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Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Honors
John Law and Michael Rouse at 2013 Annual Gala
Group
to Meet Goal of Raising $20 Million and Establishing the
Heart Stem Cell Center A Year Ahead of Expectations
The Cedars-Sinai Board
of Governors hosted its 2013 annual gala sponsored by Lexus
Nov. 5 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
This year's honorees were John
C. Law, co-managing director of Warland Investments, and Michael
Rouse, vice president of
Diversity, Philanthropy and Community Affairs for Toyota
Motor Sales, USA, Inc.
The highlight of the evening was the announcement by Steve Hitter,
chairman of the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors, , that its
seven--year goal to raise $20 million to establish the Heart
Stem Cell Center at Cedars-Sinai will be met this year, 12
months earlier than planned.
More than 500 guests were entertained by a special
performance by Michael
Feinstein, the multiplatinum-selling,
award-winning singer-pianist and Broadway star, nicknamed
the Ambassador of the Great American Songbook. Actress and omg!
Insider
co-host Thea
Andrews emceed.
For the ninth consecutive year, Lexus joined forces with
the Board of Governors as title sponsor, and donated a 2014
Lexus LS 460 F SPORT luxury sedan which was raffled off at
the Gala.
Proceeds from the 2013 Gala benefited the Board of
Governors Heart Stem Cell Center at the Cedars-Sinai
Heart Institute
For more information on how to get involved with the
Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors, please call (310) 423-7471
or visit http://www.giving.cedars-sinai.edu/boggala |