Last night Jessica Biel and her family’s Make The Difference Network (MTDN) hosted a very special holiday party to benefit Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. The event was held at the ultra-swank Social in Hollywood.
Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Alfonso Ribiero, Shane Sparks, Tiffany Price, Albert Gore Jr., Michael Pena, Nick Swardson, David Koechner, Malinda Williams, Current TV’s Max & Jason, Candice Cane, Ken Davitian, tennis pro Vince Spadea and US Figure skaters Derrick Delmore & Evan Lysacek were some of the stars that came out to support the Biel’s MTDN and CHLA.
But the guest of honor was 13 year-old Tianna Li, who looked very elegant, we must say, as she came to represent all of the beautiful children of CHLA.
The highlight of the evening was the live auction… the surprise co-hosts might have had a little to do with that. The crowd went wild when Justin Timberlake and comedian Kevin James entered the stage. Their back and forth banter was hilarious. Auction items included:
- A day of adventure with actor and former Navy Seal Geoff Reeves, includes skydiving, shooting guns, and enjoying dinner with the American hero
- Body sculpting session with personal trainer to the stars Jason Walsh. The proof is in the pudding: he trains the Biel family–perhaps the best looking family in Hollywood–Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Kate Beckinsale, and many more celebrity hotties.
- Limited edition print of the photo “Devil Proof” by Andy Katz, which ended by going to a generous bidder in the room for $17,000.
- Justin’s special experience of playing 18 holes of golf with him and golf pro Butch Harmon (Tiger Woods’ coach) in Las Vegas; plus a signed set of Caloway clubs. As you would guess, this started a bidding war on it’s own, but when he generously threw in dinner with him as well, you can imagine the excitement that brought on. One excited party guest asked Kevin James if he would participate in the golf outing with Justin and when he said yes, thunderous applause from the crowd ensued and Justin and Kevin worked their magic getting the experience to bring in over $35,000 for charity.
- Jessica’s special auction package, which includes walking the red carpet with her at the premiere of her film “Easy Virtue,” watching the movie and attending the after party–all with a guest of your choosing. The winner also gets a gorgeous MZ Wallace handbag to rock on the red carpet. The highest bidder in the room was actually an old high school friend of Jessica’s.
By the end of the night, over $75,000 was raised for CHLA. The online auction hosted by MTDN and Auction Cause will remain online at ebay.com/mtdn until December 18th. 100% of the proceeds will benefit Childrens Hospital Los Angeles… SO GO BID!!!
The auction was followed by a special performance by multi-platinum recording artist Alex Band of The Calling singing his hit song “Wherever You Will Go” and his cover of U2’s “One.”
So You Think You Can Dance finalist Twitch lit up the stage with a special dance and told the crowd about his touching experience meeting the children at CHLA. Jaws dropped at avant-garde troupe StiltWorld’s performance of “Tall Tango,” a sexy and mesmerizing number on stilts, which was accompanied by Flamenco Hip Hop guitarist Tio and DJ Zo.
Special props to In2It Media for producing a fabulous event for a great cause!
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