. The proceeds will benefit our programs to provide adoption and foster care for vulnerable animals, affordable veterinary services for community pets, a pet food pantry and more.
2024 was a record-breaking year for pets in Texas thanks to the support we received. This past year, we helped over 46,000 animals through our programs and assisted in finding loving homes for 5,785 pets.
“The proceeds raised from our Hope Gala event last year helped us impact the lives of over 46,000 animals through our programming in 2024,” said Ed Jamison, the chief executive officer at Operation Kindness. “Not only is the Hope Gala a night to bring together passionate supporters of Operation Kindness, but it’s a night to help animals across Texas.”
Individual general admission tickets for the evening begin at $300. Sponsorships start at $1,500 and include reserved seating for two, as well as special recognition at the event, complimentary valet parking and an invitation to a VIP reception for both guests.
The Hope Gala begins at 6 P.M. on Saturday, April 12, at Gilley’s Dallas – Southside Event Center, 1135 Botham Jean Blvd., Dallas. For more information or to purchase tickets to the annual Hope Gala, visit https://www.operationkindness.org/hope-gala/
