Iconic Motivation leader, Tony Robbins honored at the "Night of Dreams" Gala hosted by the Los Angeles Dream Center.

Los Angeles, CA (October 1, 2025) – Internationally renowned philanthropist, Tony Robbins has been changing lives for the past 3o years. He was recently honored at the Night of Dreams Gala held in Beverly hills on September the 17th at the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel to a ballroom full of admirers and supporters. He was celebrated and honored for his life changing work over the decades, but also his involvement with the Los Angeles Dream Center. Tony Robbins on his part, recognized the heroes who supported families impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires. The annual Night of Dreams Gala brought together community leaders, philanthropists, and celebrities to honor resilience, generosity, and hope. Celebrities in attendance included Angie Everhart, Selling Sunset's Amanda Lynn, and Yellowstone's Michael Nouri, among many others.

The Los Angeles Dream Center is a 24/7 nonprofit outreach dedicated to transforming lives and serving the underserved across LA. For over 30 years, the Dream Center has provided housing, meals, recovery programs, job training, and hope to thousands of individuals and families every week. Their motto is "We believe in showing up for people when they need it most-and now is one of those moments". The Dream Center has been a cornerstone of hope in Los Angeles, addressing critical issues like homelessness, hunger, and addiction. Their free programs have transformed countless lives, creating lasting change in the Los Angeles community. 

The evening's hosts Jason Kennedy and Ellen K guided guests throughout the impactful program. The enchanting evening included performances by Country artist Coffey Anderson, Grammy-nominated recording artist Aloe Blacc who energized the room with two powerhouse performances and an emotional rendition of "One Moment in Time" from singer Vonzell Solomon.

Dream Centre Choir

The evening's moving moment included the "Heroes Circle" Award Presentation, introduced by Dream Center co-founders Pastors Matthew and Caroline Barnett. Some of the Honorees included Chefs Andrew & Lauren Gruel, iHeartMedia, Revell with a Cause, & the Justin Turner Foundation. Heartfelt reflections were shared by Linda "Peaches" Tavani. Powerful testimonies were shared by some of the current residents of the Dream Center about how their lives have been transformed through the organization's programs.

The highlight of the night was when Pastor Barnett presented Tony Robbins with "The Dream Award." Robbins, who was accompanied by his wife Sage Robbins on stage, graciously shared his vision for creating sustainable impact. He remarked "We have all these heroes on stage that helped during the wildfires, but the only reason we are all here and make it happen is because of the heroes like Matthew and Caroline Barnett, and all the volunteers at the Dream Center". He continued to share "I always say, its easy to talk a big game, if you want to know someone, watch how their feet, lips, energy, time, wallet, moves...the Dream Center have been doing this for three decades, serving this city unselfishly, every single day. How can you not support that? I'm so grateful for all the work they do. While I appreciate the honor, I came tonight, so hopefully together we can continue to donate and support this organization." 

Robbins also announced, along with the Dream center Team, the launch of the new Dream Center Magazine, a magazine to highlight philanthropic endeavors, in which Robbins was the magazine's debut cover feature. Additionally, Robbins and Barnett revealed an expanded partnership with his 100 Billion Meals Challenge, where due to Robbins' generosity, his million-dollar donation will not only go toward the Dream Center kitchen, but the 30,000 weekly meals served will count towards 100 Billion Meals Challenge, further amplifying efforts to combat hunger on a global scale. This will be an enormous push to eradicate hunger in the city of Los Angeles, sadly today a very persistent problem.

The highlight of the evening was a lively fundraising auction, which raised an impressive amount of funds to support the center. Some of the items on the auction were lifechanging opportunities like 'adopt a month of food distribution for $100,000', a $7,500 "Adopt a Bed" initiative, which represents the cost for one bed for one individual to live at the Dream Center for one year, covering the cost of all meals, education, program, and more inspiring items. Robbins generously matched the number of beds donated, giving another $1 million. Additionally, vacations to Mexico, a stay at Robbins' iconic retreat in Fiji were also auctioned off by auctioneer Mark Schustrin.

The evening closed with a captivating performance of "We Are the World" featuring all guest artists, the Dream Center Choir, Journey cover band DSB, and viral sensation Angelica Nero which clearly inspired the entire ballroom.

Pastor Caroline, Co-Founder of the Dream Center, expressed her gratitude to everyone who attended the fundraiser by noting, "We feel so much love in this room, thank you everyone for being here tonight and sharing our passion. When I see a room like this, I have so much hope for the future. The way that Dream Center got its name is initially, we were called LA International Church, but as guys were going through the program and lives were being transformed, they said, 'You should call this place the Dream Center, because I'm dreaming again'. So that's what you all are providing tonight, a chance for people to dream again or to dream for them, if they aren't in a place to do so." 

A very inspiring evening, the guests left with a lot of hope in their hearts for the future. The Los Angeles Dream Center aims to continue providing housing, meals, recovery programs, job training, and hope to thousands of individuals and families every week.

For more information on the LA Dream Center, their programs, and how you can support, please visit www.dreamcenter.org.