BEVERLY HILLS
May 8, 2015 | Page 13
Health Happenings... Cancer Support Community Gilda Awards’ Gala May 14 Cancer Support Community Benjamin Center (CSC) presents its annual Gilda Award Gala, Thursday, May 14, at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City. The evening, chaired by Pat Kennedy and emceed by NBC4’s Fritz Coleman, will honor Tig Notaro, Grammy-nominated comedian and breast-cancer survivor with the “Gilda Award” to be presented by fellow comic Sarah Silverman; YAS Fitness Centers’ Founder Kimberly Fowler and VP Sherri Rosen (“Wellness Award”); and Dr. Mitch Golant (“Harold H. Benjamin Innovation Award”).
“Each of our honorees has been significantly affected by cancer and each is an extraordinary example of courage, strength and dedication,” said Julia Forth, CSC executive director. Founded in 1982, The Cancer Support Community Benjamin Center’s mission is to ensure all people impacted by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action and sustained by community. Gala tickets are $300. Call 310314-2589 or visit: www.cancersupportcommunitybenjamincenter.org.
‘Pink Pump Affair’ Benefits Special Needs Network L.A. The seventh annual “A Pink Pump Affair” will be held Sunday, May 17, from 2-5 p.m. at Montage Beverly Hills to benefit Special Needs Network L.A. The afternoon fundraiser provides resources for underserved children and families affected by autism and related developmental disorders. The event will honor–with “Women of Distinction Awards”–the Good News Foundation’s Pat Harvey and her fellow television personalities Leslie Miller, Dorothy Lucey and Ana Garcia, act-
ress/philanthropist Nicole Ari Parker, banking executive Bonnie Rubin, and California Attorney Gen. Kamala Harris, hosted by SNN founder and network legal commentator Areva Martin There will be a gourmet light lunch and fashion show by St. John. Sponsors include: Wells Fargo, Walmart, Kaiser Medical Group, Toyota, CV Lux Magazine and KCBS/KCAL For information, visit: http://snnla. org/our-events/a-pink-pump-affair-7viva-las-vegas/.
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help design their new hand, but each prosthetic takes about six hours to print and costs under $50. Entertainment included live music, an animal balloon artist and a face painter. Arts and crafts were provided by The Art of Elysium and Marvel Comics donated comic books.
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USC Freehand presented three children with 3D printed hands and spoke with many families about the process of obtaining one. Not only does the innovative new itechnology allow children to