The Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai Spring Luncheon began with President Gina Furth welcoming the luncheon guests and thanking everyone for their continued generosity and support, both financially and with their big hearts. Natalie Morales and Professor Deborah Landis were awarded the Woman of Achievement Award and the Trailblazer Award, respectively, at the annual luncheon that took place at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel yesterday. First Vice President and Women's Guild board member, Shelley Cooper, presented the award to Morales, the NBC News Anchor and Access Hollywood Host. John Landis - film director, screenwriter, actor and producer - presented the award to his wife, Academy Award nominated costume designer, Professor Deborah Landis. Morales and Landis join the ranks of past recipients like "Judge Judy" Sheindlin, Jaclyn Smith and Jackie Collins.
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Singer Kelly Rowland, 90210's Jessica Lowndes, model and actress Garcelle Beauvais, American Horror Story's Adina Porter and former model Angie Everhart were among the many attendees at the luncheon. The annual event included a raffle that featured items from XIV Karats, Lalique, Duff Goldman, The Montage Hotel, SONY and The Beverly Wilshire Hotel, with proceeds going towards the Women's Guild Simulation Center for Advanced Clinical Skills at Cedars-Sinai.
The
Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai Annual Spring Luncheon - a Los Angeles tradition for
many years- benefits the Women's Guild Simulation Center for Advanced Clinical
Skills, where high-tech patient simulators and next-generation technology
provide critical training for health professionals.Women's Guild has been
inspiring innovation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for more than a half
century. Its members share a powerful commitment to supporting world-class
healthcare, research and innovation through projects such as the Cedars-Sinai
Women's Guild Lung Institute and the Saul and Joyce Brandman Breast Center (A
Project of Women's Guild at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute).
Since 1957, Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai has been making a difference in the lives
of patients, raising $50 million in support of Cedars-Sinai's most critical
work.
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