Look To The Stars News: Girls Inc.

Glee Stars To Perform At Taste For A Cure Event

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:00:00 +0000

The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation (JCCF) at UCLA hosts its 17th annual signature fundraiser, Taste for a Cure, Friday, April 20, 2012 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.

This year’s event honors NBC Entertainment President, Jennifer Salke, with the Gil Nickel Humanitarian Award. Event co-chairs are Jon Holman, Larry Maguire, Gary Newman, Jay Sures and Dana Walden. The evening features special performances by Emmy and Globe nominated singer/actor Lea Michele and Darren Criss, best known for their roles on the award-winning television show Glee.

Connoisseurs look forward to Taste for a Cure’s exquisite foods and luxury wines each year. This year, 15 prestigious family-owned Napa Valley wineries will pour their handcrafted Cabernet Sauvignon, known for its rich, bold flavors. Wine sponsors include the Napa Valley wineries Far Niente, Nickel & Nickel and Dolce, long-time event supporters.

More: http://www.looktothestars.org/news/8204-glee-stars-to-perform-at-taste-for-a-cure-event

Naomi Campbell Attends Essence Fierce And Fabulous Awards

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:00:00 +0000

ESSENCE magazine hosted the Fierce & Fabulous Awards luncheon honoring extraordinary women as featured in its commemorative 40th Anniversary September issue earlier this week.

The Fierce & Fabulous Awards luncheon was an invitation-only, red-carpet event honoring exceptional women who are making a difference in the world. Host Tracee Ellis Ross was the afternoon’s host which included a key note address from Diahann Carroll and special remarks from Governor David Paterson. ESSENCE President Michelle Ebanks and Editor-in-Chief Angela Burt-Murray were on hand to pay tribute to each of the honorees in the room as they were presented with medals by Girls Inc. and the Young Women’s Leadership School.

Some of the stars to attend the event included Naomi Campbell, Gayle King, Gabrielle Union, Kerry Washington (Honoree), Sherri Shepherd, Malaak Compton-Rock and many more.

More: http://www.looktothestars.org/news/5062-naomi-campbell-attends-essence-fierce-and-fabulous-awards

Annual Buffett Lunch Auction Bidding Hits $75,000

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:15:00 +0000

Each year around June, former World’s Richest Man Warren Buffett auctions off the opportunity to dine with him, and the well-heeled winners’ bids go straight to charity.

In the 6 previous years that Buffett has presented this opportunity, financiers and entrepreneurs keen to share his legendary market wisdom have handed over more than $4.2 million, primarily to Glide, a charity that supports San Francisco’s homeless community.

The 2006 lunch went for $610,000, while 2007’s fetched $650,000, and last year’s pre-market-collapse lunch cost the winner a record $2.1 million.

More: http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2712-annual-buffett-lunch-auction-bidding-hits-75000