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Fund Development Department
Our Most Recent Fundraising Event
NIGHT OF JAZZ AND FASHION BY THE SEA BENEFIT CONCERT
The HUSH Foundation hosted their 1st Annual"Night of Jazz and Fashion By The Sea Benefit Concert" on August 30, 2008, at the Hermosa
Beach Community Theater, in beautiful Hermosa Beach, California to raise funds for children with HIV/AIDS.
The HUSH Foundation hosted the event to support One Heartland for their program and services devoted to ensuring that children with HIV/AIDS
have the social,psychological and material support required to fulfill their potential in life, and support Pediatric HIV/AIDS Research.
The Jazz/Fashion Benefit Concert consisted of a joyous environment filled with fun and excitement. It was a Red Carpet affair with a Star-Studded
cast. If you were not there, you missed a fabulous show. Click here to take look at the event, the Line up and our Honorees. We will be adding
pictures and a video of the event soon!Activities included live Jazz Entertainment incorporated with an exquisite high fashion show, and a tribute
to six legendary female jazz artists. Tickets were sold at Ticket Master and The HUSH Foundation.
View photos of the event and see the celebrities who supported our event!
We give thanks to our sponsors for their support of our cause and services for the event:
We thank the Fashion Designers for lending their clothing for the Fashion Show:
Sue Wong
Dina Bar-el
After Eight
Somper Furs
Ricardo Basta of Beverly Hills
Ariane Hats on Melrose
Taryn Rose shoes
Elmer Ave
Cohesive
Humble thanks to the Media for covering our event!
Agnes Furguson - Freelance Photographer
Michaeal Hixon - Beach Reporter (Stepping out Editor)
Chris Miller - Beach Reporter (Photographer)
Joseph Collins, Jr. - Church Punch Online Television Network
Don Howze - D Video 79 Productions
Cat' Ania Howze - D Video 79 Productions
A warm thanks and appreciation to our Committee of Volunteers and Event Volunteers for their hard work to
make the event a success!
Master of Ceremonies
George Pennacchio, ABC7
Mistress of Ceremonies
Vivian Porter, CBS/94.7 The Wave
Production Team
Executive Producer - Kari Taylor
Senior Executive Assistant - Benetta Greene-Nealy
Visionary of Tribute Segment - Anthony Davis
Co - Executive Producer of Fashion Segment - Marc Littlejohn
Producer - Darryl Lovett
Director - Lanee Griffin
Vision
Visionary - Anthony Davis
Casting
Kari Taylor
Program
Program Editor - Donna Grayson
Floor Management
Stage Manager - Kahilil Peters
Sound
Sound Supervisor - William Zimmerman
Lighting
Lighting Director - Lanee Griffin
Stage Crew
Adam Love
Arnold Vaughn
Bryon Swain
Donald Peralta
Jovan
Kahilil Peters
Kim Taylor, II
Leonard Bryant
Timothy Johnson
Music
Musical Director and Arranger - Craig T Cooper
Hair and Make Up
Executive Director of Hair and Makeup - Anthony Davis
Director of Hair
Brian Andrew
Hair Stylists
Charmaine Tucker
Laurene Washington
Lisa Herron-Artist
Tiana Grant
Make Up
Director of Make up
Anthony Walker (Sir Tony)
Makeup Artists
Molly Jirovsky
Tracy Kenndy
Wardrobe
Executive Director of Wardrobe - Mark Littlejohn
Narrators
George Pennacchio
Dr. Charles O. Brown
Nii Quartelai Quartey
Design
Interior Design - Interior Design - Lamont / Benetta Nealy/Krista Love
Stage Design Sets and Props - Adam Love
Administration Team
Chief Executive Officer - Kari Taylor
Executive Director of Administration and Volunteer Staff - Benetta Nealy
Media and Press
Executive Director of Media and Publicity - Dawn Burch
Public Relations
Executive Director of Public Relations, Advertising - Nii' Quarterlai Quartey
Marketing and Promotions
Executive Director of Marketing and Promotions - Darryl Lovett
Director of Marketing and Promotions - Theo Green
Engineering
Executive Director of Videography and Photography - Joseph Collins Jr.
Director of Videography - Aslo Taylor
Director of Photography - Agnes Ferguson
Event Volunteers
Box Office
Brandi Taylor
Cornealius Bee
Security Officers
Anthony Young
Jeffrey Herman - Escort
Malcolm King
Manuel Sablan
Mark Nealy
Marquiette Brown
Melvin Lindsey
Nolasco Pesina
Bartenders
Angela Seymour
Ronean Wright
Hospitality - Host/Hostesses
Stacie Hall
Alejandra Rojas
Brittney Truscott-Nealy
Charmia Delery
Danielle Ochoa
Denise Torres
Edward Johnson
Jordann Crumby
Krista Love
Lilly Hernandez (Mellers)
Margarett Strauder
Maryellen
Michelle Crumby
Moriah Love
Nubian
Phyllis Causey
Rebecca Stewart
HEALTHY EATING AND AWARENESS PICNIC
The HUSH Foundation hosted its Healthy Eating & Awareness Picnic for thirty overweight children and their parents on Saturday, September 1,
2007, at Ernie Howlett Park, in Rolling Hills Estates, California.
