HollyRod Foundation Rocks

I had the pleasure of attending the 11th Annual Design Care '09 event benefiting the HollyRod Foundation http://www.hollyrod.org/ and HollyRod 4kids. The HollyRod Foundation, created by Holly Robinson-Peete and Rodney Peete, was inspired by Holly's father who suffered from Parkinson's Disease. The incredible evening was held at the estate of Armand Marciano of the famed Guess? empire in Benedict Canyon, near Beverly Hills. My husband knows the family having been commissioned with 19 paintings by brother Georges Marciano for his Wilshire Boulevard corporate office. Mingling was fun with celebs such as Samuel Jackson, Harvey Weinstein, Magic Johnson, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Sugar Ray Leonard, Ciara amongst others. Loved visiting with Natalie Cole who lived (with dad Nat King Cole) next door to my beloved aunt and uncle in the tony neighborhood of Hancock Park in Los Angeles. Enjoyed chatting with Vicki Iovine, ex-wife of Interscope Records founder, Jimmy Iovine. Vicki is an amazing author and a very cool lady. Kobe Bryant made a five minute appearance. Fun to see Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds with his girlfriend, Nicole Pattenburg, who owns a necklace from my Collection. As guest of uber publicist, Christine Peake of Peak PR Group I enjoyed being a part of the event and was pleased to see my donation of the Art Deco Diamante Steel Chain "black boxed" - a guest purchased the item at the full price of $900. and closed it out of the auction. It was awesome to see honorees, Kelly Austing of InStyle and Michael J. Fox speak about their fight and determination to end autism and parkinsons disease. The fashion show featuring formal wear by Marchesa was outstanding. The evening finished with a performance by En Vogue. Truly a night of grand proportion with a group of some of the friendliest folks I have met in Los Angeles.