16th Annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards -- Media Advisory

(PALM SPRINGS, CA – January 27, 2010)

What: 16th Annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards
Presented by Integrated Wealth Management,
to benefit client services at Desert AIDS Project
Where: Palm Springs Convention Center
277 N. Avenida Caballeros
Palm Springs, CA 92262  
When: Saturday, February 27, 2010
5:30 PM – Cocktails and Silent Auction
7:00 PM – Dinner, Awards, and Entertainment  
Who: Honoring:
  • Bob Mackie – Arts and Activism Award, sponsored by Annette Bloch
  • Ann-Margret – Arts and Activism Award, sponsored by Helene Galen
  • CAEAR Coalition –Medicine and Advocacy Award, sponsored by Desert Regional Medical Center
  • Steve Kaufer and Scott Van Dyke – Partners for Life Award
  • Mary Cone – 100 WOMEN Award

Hosts: Richard Chamberlain and Stefanie Powers

Entertainment: Linda Eder, Jennifer Holliday, Roslyn Kind
Pat Rizzo Orchestra

Presenters:

  • Diahann Carroll – to Bob Mackie
  • Elliott Gould – to Ann-Margret
  • Darrel Cummings – to Ernest Hopkins, CAEAR Coalition
  • Tim Hanlon – to Steve Kaufer and Scott Van Dyke
  • Kaye Ballard – to Mary Cone

Other celebrities scheduled to attend: Loni Anderson, Carol Channing, Linda Gray, Morgan Fairchild, Michelle Lee, Lorna Luft, and Donna Mills

Media: Please plan to arrive at the Convention Center no later than 5:00 PM.

Television stations should set up live remote equipment on Alvarado near the loading dock on the southwest corner of the Convention Center. TV press is encouraged to cover the gala, if cleared in advance. Protocol is identical to PS Film Fest – distance from head of red carpet; wrapped tires, if parked on PSCC patio; etc.

Other TV footage, still photography, and interviews with honorees, presenters, and other celebrities will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 PM ONLY in the Primrose A.

Interviews with gala attendees may be conducted until, but no later than, 6:45 PM as guests arrive and mingle.

By 6:45 PM, all TV personnel must cover the event from the back of the dining room throughout the remainder of the evening.

To request media credentials, please respond to this email with name(s) and contact information to Barry Dayton, Public Relations Manager at Desert AIDS Project, 760-969-5750.






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