Richard Dean Anderson, Photographer at Charity Fundraiser
Richard Dean Anderson is among several Malibu celebrities who are involved with a local fundraiser for the care of one of their neighbors who has ALS:
Lorie Sandoval, 53, is a middle-class wife and mother who had the misfortune of getting seriously sick in the midst of the Great Recession. Her diagnosis: ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Lou Gehrig's disease) is tough enough, but the financial toll it has taken on the Sandoval family's finances is just as severe.
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The community's charitable spirit has culminated into a large celebrity-studded fundraiser, which is planned for this Friday night. Actress Leslie-Ann Down picked up the check for the location rental fee and David Spade has donated $1,000. Even Malibu's most-reclusive resident, Barbra Streisand, donated a leather laptop case for auction. And rocker Rick Springfield donated a signed guitar for auction. There are show taping tickets and a cast meet-and-greet for Melissa and Joey, and Wizards of Waverly Place, plus Justin Bieber concert tickets. The event photographer is Richard Dean Anderson, better known as MacGyver. Word has spread grassroots-style, neighbor-to-neighbor. And some of those neighbors just happen to be celebrities.
More about Lorie and her family at Wallet Pop: Getting sick in the recession: Celebs pitch in to help woman with Lou Gehrig's disease
More about the fundraiser: Malibu Times: Child's donation of birthday ‘gifts' to family in need galvanizes community - The Sandoval Family Benefit Party, a night of dinner, drinks and dancing, will take place on Friday, Oct. 15, 7 p.m. -10 p.m., Malibu West Beach Club, 30756 W. Pacific Coast Highway. RSVP and more information can be obtained by contacting Tammi Jacob or Traci Donat at SandovalFamilyParty@gmail.com. Those not attending can mail donations, checks payable to Lorie Sandoval Family Fund, P.O. Box 2122, Malibu, CA 90265.
Lorie Sandoval, 53, is a middle-class wife and mother who had the misfortune of getting seriously sick in the midst of the Great Recession. Her diagnosis: ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Lou Gehrig's disease) is tough enough, but the financial toll it has taken on the Sandoval family's finances is just as severe.
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The community's charitable spirit has culminated into a large celebrity-studded fundraiser, which is planned for this Friday night. Actress Leslie-Ann Down picked up the check for the location rental fee and David Spade has donated $1,000. Even Malibu's most-reclusive resident, Barbra Streisand, donated a leather laptop case for auction. And rocker Rick Springfield donated a signed guitar for auction. There are show taping tickets and a cast meet-and-greet for Melissa and Joey, and Wizards of Waverly Place, plus Justin Bieber concert tickets. The event photographer is Richard Dean Anderson, better known as MacGyver. Word has spread grassroots-style, neighbor-to-neighbor. And some of those neighbors just happen to be celebrities.
More about Lorie and her family at Wallet Pop: Getting sick in the recession: Celebs pitch in to help woman with Lou Gehrig's disease
More about the fundraiser: Malibu Times: Child's donation of birthday ‘gifts' to family in need galvanizes community - The Sandoval Family Benefit Party, a night of dinner, drinks and dancing, will take place on Friday, Oct. 15, 7 p.m. -10 p.m., Malibu West Beach Club, 30756 W. Pacific Coast Highway. RSVP and more information can be obtained by contacting Tammi Jacob or Traci Donat at SandovalFamilyParty@gmail.com. Those not attending can mail donations, checks payable to Lorie Sandoval Family Fund, P.O. Box 2122, Malibu, CA 90265.