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17th Annual Stand Up For Heroes Announces All-Star Lineup Sep 11, 2023

Stand Up for Heroes (SUFH), New York’s highly anticipated night of hope, healing and laughter, presented by the Bob Woodruff Foundation and the New York Comedy Festival (NYCF), returns for its 17th annual celebration to honor our nation’s impacted veterans and their families on November 6, at 8:00 p.m. ET at David Geffen Hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. More →

14th Annual Stand Up For Heroes Virtual Event Brought Celebrities Together To Support Veterans Nov 25, 2020

Stand Up for Heroes (SUFH), New York’s most anticipated night of hope, healing and laughter, returned for its 14th annual celebration as a virtual event to honor our nation’s impacted veterans and their families on November 18th. More →

The Bob Woodruff Foundation and New York Comedy Festival Present the First-Ever Virtual Stand Up for Heroes Nov 12, 2020

Stand Up For Heroes (SUFH), New York’s highly anticipated night of hope, healing and laughter honoring our nation’s veterans and their families, is going virtual for the first time in its 14 year history, and will air on ABC News Live, TikTok, Facebook, Cheddar, Twitch and Armed Forces Network on Wednesday, November 18th at 9:00 p.m. EST. More →

Lee Woodruff Delivers Keynote at the 2019 Caregiver Expo Apr 4, 2019

New York-based author and journalist Lee Woodruff will be the keynote speaker for The San Diego Union-Tribune’s second annual CaregiverSD Community Expo at Liberty Station on April 13. More →

Top Chefs Ask New Yorkers To Dine Out For Heroes With Bob Woodruff Foundation Nov 6, 2017

Celebrity chef Alex Guarnaschelli — joined by Mario Batali, Rocco DiSpirito, Tony Fortuna, Chris Santos, and Geoffrey Zakarian — is calling upon New York City’s restaurants and diners to honor our nation’s heroes this Veterans Day through the 4th Annual Dine Out for Heroes, a benefit for the Bob Woodruff Foundation. More →

Lee Woodruff Announced As MC For TVC Silver Anniversary Dinner And Pro Bono Program Awards Banquet Sep 18, 2017

The Veterans Consortium (TVC) is honored to announce that Lee Woodruff, co-author of the best-selling book, In an Instant, contributor to CBS This Morning and co-founder of the Bob Woodruff Foundation, will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the TVC Silver Anniversary Dinner and Pro Bono Program Awards Banquet on October 4, 2017, at Union Station in Washington, DC. More →

Bob Woodruff Foundation Announces 3rd Annual Dine Out For Heroes Nov 8, 2016

Celebrity chef Alex Guarnaschelli is calling upon New York City’s restaurants and diners to join her in honoring our nation’s heroes this Veterans Day through the 3rd Annual Dine Out for Heroes, a benefit for the Bob Woodruff Foundation. More →

Bob Woodruff To Be Honored With Public Leadership In Neurology Award Apr 19, 2016

The American Brain Foundation has announced that Bob Woodruff, former ABC “World News Tonight” co-anchor and current ABC News Asia correspondent, is the recipient of its 2016 Public Leadership in Neurology Award. More →

Stephen Colbert To Attend 9th Annual IAVA Heroes Gala Oct 6, 2015

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) announced today the honorees for the 9th Annual IAVA Heroes Gala, held on the day after Veteran’s Day, November 12, 2015 at New York City’s Cipriani 42nd Street. More →

Stars Help Raise Over $12 Million At BGC Charity Day Sep 15, 2015

BGC Partners, Inc., a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, announced today that BGC, together with its affiliate Cantor Fitzgerald, raised approximately $12 million for charities around the world, at the companies’ 11th annual Charity Day on Friday, September 11, 2015. More →

Bob And Lee Woodruff Host Hamptons Stands For Heroes Sep 4, 2015

Bob & Lee Woodruff hosted Hamptons Stands for Heroes, which celebrated the work of The Bob Woodruff Foundation on Friday, August 28, 2015 at the home of Joan & George Hornig with media partner Beach Magazine in Water Mill, NY. More →

