Perez Hilton Throws Another Epic Event

Kanye West performing at Perez Hilton's One Night in Austin Presented by Dell. (PRNewsFoto/Dell) AUSTIN, TX UNITED STATES 03/24/2009

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Perez Hilton Throws Another Epic Event

SURPRISE PERFORMANCE BY KANYE WEST CLOSES SXSW

INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCES FROM LITTLE BOOTS, LADYHAWKE, YELLE AND MORE

AUSTIN, Texas, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Famed Blogger and music enthusiast Perez Hilton partnered with Dell to bring his signature "One Night In..." series to Austin for a second time during the 2009 SXSW festival on Saturday night. Hilton hosted the most anticipated party of this year's SXSW in a pink dazzling, "perez-licious" get-up and wrapped up the festival with a surprise performance by Kanye West.


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The party kicked off with comedian Margaret Cho, followed by surprise act Indigo Girls. The night carried on with performances by amazing artists including Ladyhawke, Yelle, Little Boots, Solange, Ida Maria, Thunderheist, Rye Rye, Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, Aaron LaCrate, Kraak and Smaak and Jeppe.


"It was all about the music, and we had some of the most amazing women and divas from all over the world, and from all different musical genres, performing on one stage - on one truly special night," said Hilton. "Dell really knows how to throw a party and that was evident by the great crowd and energy that this event produced."


Kanye West, Amber Rose and Perez at Perez Hilton's Event Presented by Dell. (PRNewsFoto/Dell) AUSTIN, TX UNITED STATES 03/24/2009

The audience was in for a huge surprise when Kanye West rocked the stage with a 30-minute set jam-packed with hits about half way into the party. The awe-struck crowd went crazy. The venue was filled with music enthusiasts, artists and celebrities alike. The star-studded event was host to actress and musician Juliette Lewis, actress/fashion designer/musician Taryn Manning, actor Ethan Suplee from the cast of "My Name is Earl," Jamie Burke, the new face of ck one, and Mandy Lauderdale.


The "One Night In..." series, which premiered in Austin last year, has boasted a stellar array of international acts and has been credited with ushering a host of new talent into the spotlight. Artists that have performed throughout the series have included: Katy Perry, Lady GaGa, The Ting Tings, Estelle, Mika, Eric Hutchinson, and N.E.R.D., to name a few. Since its debut, Perez Hilton has taken "One Night In..." across the globe with events in Toronto, New York City and Liverpool.


As a part of their partnership with Hilton, Dell is bringing the party to Perez fans worldwide with in-depth, exclusive online coverage of the event at the Dell Lounge. To watch band performances, red carpet moments and behind-the-scenes footage, sign up at www.delllounge.com/perez to get a secret link that will grant VIP access to the party via the web.


"Dell inspires people to look at technology as an expression of style and individualism," said Susan Kittleson, Director of Americas Consumer Marketing for Dell. "We're thrilled to team with Perez Hilton to support great music and make content available to people who are passionate about music."


In the back of the venue Dell provided a Dell Lounge Playground with a full swingset and slide. In addition, a Dell Mini bar was set up allowing attendees to update their social networking pages and more. Additional sponsors who helped make the event a success included Alize, Dos Equis, Cafe Bustelo, FUZE Beverage, FIJI water, Tito's Vodka, Red Bull and Parkside Restaurant.


About Dell:


Through innovative experiential programs like last year's Dell Summer Rocks music festival tour featuring the Dell Dome, and now Perez Hilton's One Night in Austin, Dell helps passionate fans celebrate the beautiful collision of technology and music. Products like the Dell Inspiron Minis and Wasabi handheld wireless printer and shopping experiences like the Dell Design Studio are redefining value, personalization and customization for connected mobile lifestyles.


About Perez Hilton:


Cubano and Miami Native Perez Hilton is the Internet's most notorious gossip columnist. The LA Times calls Perez, "like US Weekly, the Star, the Enquirer and Life & Style all rolled into one sweet yet snarky, sagacious yet salacious gay man." Perez was named the #1 Web celebrity for 2007 and 2008 by Forbes Magazine and as one of the 15 most influential Hispanics in the US by People en Espanol.


Since launching in 2004, PerezHilton.com has become one of the leading go-to sites for celebrity news. In February 2008, eMarketer identified perezhilton.com as one of the top 5 websites for college aged women, beating out MySpace! The UK's prestigious Observer newspaper named perezhilton.com (#6) one of the 50 most powerful blogs. In May 2008, Perez kicked off a daily nationally syndicated radio show in 7 of the top 10 markets in North America. Perez has also become a celebrity in his own right. In 2007 he premiered his own show, What Perez Sez on VH1. Appears on television (ABC, CNN, E! News, Dateline, NBC, MTV, VH1, and Much Music); and has been featured in the L.A. Times, The Wall Street Journal, Paper Magazine, CBS News, US Weekly and InTouch Weekly and many more. Recently Master P. launched his mobile website at m.perezhilton.com, now his gossip gangsters can be updated anywhere they go!