We give special thanks to the guest speakers for our past event:
Helaine Lopes - Fitness Trainer, Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Catherine Smithweiss - Nutritionist, Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Sharon Plumbley - Dietitian, Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Rhonda Hines - Fitness Trainer, Metaphysical Fitness Program
Special thanks to the following companies that donated their products and supported our past event:
Bev’s Balloons, Flowers, Novelties, & Rentals
Cal Signs
Costco
Hillside Florist
Home Depot
Jenny’s Flower Shop
K.B. Toy Stores
Metaphysical Fitness
Party Zone
Peninsula Daily Newspaper
Rolling Hills Estate City Hall
Smart and Final
South Bay Florist
Street Surfing
Target
Torrance Memorial Medical Center - Fitness Program
Trader Joes
Vons
Wyotech School of Technology
Baby Ink
Madison Blu
We give thanks to our volunteers who helped make our past event a success:
Darrell Bryson
Dawn Burch
Morgen Darbyshire
Javon Post
Brandi Taylor
Kim Taylor, II
Contact our office at 310-697-8193 for information on how your child can be selected to attend our next picnic. Click here to view the flier of our
past event!
HOW YOU CAN HELP!
The HUSH Foundation is in need of donations and volunteers for our events. For more information contact our office at 310-697-8193 or email us
at info@thehushfoundation.org.
Click here to download the registration form. Please print it, fill it out, and fax to 310-378-2709 or email to karen.taylor@thehushfoundation.org.
The HUSH Foundation hosted their 1st Annual"Night of Jazz and Fashion By The Sea Benefit Concert" on August 30, 2008, at the Hermosa
Beach Community Theater, in beautiful Hermosa Beach, California to raise funds for children with HIV/AIDS.
The HUSH Foundation hosted the event to support One Heartland for their program and services devoted to ensuring that children with HIV/AIDS
have the social,psychological and material support required to fulfill their potential in life, and support Pediatric HIV/AIDS Research.
The Jazz/Fashion Benefit Concert consisted of a joyous environment filled with fun and excitement. It was a Red Carpet affair with a Star-Studded
cast. If you were not there, you missed a fabulous show. Click here to take look at the event, the Line up and our Honorees. We will be adding
pictures and a video of the event soon!Activities included live Jazz Entertainment incorporated with an exquisite high fashion show, and a tribute
to six legendary female jazz artists. Tickets were sold at Ticket Master and The HUSH Foundation.
View photos of the event and see the celebrities who supported our event!
We give thanks to our sponsors for their support of our cause and services for the event:
We thank the Fashion Designers for lending their clothing for the Fashion Show:
Sue Wong
Dina Bar-el
After Eight
Somper Furs
Ricardo Basta of Beverly Hills
Ariane Hats on Melrose
Taryn Rose shoes
Elmer Ave
Cohesive
Humble thanks to the Media for covering our event!
Agnes Furguson - Freelance Photographer
Michaeal Hixon - Beach Reporter (Stepping out Editor)
Chris Miller - Beach Reporter (Photographer)
Joseph Collins, Jr. - Church Punch Online Television Network
Don Howze - D Video 79 Productions
Cat' Ania Howze - D Video 79 Productions
A warm thanks and appreciation to our Committee of Volunteers and Event Volunteers for their hard work to
make the event a success!
Master of Ceremonies
George Pennacchio, ABC7
Mistress of Ceremonies
Vivian Porter, CBS/94.7 The Wave
Production Team
Executive Producer - Kari Taylor
Senior Executive Assistant - Benetta Greene-Nealy
Visionary of Tribute Segment - Anthony Davis
Co - Executive Producer of Fashion Segment - Marc Littlejohn
Producer - Darryl Lovett
Director - Lanee Griffin
Vision
Visionary - Anthony Davis
Casting
Kari Taylor
Program
Program Editor - Donna Grayson
Floor Management
Stage Manager - Kahilil Peters
Sound
Sound Supervisor - William Zimmerman
Lighting
Lighting Director - Lanee Griffin
Stage Crew
Adam Love
Arnold Vaughn
Bryon Swain
Donald Peralta
Jovan
Kahilil Peters
Kim Taylor, II
Leonard Bryant
Timothy Johnson
Music
Musical Director and Arranger - Craig T Cooper
Hair and Make Up
Executive Director of Hair and Makeup - Anthony Davis
Director of Hair
Brian Andrew
Hair Stylists
Charmaine Tucker
Laurene Washington
Lisa Herron-Artist
Tiana Grant
Make Up
Director of Make up
Anthony Walker (Sir Tony)
Makeup Artists
Molly Jirovsky
Tracy Kenndy
Wardrobe
Executive Director of Wardrobe - Mark Littlejohn
Narrators
George Pennacchio
Dr. Charles O. Brown
Nii Quartelai Quartey
Design
Interior Design - Interior Design - Lamont / Benetta Nealy/Krista Love
Stage Design Sets and Props - Adam Love
Administration Team
Chief Executive Officer - Kari Taylor
Executive Director of Administration and Volunteer Staff - Benetta Nealy
Media and Press
Executive Director of Media and Publicity - Dawn Burch
Public Relations
Executive Director of Public Relations, Advertising - Nii' Quarterlai Quartey
Marketing and Promotions
Executive Director of Marketing and Promotions - Darryl Lovett
Director of Marketing and Promotions - Theo Green
Engineering
Executive Director of Videography and Photography - Joseph Collins Jr.
