Honorees include This Is US and Dan Fogelman, writer & creator,
The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund and Edie Lutnick, President, and
Jory Goldman & Family
Los Angeles (September 20, 2018) –Saturday October 6 at SONY
PICTURES STUDIOS, OUR HOUSE GRIEF SUPPORT CENTER, one of the most
respected non-profit GRIEF CENTERS IN THE NATION, proudly CELEBRATES
ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF SHARING GRIEF AND FINDING HOPE WITH THE HOUSE
OF HOPE GALA. OUR HOUSE IS HONORING THIS IS USAND DAN FOGELMAN, writer
& creator of the hit NBC TV show, The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund
and its President Edie Lutnick, and OUR HOUSE ALUMNI, longtime
SUPPORTER AND FORMER BOARD CHAIR, Jory Goldman & her four children.
OUR HOUSE’s gala fundraiser will afford them to continue to provide
GRIEF SUPPORT AND EDUCATION FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN THE LOS ANGELES
COMMUNITY. Special guest Patton Oswalt will share his own very
personal story of GRIEF.
Dan Fogelman and This is US are receiving the Good GRIEF AWARD, for
portraying the GRIEF PROCESS WITH HONESTY, dignity and for helping
normalize the GRIEF EXPERIENCE BY CREATING A WORLD IN WHICH GRIEF IS
EMBRACED, understood and respected. “Ten YEARS AGO, my mom died
unexpectedly. It’s the hinge upon which my life swings. I created
This is Usto showcase looking back, looking forward, and the
collective journey. I am so grateful to be recognized by OUR HOUSE
GRIEF SUPPORT CENTER AND COULDN’t imagine a more appropriate
organization with which to be involved that is helping people share
their GRIEF AND FIND HOPE.”
Edie Lutnick and The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund are being awarded
the H.U.G. Award for contributing to helping understand GRIEF. “The
work that OUR HOUSE HAS DONE FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS IN PROVIDING THE
COMMUNITY WITH GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES, education, resources, and hope
in a safe and nurturing way is vitally important. I amhonored and
humbled to be recognized and delighted to assist in their continued
success.”
The Founder’s Award, named after OUR HOUSE’s founder, Jo-Ann
Lautman, will be given to Jory Goldman and her children Seth, Jessie,
Eli and Jonah. The award is OUR HOUSE’s highest honor and is given
to individuals who have contributed significantly both in time and
resources to the advancement of its mission to provide the community
with GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES, education, resources, and hope. “Jory
is an integral part of the OUR HOUSE TEAM AND HAS BEEN SINCE THE FIRST
DAY SHE JOINED A GROUP WITH HER CHILDREN IN 2003 AFTER THE SUDDEN
DEATH OF HER HUSBAND. She continued her involvement with us by
joining the Board of Directors more than 11 YEARS AGO AND MORE
RECENTLY AS A VOLUNTEER GROUP LEADER. It is not only for her sharp
strategic thinking and elegant leadership, but her compassionate
dedication to helping those in our community experiencing GRIEF, that
we honor Jory with this award,” said Michele Prince, CEO of OUR
HOUSE GRIEF SUPPORT CENTER.
The program will also recognize OUR HOUSE’s founder, Jo-Ann Lautman
and the longest serving volunteers from OUR HOUSE’s signature
programs serving adults and children.
Under the stars at SONY PICTURES STUDIOS, The GREAT STORIES OF OUR
HOUSE FROM THE PAST 25 YEARS WILL INSPIRE THE AUDIENCE AND CONVEY THE
MESSAGE THAT NO ONE SHOULD GRIEVE ALONE. The evening will also include
a special presentation by Comedian Patton Oswalt, and Celebrity
artwork to be auctioned with 100% of the proceeds benefitting OUR
HOUSE. Celebrity SUPPORTERS WHO HAVE CREATED PIECES DEPICTING THEIR
IDEA OF A HOUSE OF HOPE INCLUDE: Seth McFarland, Kevin Nealon, Idris
Elba, Michael B. Jordan, Courtney Cox, Kaley Cuoco, Kim Bassinger,
Nate Berkus, Byron Scott, Lindsey Buckingham, Reese Witherspoon, Tom
Hanks, and many more. OUR HOUSE GRIEF SUPPORT CENTER’s HOUSE OF
HOPE GALA
The GREAT STORIES OF OUR HOUSE
When:Saturday, October 6 at 6pm
Where: Sony Pictures Studios10202 Washington Blvd, CULVER CITY, CA
90232
What: 25 years of creating communal ties that bind by sharing grief
and finding hope, OUR HOUSE honors and recognizes their longest
serving program volunteers and special honorees for their good works
at this gala fundraiser to continue to provide grief support and
education for adults and children in the Los Angeles community.
Special Guest:
· Comedian Patton Oswalt
Honorees:
· Founder’s Award-Jory Goldman and her children Seth,
Jessie, Eli and Jonah
· Good GRIEF AWARD- Dan Fogelman, writer and creator of
This is US
· H.U.G. Award-Edie Lutnick, The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief
Fund
Recognizing:
· OUR HOUSE FOUNDER JO-Ann Lautman
· Lany Lippman, Adult Groups
· Carol April, Board of Directors
· Chrissy Zollenberg, Camp Erin Los Angeles
· Ellen Simmons, Child & Adolescent Groups
· Marley Sims, School-Based Groups
· Juan Jimenez, Spanish Satellite Program
Tickets/Info: www.OurHouse-Grief.org/25gala
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About OUR HOUSE GRIEF SUPPORT CENTER:
The OUR HOUSE GRIEF SUPPORT CENTERMISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY
WITH GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES, education, resources, and hope. For 25
YEARS, OUR HOUSE HAS HELPED THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN, teens, and adults
grieving the death of someone close. Our three locations are
expanded through school-based GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS, dozens of
satellite locations, three weekend-long GRIEF CAMP SESSIONS AS THE LOS
ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTY PARTNERS OF CAMP ERIN, medical and
professional education, and on-site GRIEF RESPONSES FOR BUSINESSES AND
THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. Sharing GRIEF. Finding Hope. Learn more at
www.OurHouse-GRIEF.organd (888) 417-1444
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