Booboo and Fivel Stewart, Sarah Drew Attend 2nd Annual Friends Without A Border Gala
October 26, 2011 by Esteban "Steven" Escobar
Filed under Celebrities, Charity, Entertainment News, Events, Featured, FEATURES
On Tuesday, October 25, 2011 The 2nd Annual Friends Without A Border Gala benefiting Angkor Hospital for Children of Cambodia was held at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel located at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, CA 90028 from 5:30pm to 1:00 am.
The evening featured performances by the Khmer Arts Ensemble, a silent and live auctions, and an after-party with DJ Mia Moretti, including cocktails and hor d’oveuvres all night. Individual tickets for the Gala begin at $100 to $500.00 for VIP.
Among Booboo Stewart and Sarah Drew were Fivel Stewart, Rachel Boston, James Frain, Mia Moretti, Caitlin Moe and many more.
The evening committee were Devon Aoki, David Chang, Goodwin Gaw, Kenro Izu, and Jason Pomeranc.
About Boo Boo Stewart:
Boo Boo Stewart (born Nils Allen Stewart, Jr.; January 21, 1994) is an American singer,dancer, model, child actor, and martial artist.
About Sarah Drew:
Sarah Drew (born October 1, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Hannah Rogers in Everwood (2004–2006) and for her role as Dr. April Kepner on Grey’s Anatomy(2009–present).
About Friends Without A Border:
Friends Without A Border is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which raises awareness and funds to support Angkor Hospital for Children, a leading pediatric hospital providing medical care to children in post-genocide Cambodia. With a population of about 14 million in Cambodia, over one-third are children under the age of 15. In 1996, 1 out of 6 children died before the age of 5 from preventable illnesses such as diarrhea and upper respiratory infection. In recent years, the ratio decreased to 1 out of 12. To learn more about Friends Without A Border visit http://www.fwab.org/
About Angkor Hospital for Children:
Through Angkor Hospital for Children, Friends Without A Border provides direct medical care and treatment to the children of Cambodia, training for healthcare professionals from throughout the country, and village-based community health programs. On average, 600 children and their families arrive at AHC daily. AHC has treated more than 900,000 sick and malnourished kids since it opened in 1999. Together, FWAB and AHC are rebuilding the devastated healthcare infrastructure of a war-torn and impoverished country. To learn more about Angkor Hospital for Children visit http://angkorhospital.org/
Source: Wikipedia & Sunshine Sachs
Photos credit to: Diversity News Publications
Videos courtesy of Diversity News TV
Editor’s Note: Thank you to Claudia Martinez from Sunshine Sachs for the invitation to cover the event.
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Executive Editor In Chief, Director of Public/Media Relations & Community Affairs, Sales, Reporter, Webmaster & Graphic Designer Specialist. About Esteban “Steven” Escobar: Esteban A. Escobar (born in El Salvador, Central America on September 6th) is an Award Winning American (Journalist, reporter, editor, columnist, writer, producer, director, publicist, radio personality, accounts receivable specialist, humanitarian and philanthropist). Esteban is known as Steven Escobar. He is the Executive Editor-In-Chief of Diversity News Magazine, an online & special print consumer news magazine that is visited by close to two million visitors a month while growing each day. Esteban “Steven” Escobar is also Producer, Director of Diversity News TV, the host of Diversity News Radio, on Air with Steven Escobar and the President of Diversity News Publications, a news/entertainment multimedia firm in Hollywood, CA. Steven Escobar owns E.E.Enterprises and an affiliate of The Diversity News Publications Family of Companies. Steven Escobar is also the official Hollywood and Los Angeles County Events Examiner for Examiner.com and contributor for Yahoo.com distributed via Yahoo Voices. Steven Escobar also gives back to the community by helping charities, and since 2003 to the present, he has been raising money and awareness for AIDS Walk LA benefiting AIDS Project Los Angeles. Also in 2011 Steven Escobar raised money and awareness for The Life Group LA and volunteered for Exotifit For Humanity and The Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles Steering Committee. Steven was nominated for The Shorty Awards 2011 and the People’s Choice Fan Award 2012. In 2012 Steven Escobar receives the Humanitarian Award at the 2012 International Noble Awards. Also on June 2, 2012 Steven Escobar Received the Community and Humanitarian Services Award at Kayamanan ng Bayan for all his contributions to the Filipino American community in Southern California. On 12-12-12 Steven Escobar received Award for Most Fascinating Person of the Year 2012. On 2-22-2013 Steven Escobar is nominated for a 2013 EOTM Award (Entrepreneurs on the Move) for Outstanding Journalist and on April 25, 2013 receives nomination for 2013 EOTM Award for Outstanding Internet Radio. On April 4, 2013 Steven Escobar receives award for Diversity News TV “Best B-Roll." Yahoo.com names Steven Escobar the Hot 500 contributors during the month of March 2012 of Yahoo! Contributor Network. Steven Escobar currently resides in Los Angeles County in the City of Hollywood, CA. For more information visithttp://www.stevenescobar.diversitynewspublications.com, http://www.stevenescobar.blogspot.com or his IMDB at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4164655/
