Channing to Make First Public Appearance Since Breaking Hip at Celebration of Caring

On November 15th, Carol Channing will make her first appearance in public after fracturing her femur and hip.

Carol Channing had an accident last week, fracturing her Femur and hip. She is currently undergoing four weeks of extensive therapy after her surgery. Although she has had to cancel numerous engagements from GA to CA through out the end of the year, Miss Channing has decided that she will be on hand for the Celebration of Caring 2008 (benefiting Actors & Other for Animals) TOAST with panelists to date including Betty White, Dick Van Dyke, Tippi Hedren, Carole Cook, Bruce Vilanch, host/emcee JoAnne Worley and more.

The group will gather to TOAST the extraordinary career of Broadway Legend and Icon-Carol Channing. The largest fund raising event of the year raises the much-needed funds to continue their services and programs. They are proud to announce that the 2008 Award of Caring will be presented to one of America's top entrepreneurs, humanitarians and animal lovers-Ms. Paula Kent Meehan.

For more information and for tickets, visit www.actorsandothers.com

Actors and Others for Animals was founded in 1971 to promote the humane treatment of animals and to improve their quality of life while fostering an awareness and appreciation of the importance they have in our lives. Then as now, celebrity members volunteer to use their media appeal to help educate and shape public awareness about animals in crisis.

A&O is a broad-based community action group serving five So. Calif. Counties. Services are available to low and/or fixed income individuals, with an emphasis on the elderly poor and/or handicapped. Passionately believing that pet overpopulation is the greatest breeder of animal cruelty because it sanctions and promotes the unacceptable idea that animals are disposable objects, A&O's core mission is to prevent unwanted births through sterilization. A&O offers financial help to those who qualify and is the leading humane organization in the So. California area providing financial assistance. Other A&O programs provide financial assistance for emergency medical procedures; increase public awareness of responsible pet care through humane education; provide resource information regarding feral cat care; distribute pet food; and provide pet assisted therapy to patients in long-term care facilities.