Dear Friends,
Thanks to your support, 2024 has been an outstanding year for the Hannah Storm Foundation. Because of your incredible generosity throughout the year and from our 2023 Celebrity Waiter Night, we have funded 10 surgeries totaling $87,500!
Please take a moment to look at the before and after pictures of some of the children you helped this year:
In the U.S., approximately 40,000 children are born with vascular anomalies, and many parents do not know where to turn for help. In 2008, I created the Hannah Storm Foundation to raise awareness, fund surgeries, and provide educational information for parents and children suffering from debilitating and disfiguring vascular birthmarks.
My passion for this cause stems from my own experience as someone born with a port wine stain birthmark under my left eye. I understand firsthand the fear and self-consciousness these children face.
At the Hannah Storm Foundation, we are privileged to work with exceptional partners, including the world-renowned vascular birthmark surgeon Dr. Milton Waner and his team at the Vascular Birthmark Institute at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.
As the season of giving approaches once again, please consider clicking here to donate to the foundation so we can continue helping our precious patients from around the world.
Your continued generosity will ensure that our cherished children have the lives they deserve.
Thank you once again, and please stay tuned for information about our Fall 2025 Celebrity Waiter Night!
With gratitude & blessings!
Hannah Storm
Founder
Hannah Storm Foundation
The Hannah Storm Foundation is an advocate for children’s issues. Our goal is to inspire individual potential and to promote an active and fulfilling life.
We provide medical support for children and families suffering from Vascular Birthmarks and their related medical conditions. We sponsor surgeries for children around the world, who otherwise could not afford treatment.
We educate and raise awareness about Vascular Birthmarks. We assist patients seeking insurance coverage and educate families about the latest news in treatment options and diagnosis, sponsoring patient Advocacy Days. In addition, we raise awareness in the general public about Vascular Birthmarks and their related conditions.
We also sponsor the Hannah Storm Journalism Internship at the University of Notre Dame, giving students a chance to have a portfolio of writing experience upon their graduation.
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Hannah Storm is an award-winning journalist, producer and director, a pioneer in the field of sports broadcasting for women, an advocate for children suffering vascular anomalies, and a published author.
She joined ESPN in 2008 and serves as an anchor for Sports Center, NFL Live, the Rose Parade, and the New York and Boston Marathons. She is host of the award-winning iHeart podcast “NBA DNA with Hannah Storm” and director of the award-winning docu-series “Grails: When Sneakers Change the Game” on HULU. Storm became the first woman ever to do play–by– play for the NFL for an entire season, which she did for 4 years on Amazon Prime. In addition, Storm was the first play-by-play voice for the WNBA, on NBC.
Storm has also worked for ABC News and co-hosted The Early Show on CBS, covering major news events and conducting interviews with top newsmakers and entertainers. Prior to that, at NBC Sports, Storm became the first woman in American TV history to act as the main network host of a major league sport, when she hosted NBC’s Major League Baseball coverage, the NBA on NBC and the Olympic Games. Before that, Storm was the first female host of CNN Sports Tonight.
In 2008 Storm created Brainstormin’ Productions. She has produced, executive produced and directed award- winning films, series and branded content for ESPN, the SEC Network, ABC Network, HULU, Epix and iHeart Radio.
Born with a port wine stain underneath her left eye, Storm created the Hannah Storm Foundation to raise awareness, and fund surgeries for children suffering from vascular anomalies. In addition, Storm provides journalism internships at her alma mater Notre Dame and due to a recent breast cancer diagnosis, has become an advocate for early detection and testing.
Storm is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the mother of three daughters with her husband, Dan Hicks of NBC Sports.
ESPN anchor, award-winning journalist, and trailblazing broadcaster Hannah Storm received the 2025 Pat Summerall Award. This prestigious honor recognized Storm’s contributions to sports journalism and her advocacy for charitable causes, including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®.
Storm, only the second female recipient of this award, previously hosted the Legends for Charity dinner in 2019 and 2020, supporting children battling cancer and life-threatening diseases. She now joins an elite group of broadcasting legends, including Jim Nantz, Al Michaels, Erin Andrews, Michael Strahan, Tony Romo, and the late John Madden.
Hannah Storm and many of her good friends from the world of sports, media and entertainment mixed and mingled with guests the foundation’s “Celebrity Waiter Night” Party on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at The Village in Stamford, Connecticut. Joining Hannah for the evening were top professional athletes, media and entertainment personalities including:
Fellow ESPN anchors: Stephania Bell, Nicole Briscoe, Jay Harris, Fernando Palomo, Gary Striewski, Laura Rutledge, Elle Duncan, Jordan Cornette, Shae Peppler, Kelsey Riggs, Kimberley Martin; Fan Duel Sport’s, Lisa Kerney; NFL Veterans: Damien Woody and Patrick Kerney; Golf Network’s, Rich Lerner; former New York Knicks great, Allan Houston; CNN, NBC and AKC Dog Show’s, Carolyn Manno; ABC News’ Rob Marciano; WABC-TV Sports anchor, Sam Ryan; and NBC Sports, Dan Hicks and Jimmy Roberts.
The night included celebrities mixing it up with our donors, live and silent auctions, and a special fund-a-need where direct funds of more than $30,000 were raised for our latest patient: Margarita who will need multiple surgeries.
The Hannah Storm Journalism Internship was created in 2006 as an opportunity for current Notre Dame undergraduate students to gain practical experience while working in the Alumni Association’s Communications and Marketing department. One student is selected as the Hannah Storm Journalism Intern each academic year. ND Alumna Hannah Storm ’83 established the internship program in 2006, which is funded by the proceeds from her book Notre Dame Inspirations and the Hannah Storm Foundation.
