Jason Isaacs, Charlotte Ross, Kathryn Joosten and Garrett Morris Spotlighted Honorees at CNN Hero Susan Burton's New Way Of Life Charity Gala
Reelz Channel, partnered with of A New Way of Life charity at the fundraising gala. The red carpet sparkled with celebrities in support of CNN Hero and charity founder Susan Burton's cause, including presenters Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter), Charlotte Ross (Glee) Kathryn Joosten (Desperate Housewives) and Garrett Morris (2 Broke Girls).
- Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA (1888PressRelease) November 22, 2011 - The Sheraton Universal twinkled with stars, celebs and supporters of Susan Burton's A New Way of Life (ANWOL) charity at the "Catching Falling Stars" fundraising gala last Thursday night. The red carpet sparkled with celebrities and media aprtner Reelz Channel in support of CNN Hero and charity founder Susan Burton's cause, including presenters Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter), Charlotte Ross (Glee) Kathryn Joosten (Desperate Housewives) and SNL legend Garret Morris (2 Broke Girls). Special guest celebrities showing their support included: Nia Peeples (Pretty Little Liars), Lennie James (HBO's Hung), Tony Denison (The Closer), Iqbal Theba (Glee), Cedric Sanders (All Things Fall Apart), Kaya Jones (original Pussycat Dolls), Mimi Lesseos (America's Next Action Diva) and Jennifer Gimenez (Sober House). Guests arrived to live performances by Malik Pointer and dined on exquisite cuisine while watching the moving video of Marisa Tomei present the CNN Hero award to Susan Burton and a headline performance by Chuck Negron (formerly of Three Dog Night). . The event drew hundreds of supporters of ANWOL's work, which provides housing and support services to formerly incarcerated women in South Central LA, facilitating a successful transition back to community life and raised funds for the important cause.
The night featured a heartwarming awards presentation, where Jason Isaacs presented the Synergy Teamwork Award to Vinny Green for her work with the Children of the Wilshire Boulevard Temple School. Charlotte Ross presented Dr. Nina Gray with the Community Partner Award, for providing free dental services to the charity's women residents - women whose minds, bodies and spirits, were once ravaged by the disease of addiction, but who now have so many reasons to smile. Kathryn Joosten awarded the Community Champion Award to Kimberle Crenshaw, a Professor of Law at UCLA, for helping the charity launch its legal clinic in 2007 and continued support. Finally, comedian/actor Garrett Morris gave a lively and memorable presentation to LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas, a lifelong champion to the charity's community and fearless ally to the cause.
The event full of inspiration, hope, and generous giving could not have been produced without Gavin Keilly and Carla Domen of GBK Productions, Presenting Sponsor Harvard Kennedy School, Center for Public Leadership, Media Partner Reelz Channel, Corporate Sponsors DUB Publishing and V-DAY, a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls and Los Angeles County, Second District Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas's office. Additional sponsors included: Castillo de Molina Wine, Jackson Limousine Service, Las Alamandas Mexico Resort, Fit Diet, Dr. Barton Goldsmith, Company Napoleon, Farrise Law Firm, The California Endowment, McKinney & Associates, Affordable Housing CDC, Thomas Blalock, Mortgage Loan Consultant, Kinecta Federal Credit Union, Jolson Creative PR, and more. A special thanks also goes out to the many volunteers that helped make the event possible.
About A New Way of Life Reentry Project:
A New Way of Life Reentry Project provides housing and support services to formerly incarcerated women in South Central Los Angeles, facilitating a successful transition back to community life. The mission of ANWOL is to help women and girls break the cycle of entrapment in the criminal justice system and lead healthy and satisfying lives. Since it's founding in 1998, AWNOL has helped transform the lives of more than 600 women and their children. As a community advocate, A New Way Of Life works to restore the civil rights of people with criminal records to housing, employment, public benefits, and the right to vote. Founded by Burton after she spent two decades entrapped in the criminal justice system before finding freedom and sobriety in 1997, for these efforts, Burton received the coveted CNN Top Ten Hero award in 2010.
Website: http://www.anewwayoflife.org
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Interview Clips: REELZ CHANNEL: http://www.reelz.com/trailer-clips/60571/a-new-way-of-life-project/
Media Contact: Nadine Jolson 310 614 3214 Jolson Creative Image PR jolsoncreative ( @ ) mac dot com
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