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International:
Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles
Third Annual Wishing Well Winter Gala
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Honorees
Oscar De La Hoya, Michael Rosenfeld, and Tom Mone
Photo
by Jason Merritt / Getty Images
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MAKE-A-WISH® GREATER
LOS ANGELES
RAISES $1
MILLION
AT THIRD ANNUAL
WISHING WELL WINTER GALA
BILLY BUSH
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
HONORING OSCAR
DE LA HOYA, TOM MONE, and
MICHAEL
ROSENFELD
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On Wednesday, December
9th, Make-A-Wish
Greater Los Angeles presented
their Third
Annual Wishing Well Winter Gala at
the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The magical evening was
hosted by celebrity on-air personality Billy
Bush and
honored community, business and philanthropic leaders - OSCAR
DE LA HOYA (world
boxing champion and promoter) with the Shining Star
Award, TOM
MONE (CEO,
OneLegacy, the major transplant network serving Southern
California) with the Medical Visionary Award, and MICHAEL
ROSENFELD (CEO,
Woodridge Capital Partners, a broad-based Los Angeles
real estate investment and development company) with the
Philanthropic Leader Award.
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Sponsored by The Goldwin
Foundation, the Wishing Well Winter Gala celebrated the
children and families whose lives have been forever changed
by the power of a wish, and honored leaders and visionaries
who have made those wishes possible. This year the gala
raised $1 million, and
since launching in 2013 has raised cumulatively a total of $3
millionfor wish kids
living in Greater Los Angeles. |
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In addition to the
honorees, celebrity guest Tichina
Arnold was
in attendance as Billy
Bush hosted
the magical night with dynamic co-host and five-year-old
wish kid Violet. |
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About
Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles: Since
its inception in 1983, the Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles
chapter has granted more than 9,000 wishes to children
living in the communities throughout Greater Los Angeles.
Annually in Los Angeles, the chapter grants about 350 wishes
of the more than 900 children who are diagnosed and qualify
for a wish. Visit Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles at www.la.wish.org. |
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About
Make-A-Wish: Make-A-Wish
grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical
conditions to enrich the human experience with hope,
strength and joy. According to a 2011 U.S. study of wish
impact, most health professionals surveyed believe a
wish-come-true can have positive impacts on the health of
children. Kids say wishes give them renewed strength to
fight their illnesses, and their parents say these
experiences help strengthen the entire family. Based in
Phoenix, Make-A-Wish is one of the world's leading
children's charities, serving children in every community in
the United States and its territories. With the help of
generous donors and more than 25,000 volunteers, Make-A-Wish
grants a wish somewhere in
the country every 37 minutes. It has granted more than
240,000 wishes since its inception in 1980. Visit
Make-A-Wish at www.wish.org. |
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