For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Justin Burke - 213.201.1525
JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT'S OSCAR® NIGHT PARTY AT
THE ABBEY BENEFITS AIDS PROJECT LOS ANGELES
Esquire Magazine and Clear Channel L.A. Sponsor Young Hollywood’s Favorite Oscar Party
Los Angeles, Calif., February 6, 2006 - To raise important funds for AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA), Jennifer Love Hewitt once again joins Esquire, the award-winning magazine for men, and Clear Channel L.A. in hosting the hottest Oscar Night party for young Hollywood at The Abbey Food and Bar in West Hollywood, Sunday March 5.
Created and underwritten for the fifth year by The Abbey, “The Envelope Please” is a major fundraising event for APLA, the 23-year old organization with food banks, dental clinics and other urgent direct services for the HIV community.
Joining Hewitt on the red carpet will be friends from every sector of the entertainment industry, coming together to celebrate Academy Awards® night. Scheduled supporters include, from the 2006 Sundance jury prize and audience award-winning film QUINCEANERA, actors Jesse Garcia, Emily Rios and Chalo Gonzalez, along with filmmakers Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer. The host committee includes Lauralee Bell, Bill Brochtrup, Wilson Cruz, Taylor Dayne, Deborah Gibson, Laura Harring, Kate Linder, Roma Maffia, Ming-Na, Michael Moloney, Kathy Najimy, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Hal Sparks and Nia Vardalos.
Guests will enjoy a sumptuous dinner within the tented
Abbey. Direct feeds of the Academy Awards on giant flat screen monitors
throughout the party will give each guest a close up view of the ceremonies. Dancing
follows, with celebrities dropping by throughout the evening.
“Watching the Academy Awards is the biggest co-ed sporting event in the
world,” says Jennifer Love Hewitt. “This is a chance for us to
watch it with our friends while we raise money for APLA. Everybody is
a winner.”
Esquire’s publisher Kevin C. O’Malley calls the party “a great way for us to see all our pals in Hollywood while we help APLA support the urgent needs of the AIDS community.”
Johnny Vaughan, top morning host on Capital Radio London, will broadcast live from the party along with other on-air personalities from KIIS-FM in Los Angeles.
Corporate supporters include Finlandia Vodka, Bushmills, Tanqueray, American Express, United Airlines, St. Pauli Girl Beer and Jeffrey Sanker Entertainment.
The black tie party begins with cocktails at The Abbey at 4 P.M. Individual tickets begin at $250. Call APLA at (213) 201-1387 for reservations.
Press inquiries regarding the party and AIDS Project Los Angeles:
Justin Burke, APLA, (213) 201-1525 or jburke@apla.org
Website for AIDS Project Los Angeles: www.apla.org
Media contact for The Abbey: Lobeline Communications 310-271-1551
Phil Lobel /Chris Kingry phil@lobeline.com / chris@lobeline.com
Website for The Abbey: www.AbbeyFoodandBar.com
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