The 9th Annual White Light White Night Party, LA
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| The 9th Annual White Light White Night Party | Photo: Jamie Crow |
When: Saturday, August 22, 2015 @ 5PM
Hot Spot: The Top of the Plaza at Continental Park, Los Angeles, CA
Deets: Walk With Sally, a non-profit based in Los Angeles, CA is committed to providing healing and comfort to children debilitated by the emotional experience of living with or losing a parent or sibling to cancer. This healing is facilitated through free of charge mentoring support programs and services that provide an emotionally safe environment for children to share their difficult experience with someone who has suffered the same.
On Saturday, August 22, 2015 guests were encouraged to wear white and enjoy several aspects throughout the event, including live music from Super Diamond [The Neil Diamond Tribute], red carpet with celebrities in attendance, VIP experiences, along with gourmet bites from over 20 restaurants during the Taste of Los Angeles. The festivities also included specialty cocktails and a local craft beer garden and boutique wine garden. Throughout the evening Walk With Sally hosted a silent and live auction which led to a net profit of more than $220,000 raised!
Spotted: Red carpet and Fox Sports host, Jessica Rosales welcomed special guests including Actor Greg Daniel, from True Blood who arrived looking dapper. Actresses Linsey Godfrey,Jacqueline Macinnes Wood, Ashleigh Brewer and Kim Matula from Bold and the Beautiful were seen making it a ladies night as they sipped on specialty cocktails and chatted about their cancer-related stories with attendees and took photos with fans.
KCAL 9 News Reporter, Serene Branson hosted the evening and presented The Beacon of Light Award which honors individuals who give above and beyond year after year to help grow WalkWith Sally’s mission, was presented to Todd Klawin of Our Media Group, LLC and South Bay Magazine for all of his hard work and support throughout the years. Serene also honored Maureen McBride and mentee, Isabel "Izzy" Ramirez who were both honored with the Friendship of the Year Award. Maureen, who lost her father to lymphoma in 1998, was matched with Izzy more than eight years ago through Walk With Sally.
Other attendees included KTLA Cher Calvin, Dallas Cowboy's James Anderson, ESPN Sports Reporter Arash Markazi, Good Day LA Liz Habib, Fit TV's Devin Alexander, Food Network Star Adam Gertler, Framework's Nolen Niu, beauty media maven Dawn McCoy and the stunning American Fitness Instructor, Denise Austin.
Hint For The Average Socialite: Tickets went on sale June 18, 2015. Tickets, Tables, and sponsorships were available for purchase.
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