Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Elton John and other celebrities donate to Hillsides benefit event


Elton John and Celebrities Step Up for Los Angeles Foster Care Children
Celebrities Donate Autographed Shoes for Hillsides “Foster Soles” Event on April 30 at Bar Celona in Pasadena

WHO: Hoping to raise awareness of foster care issues during Foster Care Awareness Month, a Los Angeles foster care children’s charity is launching its first annual online auction with the help of many celebrities and their autographed shoes. Celebrities include Elton John and Elton John’s band, Shia LeBeouf, cast of USA Television Network’s “Burn Notice” Jeffrey Donovan, Bruce Campbell, and Gabrielle Anwar, Jack Johnson, Dave Koz, Marlee Matlin’s “Dancing with the Stars” shoes as well as her dancing partner’s, Fabian Sanchez, Cheryl Farrell, among many more.

Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis has also donated shoes for the online auction. A world-renowned metal sculpture artist, Bruce Gray, has also donated a tabletop shoe sculpture which will be displayed.

WHAT: Hillsides “Foster Soles,” an online auction of celebrity autographed shoes, will raise awareness of foster care issues and funds for the foster care children living at Hillsides, which creates safe places for children and families in Los Angeles County.

WHEN: Thursday, April 30 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Bar Celona 46 E. Colorado Boulevard, Old Pasadena, CA 91105
At Bar Celona, celebrities will have entrance into the VIP lounge which includes complimentary Bar Celona signature sangria and Spanish champagne (cava). Additionally for their pleasure, Bar Celona will have an on-site sommelier to host a Spanish wine-tasting session in the VIP lounge with Spanish cheeses, meats and charcuterie and the chef’s selection of Spanish tapas.

WHY: With over 500,000 children in foster care nationwide, 102,000 in California, and 34,000 in Los Angeles alone, celebrities are stepping up to help those foster care children living in Los Angeles. Along with celebrities, Bar Celona, a modern Spanish tapas bar, restaurant and lounge, is underwriting and hosting the celebrity auction launch of Hillsides “Foster Soles.”


HOW: Guests who bid on April 30 will get a chance to vie for celebrity shoes with online visitors until the auction’s closing date, May 15.To learn more about the foster care children’s charity or Hillsides “Foster Soles,” visit http://www.hillsides.org/.

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