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Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Community Foundation presents HEROES of HOLLYWOOD Awards Luncheon Taglyan Cultural Complex June 7, 2012 A TRUE HERO OF HOLLYWOOD June 7, 2012 Dear Guest, It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the 2012 HEROES of HOLLYWOOD awards luncheon. We are here today, at the lovely Taglyan Cultural Complex, to honor Johnny Grant true heroes from our community who continue to make a difference 1923 ~ 2008 every day. Johnny Grant and Hollywood are synonymous. As Tinseltown’s Honorary Mayor, appointed for life by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, he was one of the To our sponsors and guests, a heartfelt thanks for your generous community’s most enthusiastic supporters for more than 50 years. support. Also, thank you to our dedicated committee members and He served as the Chairman of the Walk of Fame Selection Committee for nearly to all the board members of the Hollywood Chamber Community 28 years and was on hand to induct more than 600 stars. Johnny received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on his birthday, May 9, 1980, for his contributions Foundation. to Television and his involvement and support of the Hollywood community. When Hollywood Chamber officials invited Johnny to become Chair of the Walk of Congratulations to all of our honorees on this special day! Fame. he embraced the chairmanship of with his famous energy and quickly turned things around. He added the fifth category of “Live Theatre” to the Walk and solved the problem of running out of space on the Walk by starting a second row of stars. Sincerely, Over the next three decades, Johnny built the Walk into an iconic worldwide attraction. While he will always be most closely identified with the Walk of Fame, Sarah MacPherson Carole Sarian it is important to not lose sight of Johnny’s great love for his adopted home of Hollywood. When almost everyone else had given up hope on Hollywood, Johnny kept the lights burning. He believed Hollywood could be revitalized and its glamour could be restored … and he worked to that end. He helped raise the funds to bring the Community Redevelopment Agency to town, and he used his influence to see that federal funding for the Hollywood extension to the subway was kept on track. 2012 Heroes of Hollywood 2012 Heroes of Hollywood He lobbied for years to see that local letters could be cancelled with a Hollywood Planning Committee Planning Committee mark. And he supported numerous Hollywood causes and charities. Johnny was Event Co-chair Event Co-chair truly a Hero of Hollywood. On behalf of the Hollywood Chamber Congratulations to Community Foundation, we gratefully HEROESThe Heroesof HOLLYWOOD of Hollywood Co-chairs acknowledge the following companies Sarah MacPherson and Carole Sarian for their sponsorship and thank them for an extraordinary event. for their continued support. Thank2012 you for PROGRAM your dedication and commitment to our Hollywood Community! Presenting Sponsor WelcomeWe and proudly Remarks salute Mr. Leron Gubler HollywoodHEROES Chamberof ofHOLLYWOOD Commerce President and CEO Gold Sponsors 2012 Award Recipients Hollywood Museum About the Foundation Hollywood Wax Museum Mr. MartyKwang Shelton Yul Cha, M.D. Occidental Entertainment Group Hollywood ChamberLaurie Community Goldman Foundation Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center Chairman ofAlbert the Board Sweet The Sundher Family Silver Sponsors Introduction toOfficer Awards Mike Ceremony Ayala Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Ms. Sarah MacPhersonOfficer and Michael Ms. Carole Coogle Sarian Andrews International Heroes of HollywoodOfficer Kevin Co-chairs Cotter Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Officer George Islas Taglyan Cultural Complex HeroesDetective Presentation Craig Marquez Mr. Robert Kovacik Bronze Sponsors Sgt. Dave McCall Emcee, Co-anchor, NBC4 The Aileen Getty Foundation Sgt. Solomon Patton Author Services Officer Leonard Sterling Avison Young The Distinguished Service Award Briggs Law in Memory of Johnny Grant: Capitol Records IRIS from Cirque du Soleil® Ms. Hugh Hefner The CrisCom Company The Distinguished Service Award Hollywood Crown Disposal Chamber Specialin Memory Announcement of Johnny Grant Famous Hollywood Dental Care Mr. MartyHugh Shelton Hefner Community Genesis Financial Foundation Hollywood Forever, Inc. Hollywood Hotel - The Hotel of Hollywood Closing Remarks Hollywood Work Source Center Mr. Robert Kovacik Original Farmers Market Since 1921... Paramount Contractors & Developers Promoting and enhancing the business, cultural and HOLLYWOOD Sunset Gower and Sunset Bronson Studios civic well-being of the greater Hollywood community. