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"T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia and Cancer Research" Benefit Dinner

Date and info confirmed in Adrian Grant’s “Visual Documentary”

Randy Taborelli, The Magic, the Madness, the Whole Story

More than ever before, Michael [in 1984] considered himself a strict Jehovah's Witness. He didn't believe in blood transfusions, Easter and Christmas (which he viewed as ‘pagan holidays’), or the celebration of his own birthday. He also did not believe in pledging allegiance to the flag. (In April 1984 he would attend the T. J. Martell Foundation's dinner honouring Walter Yetnikoff, president of CBS Records. Michael refused to be seated at the dais until after Monsignor Vincent Puma delivered the invocation and the crowd pledged allegiance to the flag and then sang the national anthem.)

…Michael donated all of his proceeds from [the Victory Tour] – nearly five million dollars – to the T. J. Martell Foundation for Cancer Research, the United Negro College Fund and the Ronald McDonald Camp for Good Times.