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SPOTLIGHT with Julianne Michelle THE INAUGURAL MOMMY’S HEART COCKTAIL RECEPTION AND SILENT AUCTION, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2022
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t was truly an honor to establish an official organization and mission centered around a cause that is very close to my heart and very important to our future generations, saving innocent children from neglect and/or abuse by the weaponization and civil rights violations of our family court systems. I and fellow actress and child advocate, Tina Louise, hosted the very first event to benefit Mommy’s Heart on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at the very beloved Upper East Side staple, Dorrian’s Red Hand. Jimmy and Danny Dorrian graciously donated all food and wine for the evening, which included a silent auction of film and TV walk-on roles, consultations, acting and speech lessons, gift baskets, holistic and wellness treatments and packages, and more, a video presentation, a beautiful performance of the National Anthem by Patrick Hale, a Mommy’s Heart hugs booth, and gift bags featuring CBD infused candles and hand sanitizers adorned with the Mommy’s Heart logo. The host committee included Michael Madsen, Sally Kirkland, Florence Anthony, Nellie Sciutto, Michael J. Golia, and Tabber Benedict. Advisory Board members include Micheline Lataliza Epstein, MD, MS, FAAFP, Samuel K. Kelley, MD, Michael J. Golia, MD, JD, Kris McDaniel-Miccio, JD, LLM, JS.D, Linnda Durré, Ph.D., Lorraine Silvetz, MSW, Amy Neustein, Ph.D., Donna West, ACS Specialist/Supervisor, Sally Kirkland, Michael Madsen, Tina Louise, Amy Carlson, Sean Stone, Rita Cosby, Valerie McCaffrey, Maggie Norris, Brook Altman, Alicia Jackson, Sanaa Musvee, and Lauren Lawrence. Additional notable attendees included Jean Shafiroff, Myles Von Trapp Derbyshire, Joycelyn Engle and Joseph Di Palma, Edward Drengot Stroh, Barbara Tate, Leigh Held, Paige Bluhdorn, Douglas Dechert, Carolyn Ward, Heidi Leiser, Chanel Korby, Regina Kravitz, Adrienne Stern, Errol Rappaport, Natalie Merkel, and Lisa Yom. Photographers for the evening included Michael Ostuni/PMC, Jeff Smith, and Jayden Bempong. Lorraine Silvetz, MSW, of ICAMI- Global Stress Initiative announced, during the evening, their donation to Mommy’s Heart for one client to receive a month’s treatment, non-invasive protocol, individualized transcranial magnetic stimulation (iTMS),
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Mommy’s Heart, Inc.: Mommy’s Heart is a pending 501 (c) 3, which provides free legal representation and mental health services to fit mothers and children, who have been subjected to intimate partner violence and have been victimized by the civil rights violations of the family court system. Connect @mommysheartfoundation www.mommysheartfoundation.com