Friday, July 30, 2010

All for the Love of Kids Fund-raiser Event

 

 

County of Los Angeles

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

 

425 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, California  90020

(213) 351-5602

 

 

                       FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                      July 30, 2010

 

                      Contact:    Nick Bhatt or Neil Zanville

                      DCFS Office of Public Affairs

                      (213) 351-5886

 

                      Day of the Event Contact:

                      Maria Melton                      Neil Zanville

                      (310)  270-7030                 (310) 980-7596

                     

 

Board of Supervisors

 

GLORIA MOLINA

First District

 

MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS

Second District

 

ZEV YAROSLAVSKY

Third District

 

DON KNABE

Fourth District

 

MICHAEL D. ANTONOVICH

Fifth District

 

 

 

 

MEDIA ADVISORY-August 4th

 

15th ANNUAL "ALL FOR THE LOVE OF KIDS" EVENT BRINGS TOGETHER OVER 300 PASSIONATE CHILDREN'S SUPPORTERS AT L.A. COUNTY ARBORETUM

 

Celebrities and foster youth raise awareness and vital funds through song

 

What:

 

 

 

 

 

15th annual fundraising event initiated by Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich in 1995 to support the Los Angeles County Children and Family Services (DCFS) Trust Fund that provides services and goods for foster children that cannot be paid for with government funding.  For over 42 years, the Trust Fund has provided a wide range of  services including clothing for special events, replacement prescription glasses, educational field trips, equipment and uniforms for sports and enrichment activities, as well as special medical, orthodontia and dental services.

 

Sheriff Leroy D. Baca will be honored for his "999 for Kids Program."  Other honorees include:  Kashif, Grammy-nominated singer songwriter, producer and founder of the iCare Foundation; Sylvie de Toledo, author and national expert in relative caregiving and Founder of Grandparents As Parents and event emcee and ABC-7 Anchor /Reporter Lisa Hernandez.

 

Mega producer and songwriter Kashif, legendary rhythm and blues diva Evelyn "Champagne" King and four-time Grammy-nominated and Tony Award-winning chanteuse Melba Moore will be on hand to sing a contemporary version of "We are the World." 

 

Foster youth will join Kashif onstage for a moving performance of "I'm Gonna Be Somebody" which they recently wrote and recorded at Kashif's University Summer Music & Recording Camp for youth in foster care.

 

Event sponsors include AT&T, Southern California Edison, and One Child at a Time.

 

Dinner will be provided by Fosselman's Ice Cream, Gloria King Solomon, California Culinary Institute Cordon Bleu Program, Chef Marilyn's Soul Food, Carousel, Subway, BJ's, Darvish, Starbuck's, and wines courtesy of Doug Colliflower.

 

There will be a live and silent auction with raffle prizes.

Who:

Michael D. Antonovich, Los Angeles County Supervisor

Evelyn "Champagne" King,  rhythm & blues singer

Melba Moore, 4-time Grammy-nominated singer, Tony Award winner

Kashif, Grammy-nominated producer, singer, songwriter, Founder and CEO of  iCare Foundation

Lisa Hernandez, KABC-7 Eyewitness News Weekend Anchor/ Reporter

Patricia S. Ploehn, DCFS Director

Sheriff Leroy D. Baca

Sylvie de Toledo, author and expert in relative caregiving and Founder of Grandparents As Parents

Phillips Performing Arts Musical Theater for Kids

Over 300 community members and supporters of foster youth

When:

Wednesday August 4, 2010, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Where:

The Los Angeles County Arboretum

301 N. Baldwin Avenue

Arcadia, CA  91007 

 

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