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HEROES of HOLLYWOOD June 7, 2012 Dear Guest, Welcome to the 2nd Annual Heroes of Hollywood luncheon, benefitting the Hollywood Chamber Community Foundation. Today is a day of celebration! We celebrate the Foundation’s ongoing History commitment to keep Hollywood’s nonprofit community strong and vibrant. And, we celebrate the accomplishments of outstanding leaders, whose dedication to The Heroes of Hollywood Awards recognize exceptional Hollywood has made it the best place to live work and play! The Heroes of leaders in the Hollywood community who have transformed the Hollywood luncheon is a salute to those who transform our community for the lives of others and/or have made a remarkable contribution to better. We are proud to honor the “Heroes of Hollywood”: the physical environment. Laurie L. Goldman Since 1993 the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Community Dr. Kwang Yul Cha Foundation has saluted more than 125 extraordinary leaders Ofcr. Michael Ayala, Ofcr. Michael Coogle, Ofcr. Kevin Cotter, Ofcr. George Islas, from Hollywood, through what was previously named the Detective Craig Marquez, Sgt. Dave McCall, Sgt. Solomon Patton, Ofcr. Leonard Sterling Women of Distinction Awards. The Sundher Family Albert Sweet Since 2011, the awards have honored both male and female and leaders, as well as families, businesses and organizations. The Hugh Hefner awards ceremony serves as one of two major fundraisers for Hollywood Distinguished Service Award the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Community Foundation, in memory of Johnny Grant a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to improving the lives of We thank you for your dedication and commitment to the Hollywood Chamber Hollywood community members. Community Foundation. All funds raised from this luncheon will be awarded in the form Bon Appetite! of grants to local charitable organizations. Hollywood Sincerely, Chamber “Heroes of Hollywood” Awards Committee is comprised of Community Phil Aarons ~ Mario Palumbo members of the Hollywood Chamber who are volunteers and Foundation Michael Gargano ~ John Luciano have proven to be community leaders themselves. For more information, please visit: http://www.hollywoodchamber.net/heroes. Past Women of Distinction Honorees 1993 1997 2004 Ovsanna Abrahamian Virginia Charon Wendy Bernat Susan Allen Cpt. Constance M. Dial Hollace Davids Phyllis Caskey Lorri L. Jean Marianne Kaneko Chris Essel Julie Kleinick Linda LoRe Beverly Garland Corine Lorain Judith Nelson Gwynn Gustafson Karen Randall Lynne Segall Adele Klate Dr. Maureen Spell Ann Martin 1998 Christy McAvoy Madeleine Arnold 2005 Mary Rainwater Abbe Land Tracey Angeles Patricia Robertson Faustina Nevarez Susan Fuentes Marsha Toy Judith Savage Billie Greer Serena Kay Williams Merle M. Singer Analia Sarno Riggle 1994 Pompea Smith Sharon Stricker Herimone K. Brown, Esq. 1999 2006 Mary-Ellis Bunim Nancy J. Brown Mary Ann Barnes Jean M. Cottingham Sonia Lloveras-Verdier Diana Derycz-Kessler Elizabeth Gomez Susan Mandel, MD Marian Gibbons Deborah Harter Kate Neill Anastasia Mann Ann Martin Debra Pease Wehbe Kim Sudhalter Sandra Bauer Moss BJ Peterson Baydsar Thomasian Sharyn Romano Dorothy Thompson Phyllis Solomon 2000 Tammy Lee Tatreau Kinder Hunt 2007 Pat Tobin Kerry Morrison Gay Blackstone Lorraine Ross Gail Koretz 1995 Jackie Ruiz Christi Van Cleve Nyla Arslanian Keitha Scott, M.D. Renee Weitzer Rae Ann Del Pozzo Dr. Virginia Uribe Joanne Hale 2008 Laurel Harvey 2001 Laura Dodson Aulana Peters Loreen Arbus Carolyn Dye Patricia Ruiz Pamela Dean Hilary Royce Nadia Sutton Mary Lou Dudas Amy Elaine Wakeland Debbie Useldinger Phyllis Magee Bertha Washington Floria Trimble, Ed.D. 2009 Bonnie Werchan Roxana Tynan Judy Kloner Leslie Lambert 1996 2003 Sarah MacPherson Martha Diaz Aszkenazy Donelle Dadigan Chanell O’Farrill Pat Crowe Srgnt Beatrice Girmala Amelia Haygood Helmi Hisserich 2010 Dr. Jeanne E. Hon Carol Massie Norma Foster Gabriella Karsch Dr. Mary Spangler Aileen Getty Rodri J. Rodriguez Dr. Suzanne Wenzlaff Wendy Greuel Christine Splichal Brigid LaBonge Hollywood Chip Selby Margaret Martin Chamber Barbara Zicka-Smith Cynthia Ruiz Community 2011 HEROES of HOLLYWOOD Foundation Folb Family Trust Homer Alba Kaneisha Northern Mitch O’Farrell Maureen Schultz Thaddeus Hunter Smith HEROES of HOLLYWOOD 2012 PROGRAM Robert Kovacik is co-anchor of NBC4’s weekend newscasts at 6PM and 11PM. He also serves as a general assignment reporter. Kovacik joined the station in July, 2004. Robert Kovacik Kovacik is an award-winning journalist, known for in-depth and Welcome and Remarks comprehensive reporting. For six years he was the lead morning Leron Gubler reporter on “Today in LA.” Some of his more notable live shots included a heated exchange between the Los Angeles Chief of Police Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and a local Councilman regarding paparazzi following celebrities. President and CEO The confrontation between the two led