No Vacation for Childhelp’s Supporters
Childhelp USA supporters never take a break. And that’s, no doubt, why Childhelp has become the largest national, nonprofit organization concerned in the research, treatment and prevention of child abuse.
Recently Southern California co-founders Sara O’Meara and Yvonne Fedderson were in Washington where they staged national news conferences, held two personal briefings with President Reagan (Nancy Reagan is honorary Childhelp campaign chairman) and brought more than 150 child abuse prevention professionals and government representatives together for press conferences on topics ranging from satanic and ritualistic child abuse to abuse hot lines. Childhelp also announced its hope to do a national study with UC Irvine on the impact of AIDS on sexually abused children.
They had the support of Childhelp Ambassadors Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Cheryl Ladd and Mike Connors as well as U.S. Sens. Pete Wilson (R-Calif.) and Dennis DeConcini (D-Ariz.). Letting no grass grow under their feet, the Los Angeles Chapter of Childhelp U.S.A. team is geared to the “It’s a Small World” Woman of the World Awards Luncheon next Thursday at the Century Plaza Ballroom.
The event always draws a huge crowd: This year Shirley Jones and Connie Stevens will be honored. Fred Travalena will be master of ceremonies and the International Children’s Choir and Manny Harmon and his orchestra will lend pizazz.
There’s more: Today, Robert and Jane Kramer of Beverly Hills host cocktails to salute Childhelp Ambassadors preceding their upcoming event, a Celebrity Western Round-Up on June 12 at the Childhelp Village in Beaumont. Jane Seymour has said yes to the Kramers’ request that she be honorary chairman of the round-up, which is expected to draw celebrities and philanthropists to the cause.
SELECT AND SELLING: Invitations for the Angeles Girl Scout Council’s Green & White Select dinner have been out only a few days, and the committee headed by Sandra L. McNutt already is looking toward a sell-out. The May 26 event will be a black-tie dancing party at MGM Filmland Center.
Puppeteer Shari Lewis will receive the Grace Award; Northrop Corp. is scheduled for the Good Scout Salute. The party has the blessing (and involvements) of David R. Carpenter, Transamerica Occidental Life chairman, who is honorary dinner chairman, and Robert La Ferriere, dinner chairman.
The emerald in the theme, “An Adventure in Emerald City,” is a tie-in with Girl Scout green.
UPSCALE: Greta Peck chairs a premiere showing of Michael Novarese’s fall collection for members of Operation: Children, Wednesday in the Crystal Room of the Beverly Hills Hotel. Buddy Rogers will be honored with the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Operation: Children feeds the homeless, supports the Allergy and Asthma Camp and, foremost, finds permanent adoptive homes for children. . . .
Acting president Nick England of California Institute of the Arts and Scotty England will celebrate May and the completion of the academic year with a cocktail party at their home in Northridge today. . . .
The legendary Ink Spots, backed by the Gene Krupa Orchestra directed by Rex Allen, will be star attractions Saturday for the Southern California Counseling Center’s dinner dance/fund-raiser at the Beverly Hilton. The center will auction items galore--trips to Madrid, furs from Edwards-Lowell, a Royal Viking cruise--all to raise funds for the innovative mental health agency which uses paraprofessional counselors to aid people of limited income. . . .
Patrons of the Los Angeles Joffrey Ballet will dance to Bob Gail’s Orchestra on the Music Center plaza Friday after “Petrouchka” in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion . . . The Elizabethan Guild of Hillsides Home for Children will present an Elizabethan Festival On-the-Greene on Saturday on the campus in Pasadena. Working on the fund-raiser for the residential treatment center for victims of abandonment and abuse are Barbara Kovacic, Mary Lou Dudley and Margaret Campbell. . . .
The President’s Advisory Council of the University of La Verne will host its annual dinner and raffle at Santa Anita Race Track on Saturday with Rococo catering, Roger Barkley emceeing.
YAVNEH: Yavneh Hebrew Academy is not only among those hosting a “Les Miserables” benefit (May 24), but also it will honor Harold and Libby Ziff and celebrate Israel’s 40th anniversary on June 15 at the Century Plaza at the annual Yavneh banquet. The Ziffs’ philanthropic foundation provides speech therapy programs for children. Gary and Serena Apfel are chairmen.
UPCOMING: Members of Family Service and Bib and Tuckers auxiliaries of the Assistance League of Southern California will stage their first joint effort May 21. It’s a Monte Carlo night with funds going to league senior citizen and family counseling programs. Susan Scott is chairman for Bib and Tuckers, Olive Shine for Family Service. . . .
Dr. Glenn Dumke, California State University chancellor emeritus, is honorary chairman (assisted by Col. Barney Oldfield, USAF Ret.) of a luncheon on Tuesday--a first benefit for the Edna Davidson Scholarship Foundation to raise funds for a scholarships at Mount St. Mary’s College and USC. Ray Bradbury will be master of ceremonies, and speakers include Norman Corwin, Stewart Granger and Judge Joseph A. Wapner. . . .
Insurance executive William H. Van Leeuwen of San Marino, president and CEO of National Automobile and Casualty Insurance Co., will receive the 10th annual achievement award from the City of Hope Insurance Council of California next Thursday at the Beverly Wilshire. . . .
The Richstone Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse will host a fund-raiser Wednesday at the Los Angeles Times’ Harry Chandler Auditorium. . . .
City of Hope Aids will honor Martin Luboviski on Sunday evening at the Beverly Hilton and announce a research fellowship to be established in his name at City of Hope. . . .
PLAUDITS: To the three individuals to honored for their contributions to education at the fifth annual EUCLAN Recognition Night on Wednesday at the James E. West Center at UCLA.
The honorees are: Jaime Escalante, a Garfield teacher and subject of the movie, “Stand and Deliver”; Nancy S. McHugh, Grant teacher and president National Council of Teachers of English; Richard Riordan, lawyer and founder of Writing to Read Centers. . . .
