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Malaria No More Honors Media Executive and Philanthropist
Peter Chernin at the 2012 Malaria No More International
Honors
And Announces $8 Million Raised in Fight Against Malaria
On Thursday November 8th,
Malaria No More hosted their 6th annual
International Honors benefit to honor and award key
supporters for their outstanding contributions in the fight
against malaria. The evening was emceed by SNL’s Seth
Meyers and featured performances by Richard Bona
and Malaria No More’s Ambassadors from Chad.
This year, Malaria No More honored one
of its founders, Peter Chernin, for his significant
contributions and efforts in the fight against malaria. When
Mr. Chernin and Mr. Ray Chambers founded Malaria No More
they set out to create a non-profit that brought private
sector solutions to a public health crisis. Since its
establishment six years ago, Malaria No More has leveraged
its marketing expertise and corporate leadership to engage
new champions in the fight to end malaria deaths in Africa.
“Ending deaths from malaria represents
an unprecedented opportunity to effect global change. The
world has made a tremendous impact in just six years,
reducing malaria deaths by one-third in Africa by driving
the funding, attention and education needed to stamp out
this disease," said Peter Chernin, Co-Founder of Malaria No
More & CEO of The Chernin Group. “I am proud that Malaria No
More has become a leading organization in this fight, and I
look forward to continuing to work with them to stop this
dreadful disease through direct impact on the ground where
help is needed most."
Along with honoring Mr. Chernin,
Malaria No More also announced over $8 million in new
financial and in-kind partnerships to fuel its life-saving
work over the next year. On stage, BET Founder Bob L.
Johnson made an impromptu pledge of $200,000, helping
Malaria No More reach the evening’s fundraising goal of $1.5
million.
Guests Included: Peter
Chernin, Seth Meyers, Katharine McPhee, Dhani Jones, Martha
MacCallum, Robert L. Johnson, Richard Bona, Congressman
Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Abby Huntsman, Allison Johnson, Vice
President of HBO Maria Zuckerman, Jane Hartley, Ralph
Schlosstein, Time Warner Inc.’s Gary Ginsberg |