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* Five Acres (Boys’ and Girls’ Aid Society of Los Angeles) received a grant of $25,000 from proceeds raised at the sixth annual Teradata Invitational Golf Tournament July 24. The check was presented to Five Acres Board of Directors President Marge Wyatt at the group’s October meeting by Sally Simonds, Ferdinand Fattorini and Jerry Modes. Proceeds will be used to continue work with abused and neglected children.

* The American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR) announced a final campaign total for Against AIDS/Los Angeles, of $1.54 million. The Sept. 10 Butterfield & Butterfield live and silent auctions raised $240,000. They were the culmination of the Los Angeles campaign that began last December with an exhibition of more than 200 art works. Half of the proceeds from the Los Angeles campaign were awarded to AIDS Project Los Angeles. Funds generated nationally have surpassed $5 million, making Art Against AIDS the most successful fund-raising effort for AIDS research, education and services.

* The Friends of the Los Angeles Free Clinic, at the Oct. 15 kickoff “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” announced the group will conduct its 13th annual dinner-roast on Dec. 1 at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel to honor Budd Friedman, founder and co-owner of the Improvisation Cafe. A goal of $125,000 was pledged, although a much higher total is anticipated. Proceeds will help support the clinic.

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* The 13th annual Freeman Hospitals Celebrity Golf Classic was Oct. 16 at Mountain Gate Country Club, Los Angeles. Net proceeds of $92,000 will benefit the Daniel Freeman hospitals in Inglewood and Marina del Rey. Celebrities Pat Boone, Steve Forrest, Dennis James, Arte Johnson, Donald O’Connor, Robert Wagner and Andy Williams participated. Corporate sponsor was Mercury Air Group. Freeman Hospitals Foundation board members Jim McGinnis and Pat Alcantara were co-chairs.

* The National Resources Defense Council received a donation of $50,000 from Peter Morton, owner of the Hard Rock Cafe, as part of its Save the Planet program. The money was raised at two anniversary parties in San Francisco and Los Angeles on Sept. 25 and Oct. 25. The Save the Planet program promotes environmentally and socially responsible business practices, such as recycling and contributing food to the needy.

* The Women’s Guild of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center held its kickoff breakfast Oct. 18 at the Medical Center with Sheldon King, president of Cedars-Sinai, attending. A pledge of $500,000 was made for the group’s 32nd annual benefit, which will premiere “Family Business,” starring Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman and Matthew Broderick, at the Cineplex Odeon Century Plaza Cinemas. A black-tie supper will follow at the Century Plaza Hotel. Since the guild’s founding in 1957, it has raised more than $8 million and aided more than 60 research, patient-care and education projects at the hospital.

* The Medallion Group of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center held its Black and White Phantom Ball Oct. 21 at the Beverly Hilton. Jerry Buss received the group’s “Heart of Gold” award for his many years of philanthropy and community leadership. Net proceeds of $350,000 will be used in support of general hospital needs, subsequently for the Cardiology Department. The Medallions are 50 philanthropic, community-minded businessmen dedicated to helping to eliminate heart disease. Arnold Nelson was ball chairman.

* Friends of the River Foundation, California’s leading conservationist group dedicated to the preservation of free-flowing rivers, held its fourth annual Celebrity Auction Oct. 22 at the Marina City Club. Net proceeds of $23,000 from the event will be used to help save the Lower Kern River from the proposed building of the Hobo Hydro Power Management Project and to help protect all of California’s rivers for recreation. Tim Matheson was celebrity auctioneer. Eddie Albert, Susan Blakely and Alan Sieroty were honorary co-chairs.

* At the annual John Wayne Cancer Clinic Auxiliary membership luncheon at the Century Plaza Hotel, a check for $355,000 was presented to Michael Wayne and clinic executive director Joyce Green, who accepted the check on behalf of clinic founder Dr. Donald Morton. The check represented money raised in fiscal year ‘88-’89. A Victor Costa fashion show, underwritten by Neiman Marcus, was also held Oct. 26. Hosts were Susan and Kevin Dobson. Lorraine Lubin and Elaine Lerman were co-chairs.

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* Mount St. Mary’s College held a “Phantom of the Opera” benefit performance on Halloween in the Grand Hall of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, with 550 party guests and “Phantom” star Michael Crawford and other cast members attending. Net proceeds of $75,000 will be used to support students and college programs. Chair committee members Sheila Banken, Ruth Le Sage, Sheila Muller and Carla Rehm used food donated by Hughes Market and Frieda’s Finest for decorations, then donated the items to the L. A. Regional Food Bank.

* The Women’s International Zionist Organization--Los Angeles, held its first annual “Sponsor a Child” high tea Nov. 2 at Ma Maison Sofitel restaurant. Net proceeds of $20,000 will be used to continue supporting the day care center in Javneh, Israel. Janine Cohen is president of the Los Angeles organization. Iris Magidoff was event chairwoman.

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