REMINDER/Matthew Perry to Host Lili Claire's 3rd Annual Fundraiser.
Entertainment/Lifestyle Editors & Health Writers
REMINDER...for Saturday (Oct. 14)
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WHAT: The Lili Claire Foundation will hold its 3rd annual dinner
honoring Nancy Tellem, President, CBS Entertainment, to
benefit people living with Williams Syndrome and other
neurogenetic birth defects such as Down Syndrome and Autism.
This year's program, "Transforming Dreams into Reality," will
be hosted by "Friends" star Matthew Perry, who will oversee an
entertainment program that will feature some of today's
hottest celebrities including upcoming "Charlie's Angels" star
Lucy Liu ("Ally McBeal"); Emmy Award winner Megan Mullally
("Will and Grace"), singing "Dream a Little Dream";
Emmy-nominated actress Amy Brenneman ("Judging Amy"),
presenting the award to Tellem; and musical guests Pat
Benatar, Cyndi Lauper, and Vinx.
Additional confirmed guests to date include: Jennifer Aniston
("Friends"), Bradley Whitford ("West Wing"), Holly Robinson
Peete ("For Your Love"), Jason Bateman ("The Hogan Family"),
David James Elliot ("JAG"), Darren Star (Producer of "Sex and
the City" and "Titans"), Peter Roth (President of Warner Bros.
TV), Gary Hart (President of Paramount TV), Mimi Leder
(Director of "Pay It Forward"), Oscar Goodman (Mayor of Las
Vegas), Tom Hulce ("Amadeus"), Haley Joel Osment ("Sixth
Sense"), and the Producers of "Friends."
In September, Lili Claire Foundation brought a ten-year-old
Venezuelan girl living with Williams Syndrome to the U.S. for
an intensive genetics diagnostic evaluation. The foundation
was established to help children and parents in need of
counseling and care and to honor the memory of Lili Claire
Resnick.
WHO: Matthew Perry, Keith Resnick (Lili Claire Foundation
Executive Director), and Vinx are some of the people available
for interviews.
WHEN: Saturday, October 14, 2000
5:30 P.M. WINE TASTING & SILENT AUCTION
7:00 P.M. DINNER & AWARD CEREMONY
Media Set-up by 5:00 P.M.
WHERE: Beverly Hilton Hotel
9876 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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CONTACT: Edelman Public Relations, Los Angeles
Shoreen Maghame, 323/857-9100; on-site cell 310/351-5427
shoreen.maghame@edelman.com
Samantha Culbert, 323/857-9100; on-site cell 310/720-3427
samantha.culbert@edelman.com
KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ENTERTAINMENT MEDICAL REMINDER
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