Charity Scorecard

Friends of Project Angel Food attending the fourth annual Angel Awards on July 18 raised $225,000 to help feed men, women and children disabled by AIDS. Among the 450 guests at the event held in the parking lot of Project Angel Food’s Sunset Boulevard office were Jimmy Smits, Kim Delaney, Dennis Franz and Sharon Lawrence, all of “NYPD Blue,” Bill Campbell of “More Tales of the City” and actresses Sheryl Lee Ralph, Judith Light and Dawnn Lewis. The evening featured presentations by celebrities, a silent auction, which included a day in New York with the cast of “NYPD Blue,” and a live auction. Guests were entertained by musical performances from Gloria Reuben of “ER” and Jenifer Lewis. Recognition went to director-producer Paris Barclay of “NYPD Blue,” Mel Lowrence and Stephen Stoner, co-chairs of the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS, and corporate contributor Mercedes-Benz. Project Angel Food prepares and delivers free meals daily throughout the city of Los Angeles to more than 900 people, and provides clients with nutritional counseling.

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About $62,000 was raised for TreePeople at the July 28 premiere of David Zucker’s film “BASEketball” at Universal CityWalk. The sold-out crowd of more than 1,700 included the movie’s stars, Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Jenny McCarthy. The benefit was presented by Zucker, creator, writer and director of the film, who has been a supporter and board member of TreePeople for more than 10 years. The environmental organization promotes personal responsibility for the urban forest. Previous premieres of Zucker films, including “The Naked Gun” and “The Naked Gun 2 1/2,” have also benefited TreePeople, which was founded by then-17-year-old Andy Lipkis in 1973. He has served as president ever since.

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The Leukemia Society of America received a check for $70,000 from the Dana West Yacht Club’s Cruttenden Roth Leukemia Cup Regatta held July 10, 11 and 12. Funds were raised by about 100 members of the club, including the sailors of 24 boats that raced, and sponsors, including First Care Benefit, Capistrano Ford, Dana West Marina, H&H; Yacht Sales, Allen Oldsmobile, UK Sailmakers, Lantern Bay Ltd., Coors and Cruttenden Roth. After four races, Joe Steel’s Fluid Ice won the top racing trophy, the Wesley Hawkins Bowl. Peter Conley in Discover won the Leukemia Cup for being the top fund-raiser.

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Operation Jump Start, a mentoring program for disadvantaged youths in Long Beach, received a check for $2,500 on July 2 from the Catellus Residential Group. Irvine-based Catellus is building the new Regatta neighborhood of waterfront homes in the Spinnaker Bay community of Long Beach. Operation Jump Start, founded in 1994, pairs at-risk teens with adult mentors who provide guidance and encourage them to stay in school and go on to college. Students are also given college scholarships.

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Has your group held a charity fund-raiser recently? Let us know about it. We will report on selected local benefit projects and events. Please tell us about your organization and the charity you support, how much you raised, how the charity uses your gift and the details of your event--what, when and where. Send a letter or press release to Social Sunday, Life & Style, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053, or fax to (213) 237-4888.