PARTY LINES FIRST LADY SPEAKS OUT FOR WOMEN.Byline: Barbara De Witt Hillary Clinton was in town, but she wasn't wearing her politico's hat. Instead, she dressed to the nines in an elegant black gown and was honored with the Women of Courage Award by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a world-renowned hospital located in Los Angeles, California. History Cedars-Sinai is the result of a merger in 1961 between two major Los Angeles hospitals, Cedars of Lebanon and Mount Sinai Home for the Incurables, with Steve Broidy as at a big deal gala at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. More than 850 guests attended the affair that was lavishly decorated with pink and coral organza or·gan·za n. A sheer, stiff fabric of silk or synthetic material used for trimming, neckwear, or evening dresses. [Probably after Organzi (Urganch), a city of western Uzbekistan. tablecloths over silk and accented with huge frosted cylinders of magenta flowers from Sherman Oaks florist Mark's Garden. The hotel provided silver chairs that coordinated with the silver boxes stuffed with party favors such as Gucci sunglasses, CDs, candles, towels, beach bags and a hair dryer. After the filet mignon with port wine sauce, guests got another box, this time made of chocolate by Spago and filled with chocolate mousse and raspberries. Up on the stage, Elton John sang several of his favorite songs, including ``Daniel'' and ``That's Why They Call It the Blues.'' Robin Williams acted as master of ceremonies, and Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg had the honor of presenting the Tiffany crystal award to the first lady for her efforts in the field of women's cancers. Hanks and Spielberg mentioned Mrs. Clinton's efforts, including the Medicare mammography mammography, diagnostic procedure that uses low-dose X rays to detect abnormalities in the breasts. The early diagnosis of breast cancer made possible by the routine use of mammography for screening women increases a woman's treatment alternatives and improves her campaign. Since it was already a long night, Mrs. Clinton graciously kept her speech short (and non-political) and praised the work at Cedars-Sinai Research for Women's Cancers in Los Angeles. The event raised more than $1.4 million dollars for Cedars-Sinai, and was completely underwritten by Saks Fifth Avenue Saks Fifth Avenue is a chain of upscale American department stores that is owned and operated by Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises (SFAE), a subsidiary of Saks Incorporated. It competes in the elite luxury department store market with Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and Barneys New . At another Cedars-Sinai benefit, members of the medical center's Cheerful Helpers for Children With Special Needs were honored at a dinner dance at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The organization has contributed $2 million to support the preschool at Cedars-Sinai's Thalians Mental Health Center. The Ark Trust's Genesis Awards gala was another star-studded affair that attracted 1,000 people (where were the fire marshals?) to the Beverly Hilton ballroom in Beverly Hills. It's hoped that the reason for the incredible turnout was the Ark Trust's work for animal rights, but The Artist formerly known as Prince was a major draw. According to Ark Trust creator Gretchen Wyler of Van Nuys, he was presented the Dolly Green Special Achievement Award for his new recording ``Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic'' that decries the suffering of sheep to produce wool clothing. As he received the award during a standing ovation, he said, ``I've received many awards, but I'm truly humbled just to be here ... there are so many wonderful people in the room.'' The 14th annual event, where veggies Veggies of Nottingham, also known as Veggies Catering Campaign, is a campaigning group based in Nottingham, England, promoting ethicalbum alternatives to mainstream fast food. are the main menu, snagged David Hyde Pierce David Hyde Pierce (born April 3, 1959) is a Screen Actors Guild, Tony and Emmy Award-winning American actor, best known for his co-starring role as psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier alongside Kelsey Grammer. and Wendie Malick as the masters of ceremonies. They helped hand out 23 awards for entertainment spotlighting animal issues, including the films ``Instinct,'' ``The Iron Giant'' and ``Animal Farm,'' and TV shows ``Judging Amy,'' ``Popular'' and ``Leeza.'' Among the celebs in attendance were James Cromwell, Frances Fisher, Kelsey