Director of Videography - Aslo Taylor
Director of Photography - Agnes Ferguson
Event Volunteers
Box Office
Brandi Taylor
Cornealius Bee
Security Officers
Anthony Young
Jeffrey Herman - Escort
Malcolm King
Manuel Sablan
Mark Nealy
Marquiette Brown
Melvin Lindsey
Nolasco Pesina
Bartenders
Angela Seymour
Ronean Wright
Hospitality - Host/Hostesses
Stacie Hall
Alejandra Rojas
Brittney Truscott-Nealy
Charmia Delery
Danielle Ochoa
Denise Torres
Edward Johnson
Jordann Crumby
Krista Love
Lilly Hernandez (Mellers)
Margarett Strauder
Maryellen
Michelle Crumby
Moriah Love
Nubian
Phyllis Causey
Rebecca Stewart
HEALTHY EATING AND AWARENESS PICNIC
The HUSH Foundation hosted its Healthy Eating & Awareness Picnic for thirty overweight children and their parents on Saturday, September 1,
2007, at Ernie Howlett Park, in Rolling Hills Estates, California.
We give special thanks to the guest speakers for our past event:
Helaine Lopes - Fitness Trainer, Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Catherine Smithweiss - Nutritionist, Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Sharon Plumbley - Dietitian, Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Rhonda Hines - Fitness Trainer, Metaphysical Fitness Program
Special thanks to the following companies that donated their products and supported our past event:
Bev’s Balloons, Flowers, Novelties, & Rentals
Cal Signs
Costco
Hillside Florist
Home Depot
Jenny’s Flower Shop
K.B. Toy Stores
Metaphysical Fitness
Party Zone
Peninsula Daily Newspaper
Rolling Hills Estate City Hall
Smart and Final
South Bay Florist
Street Surfing
Target
Torrance Memorial Medical Center - Fitness Program
Trader Joes
Vons
Wyotech School of Technology
Baby Ink
Madison Blu
We give thanks to our volunteers who helped make our past event a success:
Darrell Bryson
Dawn Burch
Morgen Darbyshire
Javon Post
Brandi Taylor
Kim Taylor, II
Contact our office at 310-697-8193 for information on how your child can be selected to attend our next picnic. Click here to view the flier of our
past event!
HOW YOU CAN HELP!
The HUSH Foundation is in need of donations and volunteers for our events. For more information contact our office at 310-697-8193 or email us
at info@thehushfoundation.org.
Click here to download the registration form. Please print it, fill it out, and fax to 310-378-2709 or email to karen.taylor@thehushfoundation.org.
Our Past Fundraising Events
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Fundraising
SUMMER-END FESTIVAL
The HUSH Foundation hosted its first Annual Summer-End Festival to raise funds for its Childhood Obesity Program! Held on October 8th & 9th,
2011, at Mervyns North Parking Lot, 22015 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance, CA 90503; It was two exciting Days of fun for the entire family, a great
selection of food, music & much more!
The HUSH Foundation hosted its first Annual Summer-End Festival to raise funds for its Childhood Obesity Program! Held on October 8th & 9th,
2011, at Mervyns North Parking Lot, 22015 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance, CA 90503; It was two exciting Days of fun for the entire family, a great
selection of food, music & much more!
The HUSH Foundation partnered with The Mad Kettler Company hosting "An Evening with Toad Hop" Radio Premier Event on December 10, 2025
at the Old World Hall, 7561 Center Avenue, #49, Huntington Beach, CA, at 5:00PM. An Evening with Toad Hop show put The HUSH Foundation in
touch with the Huntington Beach Community to help increase awareness of the dangers of obesity and raise funds for our Childhood Obesity
Program.
at the Old World Hall, 7561 Center Avenue, #49, Huntington Beach, CA, at 5:00PM. An Evening with Toad Hop show put The HUSH Foundation in
touch with the Huntington Beach Community to help increase awareness of the dangers of obesity and raise funds for our Childhood Obesity
Program.