PARTY LINES : GRABBING MOMENTS OF EMOTIONS AT BRASS RING AWARDS.Byline: Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. There wasn't a dry eye in the ballroom of the Regent Beverly Wilshire hotel by the time Carol and Frank Biondi Frank J. Biondi, Jr. (born January 9, 1945) is an American businessman. He was born in New York City to Frank Biondi, Sr. and Virginia Willis. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University and an Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School. and Ted Forstmann accepted their Brass Ring awards from Gov. Gray Davis and Mayor Richard Riordan. The inaugural fund-raiser for United Friends of the Children, an organization started 20 years ago by Nancy Daly Riordan, was a four-hanky production. It began with Children of the World choir singing and leading guests into the dining area, followed by Vietnamese foster child Joe Huynh talking about how he couldn't have gotten into Yale law school Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1843, the school offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D., and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars and several legal research centers. without UFC's help. Also tugging at the heartstrings was a taped message about the importance of helping children, delivered by the organization's honorary chairwoman, first lady Hillary Rodham Rodham is an English surname which may refer to a number of persons or places. People Family of Hillary Rodham Clinton
Now, about those honorees. Frank Biondi is the former chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Universal Studios Inc., and with the help of wife Carol (who's on the UFC UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC Universidade Federal do Ceará (Brazilian University) UFC Unified Facilities Criteria UFC Uniform Fire Code UFC Uniform Freight Classification UFC United Facilities Criteria UFC USACE Finance Center board), has hosted numerous fund-raising events for the organization over the past 20 years. Those include a tennis tournament, toy and book drives, and children's day trips to Universal Studios. Forstmann is also a longtime UFC supporter and founder of its Children's Scholarship Fund The Children's Scholarship Fund is an American privately-funded program that, at any given time, provides private school tuition assistance to about 23,000 students. The Fund was founded in 1998 by Theodore J. Forstmann and John T. Walton. . He's also the co-founder of Forstmann, Little & Co. of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , and chairman of Gulfstream Aviation. Providing comic relief after the emotional presentations were Jay Leno and Paula Poundstone at the podium. While Leno joked about the local lifestyle, commenting, ``L.A. is the only place that if you don't get killed by a drive-by, you get mauled by a mountain lion,'' Poundstone had the audience laughing with her story on how she became a foster parent (yes, she really is a foster mom of three). More than 500 attended the gala, dining on salmon and steak with apple tarts, chocolate mousse and Chilmark Chocolates for dessert. The chocolates are handmade by handicapped children, according to dinner chairwoman Erin Stein. By the time the evening was over, $1 million was raised for UFC's communitywide projects that include MacLaren Children's Center, the College Readiness Program and the Bridges to Independence program that prepares young adults for their future in the workplace. And guests went home with goodie good·ie n. Variant of goody1. bags filled with literary and film classics - perfect material for inspiring young minds. California first lady Sharon Davis also was doing the party scene at the annual Friends of the Fulfillment Fund luncheon and fashion show at the Beverly Hills Hotel The Beverly Hills Hotel is a hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, at 9641 Sunset Boulevard. It was opened on May 12, 1912 and started by Margaret J. Anderson and her son, Stanley S. Anderson, who had been managing the Hollywood Hotel. . The affair honored Marcia Hobbs of Christie's and community philanthropist Glorya Kaufman, and raised more than $50,000 for scholarships for Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. children. According to event chairwomen DeeDee DeCherney and Jan Goldman, guests got a sneak peek at spring and summer styles presented by Neiman Marcus and were entertained by the Foshay Learning School Choir in Los Angeles. A Valley-based organization dedicated to helping children be the best they can be, the Fulfillment Fund was founded eight years ago by Gary and Cherna Gitnick of Encino, and was recently named the top community-based mentoring program by the California Mentor Initiative. CAPTION(S): 4 Photos Photo: (1--Color) Honorees Frank and Carol Biondi, left, chat with California Gov. Gray Davis and first lady Sharon Davis at the Brass Ring Awards at the Regent Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills. The event raised $1 million for the United Friends of the Children and its foster child programs. (2--Color) Schmoozing at the Brass Ring Awards gala are Maria Shriver, left, with United Friends of the Children founder Nancy Daly Riordan and event chairwoman Erin Stein. Berliner Studio (3--Color) Doing the party scene at the annual Fulfillment Fund luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel are Encino resident Darlene Vogel, left, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, KTLA KTLA KCBS TV in Los Angeles weatherman Mark Kriski, and Gary Gitnick, founder and president of the organization. Ellen Giamportone (4--Color) Sharing a moment at the League for Children gala at the Beverly Hills Hotel are, top row from left, master of ceremonies Art Linkletter and honoree Keith Renken, and front row from left, event co-chairwomen Lois Linkletter and Mildred O'Green, honoree Betty Williams and league president Margie Baum. The group raised nearly $2 million for at-risk children in Southern California. Sergio Ortiz |
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