Grammer, Valerie Harper, Tippi Hedren, Alan Rachins, Doris Roberts, Susan Sullivan, Concetta Tomei and Frankie Muniz of the new TV show ``Malcom in the Middle.'' The event was underwritten in part by Culinary Revolution, PetsMart and Turner Network Television Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner. , and will be aired on Animal Planet at 6 and 9 p.m. June 10. If there was an award for attending the most parties (like Debutante of the Year), ``Frasier'' star David Hyde Pierce would certainly be the winner this month. Besides his other galas, Hyde Pierce was at the Night at Sardi's gala at the Regent Beverly Wilshire to present actor Mike Myers with the Elsa Rose Fabares Award named after actress Shelley Fabares' late mother, for his contributions to fighting Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (ăls`hī'mərz, ôls–), degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. . When receiving the award, Myers said he was dedicating the award to his mother, whom he described as his true hero. Also honored were Soichi Matsuno of the Eisai Inc. pharmaceutical company; Marian Broome, co-chairman of the Alzheimer's Association's Dementia Care Network; and the NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. series ``ER.'' The event was a fund-raiser for the Alzheimer's Association of Los Angeles, and it raised $600,000 to be used in finding a cure for the disease. The Sherman Oaks-based Children's Burn Foundation raised $500,000 for its programs at its fifth annual Giving New Hope dinner at the Beverly Hilton and honored Tommy Hawkins for his dedication to the betterment of our youth. Hawkins is founder of Athletes for a Better America, a fellow of the UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX LeRoy Neiman Center, and current vice president of external affairs for the Los Angeles Dodgers "Dodgers" and "Brooklyn Dodgers" redirect here. For the American football team, see Brooklyn Dodgers (football). For the Eastern Basketball Association team, see Brooklyn Dodgers (basketball). . The event was organized by Children's Burn Foundation leaders Barbara Fodor and Carol Mancino; Karen Hathaway, president of the Los Angeles Athletic Club Los Angeles Athletic Club (LAAC) is an athletic club in Los Angeles, California, USA. It awards the John R. Wooden Award to the outstanding men's and women's college basketball player of each year. ; and Liam McGee, president of Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. in Southern California. Children were also the subject - and beneficiaries - of the $150,000 raised at the Friends of the Fulfillment Fund luncheon held 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 annual event honored several educators, as well as Cherna Gitnick of Encino with the Friends' Community Leadership Award that was presented by Mayor Richard Riordan. Gitnick was saluted for her tireless devotion over the past 23 years to the Fulfillment Fund, an organization that provides mentors, scholarships and role models for disadvantaged children in the Los Angeles school The Los Angeles School of Urbanism is an academic movement emerged during the mid-1980s, loosely based at the University of Southern California and UCLA, that poses a challenge to the dominant Chicago School of Urbanism. district. CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1) Steve Broidy, chairman of the board at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, left, and his wife, Caron, chat with 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
(2) Cherna Gitnick of Encino, left, with honorees Rose Gilbert and Vicki Reynolds at the Fulfillment Fund luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Lee Salem (3) Ruth Fenton Sax, left, Helen Sherwin, Yetta Lourie lourie or loerie Noun a type of African bird with either crimson or grey plumage [Afrikaans, from Malay] and Leba Phillips at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Cheerful Helpers gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The event honored the staff of Cheerful Helpers Child and Family Study Center and contributed $2 million to support the preschool at Cedars-Sinai's Thalians Mental Health Center. Thomas Neerk (4) Hallmark Entertainment chairman Robert Halmi Sr., left, Ark Trust founder Gretchen Wyler, and hosts Wendie Malick and David Hyde Pierce at the Genesis Awards. Long Photography (5) Children's Burn Foundation chairmen Doug Mancino, left, and Barbara Fodor with honoree Tommy Hawkins and foundation president Carol Mancino. |
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