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Reese Witherspoon Helps Celebrate Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Washington, D.C. - Weekend-Long Event Raises $8.1 Million

Reese Witherspoon, Avon Global Ambassador and Honorary Chair of the Avon Foundation, joined walkers at the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Washington, D.C. May 3-4, 2008. The weekend-long event attracted 3,500 participants who raised $8.1 million. (PRNewsFoto/Avon Foundation) WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES 05/04/2008
Reese Witherspoon, Avon Global Ambassador and Honorary Chair of the Avon Foundation, joined walkers at the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Washington, D.C. May 3-4, 2008. The weekend-long event attracted 3,500 participants who raised $8.1 million. (PRNewsFoto/Avon Foundation) WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES 05/04/2008




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Reese Witherspoon Helps Celebrate Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Washington, D.C. - Weekend-Long Event Raises $8.1 Million

Actress Joins Thousands of Participants in Inspirational Closing Ceremony; Millions in New Grants Awarded to Local Breast Cancer Organizations

WASHINGTON, May 4 /PRNewswire/ --

Award-winning actress and Honorary Chair of the Avon Foundation Reese Witherspoon was a special guest at the sixth annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Washington, D.C. this weekend, cheering on and joining walkers on their second day and participating in the celebratory and inspirational Closing Ceremony. At the Ceremony, Reese joined the family, friends and supporters of 3,500 participants in celebrating $8.1 million raised for local, regional and national breast cancer organizations. The women and men in the weekend-long Avon Walk Washington, D.C. hailed from 40 states and included nearly 300 breast cancer survivors.




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"I am very excited to be partnering with the Avon Foundation and to help them continue to affect real change," stated Reese. "I feel a great responsibility in my own life to give back to society. As the Honorary Chairman of the Avon Foundation, one of my first experiences last year was to meet Avon Walk walkers at a training walk in Los Angeles. Now I am proud to support the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer here in Washington, D.C. and hope my presence can in some measure express my deep appreciation for all the women and men who participate in the Avon Walks, and for all of the people who dedicate their lives to breast cancer research and care."


Prior to taking part in the Closing Ceremony Sunday afternoon, Reese stopped at the lunch stop at the 10-mile mark of the day's 13-mile route, where she helped keep the walkers' energy high by serving lunch to the excited walkers. She then made a special visit at the final rest stop of the day, joining walkers for the final stretch of the route.


During the Closing Ceremony, which took place at City Center Events Plaza, Reese and Carol Kurzig, Executive Director of the Avon Foundation, announced a total of $5,005,000 in initial grants awarded to organizations in the greater metro area, ensuring the funds raised immediately benefit the community. More grants are slated to be awarded throughout the year to breast cancer programs nationwide.


In addition to Reese and Carol, three walkers who are breast cancer survivors also took part in the Closing Ceremony: Debby Stewart, Deneise Little and Gerie Voss, all from Washington, D.C. All three shared their moving stories of triumph over breast cancer and provided inspiration to the thousands of people present. Gerie drew both tears and laughter when she noted that she had cheered herself up the day she was diagnosed with breast cancer by watching Reese in Legally Blonde.


"We are delighted with the success of the Avon Walk D.C. and with the funds we are able to return to the community, and we are especially thrilled that Reese joined us to make the event so memorable," said Carol Kurzig. "During the past year, Reese has been a champion for the Avon Foundation's commitment to women, and now she has lent her support to our Avon Walk participants in DC. We are excited that Reese has been able to meet in person the dedicated women and men who are raising funds, and the researchers and organizations that are using those funds to save lives."


The initial grants awarded at the Closing Ceremony include:

* The Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium (Baltimore, MD)
received continued funding in the amount of $1,490,000 to support
the network of 14 universities and hospitals that can collectively
conduct clinical trials more rapidly than a single institution.
Currently, three Phase II clinical trials are investigating new
targets and treatments for triple negative breast cancer, a form of
breast cancer that does not respond well to current therapies. Dr.
Nancy Davidson, Director of Breast Cancer Services, Johns Hopkins
Medical Center, accepted the grant.

* Johns Hopkins Medical Center (Baltimore, MD) received a grant of
$1,250,000 to support two areas: cutting-edge breast cancer research
at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, a
NCI-Comprehensive Cancer Center recognized worldwide for excellence;
and outreach to the medically underserved through the Avon
Foundation Breast Center at Johns Hopkins, a comprehensive, multi
disciplinary breast care center offering a full spectrum of clinical
and support services. Patient navigator nurse and breast cancer
survivor Deb Stewart accepted the grant.

