Celebrities like Elton John, Jennifer Lopez and Sugar Ray Leonard kick off the Fourth Annual Hillsides Foster Soles in Los Angeles, an online auction of celebrity autographed shoes and celebrity photograph. Dr. Drew Pinsky will serve as Honorary Chair and Celebrity Auctioneer. The Los Angeles opening event to launch the auction will be hosted by Bar Celona in Pasadena on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Tickets are $35 online and $50 at the door.The online auction runs April 25th through May 5th, 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 99 years of creating safe places, is asking celebrities to donate autographed shoes and photographs. Other celebrities who have participated include: Joel McHale, James Loney, Jon Cryer, Hilary Swank, Seth Green, Mario Lopez, Adrian Grenier, Nancy Grace, Wendy Williams, Gabriel Iglesias, Jane Kaczmarek, Billy Bob Thornton, Tim Allen, Jimmy Kimmel, Joan and Melissa Rivers, Larry King, Anderson Cooper, Piers Morgan, Dr. Drew Pinksy , Dave Koz, Charles Barkley, Robert Horry, Billy Zane, Mike Epps, Marlee Matlin, Cast from Burn Notice, Chelsea Handler, Chuy, Markie Post, Stan Smith, Mark Harmon, Pam Dawber, Kate Linder, Edie Falco, Rona Barrett, Kim Coates, Kaitlin Olson, Devon Werkheiser, Samantha Harris, Cast from The Bold & The Beautiful and many more.
Guests who bid on April 25th will get a chance to vie for celebrity shoes, purses, belts and other accessories as well as set visits and signed scripts until the auction’s closing date on May 5th.
Bar Celona, located in the historic Colorado Boulevard retail district of Old Pasadena, is the creation of local entrepreneurs Jack Huang and Karen Tanji, who is on the board of directors of the foster care charity. Set on a stage of rich crimson red and hues of mellow mustard, Bar Celona invokes the traditions of the traditional tapas bars of Spain, with handcrafted murals of ‘the running of the bulls,’ wine offerings geared toward those of the Spanish vineyards, house made sangrias, and the popular small plates that trigger a smiling sigh.
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.
To attend Foster Soles, visit www.Hillsides.org to purchase your tickets.
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.
Tickets are $35 online and $50 at the door.The online auction runs April 25th through May 5th, 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 99 years of creating safe places, is asking celebrities to donate autographed shoes and photographs. Other celebrities who have participated include: Joel McHale, James Loney, Jon Cryer, Hilary Swank, Seth Green, Mario Lopez, Adrian Grenier, Nancy Grace, Wendy Williams, Gabriel Iglesias, Jane Kaczmarek, Billy Bob Thornton, Tim Allen, Jimmy Kimmel, Joan and Melissa Rivers, Larry King, Anderson Cooper, Piers Morgan, Dr. Drew Pinksy , Dave Koz, Charles Barkley, Robert Horry, Billy Zane, Mike Epps, Marlee Matlin, Cast from Burn Notice, Chelsea Handler, Chuy, Markie Post, Stan Smith, Mark Harmon, Pam Dawber, Kate Linder, Edie Falco, Rona Barrett, Kim Coates, Kaitlin Olson, Devon Werkheiser, Samantha Harris, Cast from The Bold & The Beautiful and many more.
Guests who bid on April 25th will get a chance to vie for celebrity shoes, purses, belts and other accessories as well as set visits and signed scripts until the auction’s closing date on May 5th.
Bar Celona, located in the historic Colorado Boulevard retail district of Old Pasadena, is the creation of local entrepreneurs Jack Huang and Karen Tanji, who is on the board of directors of the foster care charity. Set on a stage of rich crimson red and hues of mellow mustard, Bar Celona invokes the traditions of the traditional tapas bars of Spain, with handcrafted murals of ‘the running of the bulls,’ wine offerings geared toward those of the Spanish vineyards, house made sangrias, and the popular small plates that trigger a smiling sigh.
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.
To attend Foster Soles, visit www.Hillsides.org to purchase your tickets.
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.
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