Celebrities help Hillsides Foster Soles online benefit auction

The cast of USA Network Television show “Burn Notice” and cast of ABC's Television show "Grey's Anatomy" is among many other celebrities like Elton John, Mark Wahlberg and Jessica Simpson who are donating to the Third Annual Hillsides Foster Soles, sponsored by Rusnak Porsche Pasadena, part of Rusnak Auto Group. Hillsides Foster Soles is an online auction of celebrity autographed shoes and celebrity photograph. "As a show, we have a commitment to entertaining people and also being a contributing member to the well-being of the world outside our stages. Jeffrey Donovan, Bruce Campbell, Gabrielle Anwar, Coby Bell, and Sharon Gless are not only enormous talents, but also have a generosity of spirit to match. We couldn't be prouder of them and of the work that Hillsides is doing," said Alfredo Barrios Jr., executive producer of "Burn Notice". Lending his celebrity as the Hillsides Foster Soles Honorary Chair and Celebrity Auctioneer is Dr. Drew Pinsky of “Loveline,” “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” and “Dr. Drew” on HLN. The Los Angeles kickoff event to launch the auction will be hosted by Bar Celona in Pasadena on Wednesday, April 27, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. “Rusnak Porsche Pasadena part of the Rusnak Auto Group is pleased to support this unique event at Bar Celona in Pasadena. Let's step out, kick up your heels and drive your chariot (Porsche) to Foster Soles for Hillsides and be a real 'Cinderella at the ball’,” exclaimed Liz Rusnak Arizmendi, Vice President Public Relations Rusnak Auto Group. The online auction runs April 27th through May 16th, which is held during Foster Care Awareness Month in May to raise awareness of national foster care issues and the plight of children and youth in the system. Hillsides, a Los Angeles foster care children’s charity with 98 years of creating safe places, is asking celebrities to donate autographed shoes and photographs. Besides both cast members of "Burn Notice" and "Grey's Anatomy," John, Wahlberg and Simpson, this year’s celebrity participants include: Reese Witherspoon, Paula Abdul, John Stamos, Denzel Washington, Seth Green, Mario Lopez, Sugar Ray Leonard, George Lopez , Gabriel Iglesias, Jane Kaczmarek, Billy Bob Thornton, Tim Allen, Jimmy Kimmel, Joan Rivers, Larry King, Dr. Drew Pinksy, Dave Koz , Charles Barkley, Robert Horry, Billy Zane, Mike Epps, Marlee Matlin, Chelsea Handler, Chuy, Markie Post, Stan Smith, Mark Harmon, Pam Dawber, Kate Linder, Edie Falco, Rona Barrett, Kim Coates, Kaitlin Olson, Devon Werkheiser, Melissa Rivers, Samantha Harris, Lauralee Bell, Cast of The Bold & The Beautiful and many more. Bar Celona, located in the historic Colorado Boulevard retail district of Old Pasadena, is the perfect setting for the event. Established by local entrepreneurs Jack Huang and Karen Tanji, who is also on the board of directors of the foster care charity, Bar Celona is generously hosting the charity’s event. Guests who bid on April 27 will get a chance to vie for celebrity shoes with online visitors until the auction’s closing date, May 16. To bid, visit www.BiddingForGood.com/fostersoles. Rusnak Porsche Pasadena, part of Rusnak Auto Group, Bar Celona, celebrities, and bidders of Hillsides “Foster Soles” can be assured that putting their best foot forward ensures a better pathway for foster care children. “We are thankful to our presenting sponsor Rusnak Porsche Pasadena, part of Rusnak Auto Group, who is a great supporter of Hillsides,” said Joseph M. Costa, the charity’s chief executive officer. “The company, as well as celebrities and bidders, understand the value of putting children first and we’re glad they stepped up for all the vulnerable children and families we serve.” Hillsides Foster Soles 2009 was awarded national winner of the PR News Non-Profit PR Awards in “Event PR,” a finalist in “PR on a Shoestring,” and Best of Pasadena, from PasadenaMagazine. To learn more about the foster care children’s charity or “Foster Soles,” visit www.Hillsides.org. About Hillsides: As a Pasadena foster care charity founded in 1913, Hillsides creates safe places for vulnerable children and their families by providing residential care, mental health services to break the cycle of domestic violence, special education, and advocacy. To learn more about Hillsides, visit www.Hillsides.org.