* Capital Breast Care Center (Washington, D.C.), which is run in
partnership by Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center of Georgetown
University, an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center, and
Medstar Health, received a grant for $800,000 to support critical
safety net services to medically underserved women in the Washington
DC metropolitan area. The grant continues the Avon Foundation
commitment to reverse striking disparities in breast health care in
the DC area. Capital Breast Care Center Executive Director Amari
Sokoya Pearson-Fields accepted the grant.

* Adventist Health Care (Rockville, MD), a non-profit corporation and
parent company of a diversified healthcare system of hospitals, home
health agencies and other health care services, received a grant of
$500,000 to support the purchase of digital mammography equipment,
outreach, breast health education and patient navigation services at
both the Washington Adventist and Shady Grove Adventist Hospitals.
Debra Pollak, Executive Director, Cancer Care Services accepted the
grant.

* George Washington University (Washington, D.C.) received a grant of
$500,000 to support and expand services offered through their mobile
mammography program, which provides screening to both insured and
uninsured, underserved women through a "mammography van" equipped
with state-of-the-art digital equipment that travels to community
and corporate sites in the Washington, D.C. area. The new funding
will expand services to areas such as Anacostia, which has been
identified as the most medically underserved area in the District
and has no functional mammography facilities. Dr. John Williams,
Provost and Vice President for Health Affairs, George Washington
Medical Center, accepted the grant.

* University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation (Baltimore, MD) received
a grant of $420,000 to expand the Baltimore City Cancer Program's
(BCCP) patient navigation program to increase the number of women
screened and shorten the time between screening and treatment. The
BCCP is an initiative of the University of Maryland Marlene and
Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center in partnership with the State of
Maryland, with a focus on eliminating cancer death through early
detection, diagnosis, treatment and education for Baltimore's
medically underserved. Dr. Stacy Garrett-Ray, Medical Director of
the Baltimore City Cancer Program, accepted the grant.

* Friends of Cancer Research (Arlington, VA) received a grant of
$45,000 to support a Breast Cancer Educational Symposium co-hosted
by Friends of Cancer Research and Howard University, targeting the
public and media to increase awareness and understanding of breast
cancer research. The symposium will focus on clinical research and
ongoing clinical trials in breast cancer and will help the public
and media to learn to translate scientific findings into useful
information and calls to action. Dr. Ellen Sigal, Chair, accepted
the award.


About the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer

During the Avon Walk D.C., which is a noncompetitive event, women and men had a choice of walking a marathon (26.2 miles) or a marathon and a half (39.3 miles) over Saturday and Sunday. The event kicked off Saturday, May 3, with an early morning Opening Ceremony at City Center Events Plaza. Following the Ceremony, walkers began their journey, traveling through the greater Washington, D.C. areas and concluding at the Avon Walk "Wellness Village" at Norwood Park, a "tent city" complete with two-person tents, hot showers, prepared meals, entertainment, and recreational activities such as the Reebok sneaker personalization station and the Fiji water pink carpet photo program. On Sunday, May 4, walkers completed their journey together with another 13.1 miles, ending back at City Center Events Plaza where they were greeted by thousands of family and friends who shared in the celebratory and moving Closing Ceremony.


To participate in the Avon Walk Washington, D.C., each walker raised a minimum of $1,800 in donations. Funds raised are managed and disbursed by the Avon Foundation [a 501(c)(3) public charity] and awarded to local, regional and national breast cancer organizations to support five areas of the breast cancer cause, including awareness and education, screening and diagnosis, access to treatment, support services, and scientific research, all with a focus on the medically underserved. Donations are still being accepted for the Avon Walk Washington, D.C., and registration is still open for women and men to take part in the remaining Walks of 2008: Boston, MA (May 17-18); Chicago, IL (May 31-June 1); Rocky Mountains, CO (June 28-29); San Francisco, CA (July 12-13); Los Angeles, CA (September 13-14); New York, NY (October 4-5); and Charlotte, NC (October 25-26). Already completed is the Avon Walk Houston (April 12-13).


To register, donate or for additional information, please visit http://www.avonwalk.org/ or call 800-541-WALK.


The Avon Walk for Breast Cancer thanks National Sponsor: Reebok; Official Sponsors: Genentech BioOncology, Novartis Oncology and Prevention Magazine; and Official Water: FIJI


Remember: early detection can help save lives. Schedule your mammogram or clinical breast exam today. For more breast cancer information and resources, visit http://www.cancer.org/ (keyword breast cancer) or http://www.avonfoundation.org/, where you can access free printable breast cancer informational literature.


Event information: http://www.avonwalk.org/ or call 888-541-WALK


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CONTACT: Randi Friedman of BNC, cell, +1-646-662-2162, office,
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Web site: Avon Walk for Breast Cancer

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