Kate Linder Hosts 1st Annual Charity Gala to Benefit ALS Association Greater L.A. Chapter, 2/11

Kate Linder (Esther Valentine of The Young and the Restless) will host the 1st Annual Celebrity Charity Gala to benefit The ALS Association Greater Los Angeles Chapter. The gala event will take place February 11, 2010.

Linder has been the national celebrity spokesperson for The ALS Association for five years since
her brother-in-law was diagnosed with the disease. Linder travels to Washington, DC to lobby Congress for more funds to find a cure for the disease each May. The event is an Emerging Magazine Celebrity Production. Joining her will be "Young and Restless" castmates Wilson Bethel (Rder Callahan), Thom Bierdz (Phillip Chancellor III), Hayley Erin (Abby Carlton), Yani Gellman (Rafe Torres), Daniel Goddard (Cane Ashby), Stacy Haiduk (Emily Peterson/Patty Williams), Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe Mitchell), Sean Kanan (Deacon Sharpe), Vanessa Marano (Eden), Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers Newman), and Yvonne Zima (Daisy). Other celebrities include Alison Arngrim ("Little House on the Prairie"), Channing Chase ("Mad Men"), Romi Dames ("Hannah Montana"), Bruce Davison ("Longtime Companion"), actress Ilene Graff, actress Q'orianka Kilcher, RJ Mitte ("Breaking Bad"), actress Lorielle New, Julie Newmar (Catwoman on "Batman"), comedian Rip Taylor and actress Dee Wallace.

WHAT: Cocktail reception, gourmet celebrity dinner, live auction and a product runway featuring celebrities working it while showcasing exciting products and services on the runway. The night was created to raise funds to treat and find a cure for ALS.

WHEN: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 6 PM - 10 PM

WHERE: The Montage in Beverly Hills, CA, 225 N. Canon Drive, Beverly Hills

TICKETS: $100.00 or $150.00 for VIP seating on the runway, call
570/677-4975 or events@emergingmagazine.com