Bob Woodruff Foundation Announces Dine Out For Heroes Sep 1, 2015

The Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) announced today the upcoming launch of the second annual ‘Dine Out for Heroes,’ a dining event experience benefiting BWF. More →

John Oliver And Bruce Springsteen To Stand Up For Heroes Sep 18, 2014

Stand Up for Heroes, New York’s most impactful night of comedy and music, returns to the Theater at Madison Square Garden, Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 8 p.m. More →

Bob Woodruff To MC Mental Health Association Of NYC Gala Jul 18, 2014

On October 1, the Mental Health Association of New York City (MHA-NYC) will host its annual gala, themed “Working for Wellness: Invest in America’s Veterans,” at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. More →

PepsiCo To Donate $1 Million To Bob Woodruff Foundation Jan 31, 2014

As part of PepsiCo’s weeklong Super Bowl fan appreciation activities, the company today announced that the PepsiCo Foundation will donate $1 million to the Bob Woodruff Foundation, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting post-9/11 injured service members, veterans and their families, and the caregivers and communities that support them. More →

Bruce Springsteen And Roger Waters Stand Up For Heroes Nov 11, 2013

The Bob Woodruff Foundation and the New York Comedy Festival presented Stand Up for Heroes last week in New York City, which featured a special appearance by Bruce Springsteen More →

Stand Up For Heroes Event To Stream Live Online Nov 4, 2013

The 7th annual Stand Up For Heroes event that will benefit post-9/11 wounded veterans, presented by the Bob Woodruff Foundation and the New York Comedy Festival, will be available via a broadcast featuring a Google+ Hangout at google.com/+Stand4Heroes. More →

Bill Cosby To Perform At Star-Studded Stand Up For Heroes Event Oct 8, 2013

The Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) and New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) just added Bill Cosby and Jim Gaffigan to the star-studded line-up for the annual Stand Up for Heroes, an evening of comedy and music benefiting injured service members, veterans and their families on Wednesday, November 6th at 8pm. More →

Roger Waters To Be Honored By Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Of America Nov 9, 2012

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, the nation’s first and largest nonpartisan, nonprofit organization representing veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, is proud to announce the honorees and participants for their Sixth Annual Heroes Gala on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. More →

Roger Waters To Perform With Military Veterans Nov 5, 2012

The Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) and the New York Comedy Festival are proud to announce that John Mayer and Roger Waters will perform at the 6th annual Stand Up for Heroes event on Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Beacon Theatre, in addition to previously announced performers Mike Birbiglia, Ricky Gervais, Patton Oswalt, Jon Stewart, Bruce Springsteen and Robin Williams. More →

Bruce Springsteen To Stand Up For Heroes Sep 25, 2012

For the sixth consecutive year, the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) and the New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) are proud to present Stand Up for Heroes, an evening of comedy and music benefiting our injured service members, veterans and their families, taking place at the Beacon Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, at 8 p.m. More →

Bob Woodruff To Host Mental Health Benefit Gala In New York Apr 27, 2012

The Mental Health Association of New York City (MHA-NYC) will host their annual benefit gala on June 5th at Cipriani 42nd Street. More →

Bruce Springsteen And Ricky Gervais To Stand Up For Heroes Oct 25, 2011

Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart and Ricky Gervais will take part in a special charity event in New York next month. More →

Jeff Bridges And Stevie Nicks At Bob Woodruff's Charity Concert Aug 17, 2011

The inaugural American Thunder Music Festival, a benefit concert for the Bob Woodruff Foundation, made history in front of an audience of 50,000 fans this past weekend (August 13) when Jeff Bridges hosted and performed along with Stevie Nicks and John Fogerty. More →

Springsteen Raises Cash For Veterans Nov 10, 2008

Bruce Springsteen helped raise over $100,000 for wounded war veterans on Wednesday at the 2nd annual Stand Up for Heroes: A Benefit for the Bob Woodruff Foundation More →

Springsteen To Rock For Soldiers Oct 6, 2008

Ricky Gervais, Whoopi Goldberg and Bruce Springsteen have agreed to appear at a benefit in New York next month. More →