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Global Genes Fifth Annual Tribute to Champions of Hope
09.13.16
Global Genes will celebrate its 5th Annual Tribute to Champions of Hope presented by PRA Health Sciences on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa. The annual blue carpet event honors and celebrates rare disease advocates, scientists, patients, and supporters.
Celebrity guests attending in support of rare disease including Ed O’Neill (Modern Family, Married with Children) Madison McLaughlin (Supernatural, Arrow), fitness model Shaka Smith, YouTube and Vine sensations Alx James, Liza Koshy, and David Dobrik, actor and SEAL Geoff Reeves (Transformers), actor and director, Edward Edwards (RoboCop and Global Arts Corp), actor, author, and philanthropist Travis Flores, and many more.
YouTube sensation, Audrey Nethery, will join the line-up of entertainment with her beloved karaoke and dance skills. Audrey has brought awareness to Diamond-Blackfan Anemia, a rare bone marrow disease, while sharing joy and hope through her performances. The entertainment line-up will also include singer-songwriter and winner of American Idol season 5, Taylor Hicks.
The evening’s program will also include a performance by the finalists from season 6 of NBC’s The Voice. The top finalists from the season are coming together for a first-ever collaboration performance in support of the rare disease community and to honor Global Genes advocate, the late Christina Grimmie, who tragically passed away this past June. Recording artists Ryan Whyte Maloney, Cali Tucker (niece of country legend Tanya Tucker), Jake Barker, Biff Gore,and Jake Worthington will re-unite for this moving performance.
Tickets to the Tribute to Champions of Hope Dinner cost $500 per person and are available here
Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa is at 21500 Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach.
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Contemporary Resale Shopping for Charity
09.12.16
Looking for some new fashion and home finds? At Laura’s House Resale Stores in both San Juan Capistrano and in Lake Forest, the shops are set up more like an Anthropologie store then a resale shop. And, better yet the shops not only assist Laura’s House clients directly with basic needs, but also provide funds to directly support the programs and services they are offer to so many families in need.
You can find designer and brand name clothing for men, women and children. There’s also jewelry, handbags, shoes, artwork, antiques, collectibles and gently used books and home furnishings.
Laura's House Resale Stores is accepting high-quality donations that will help to fund the powerful programs offered by Laura's House in turn helping to end the cycle of violence for many individuals, families, and children affected by domestic violence.
Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday; and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
23635 El Toro Road, Suite F in Lake Forest. 949.472.8800.
31878 Del Obispo Street, Suite 104 at (Plaza Del Obispo Shopping Center) in San Juan Capistrano. 949.218.6400.
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