Photo of Pat Bondurant.

Additionally, Pat Bondurant of Bondurant Racing, will receive the 2019 Letitia Frye Humanitarian Award. Bondurant is being recognized for her remarkable efforts in chairing, volunteering and donating her time and resources to help raise millions of dollars for hundreds of charities, including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Recipients of the Letitia Frye Honorary Award are leaders in business and in the community, who dedicate their time, talent and/or treasure to children’s health and wellness. The award was named after its first recipient, Letitia Frye, a philanthropist, “auctiontainer” and Valley native.

“This award represents every child, parent, doctor, researcher, staff member and dedicated donor whom I’ve had the privilege to know during my journey with St. Jude,” says Frye. “Each of them has left an indelible impression upon my heart and it is my honor to present the award to someone who embodies the same qualities that make St. Jude such a wonderful organization.”

Bondurant – whose undeniable impact and glorious presence around the Valley serves as a constant source of inspiration to so many – was so surprised and honored by the recognition from St. Jude, a hospital she has long–admired and loved working with.

“When I got the call that I was receiving the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 2019 Letitia Frye Humanitarian Award, my heart was so moved and I said ‘Me? Are you sure?’” says Bondurant. “Letitia called me herself and said that she selected me because for years she has seen my dedication to helping children everywhere of all walks of life.”

“There is not a breathing person on earth who would not be moved by the hope that lives in the St Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Every parent’s face carries that look of hope when their doctor approaches them, the hope that today is their child’s day to receive one of the many miracles that are performed in those amazing buildings,” says Bondurant.

Proceeds from “A Night in the Crimson Tide” help St. Jude generate the lifesaving results for children and their families and ensure that St. Jude families never receive a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food.

This formal event will take place on Friday, April 5, at The Clayton House in Old Town Scottsdale.