Benefiting Iraq Star Foundation is A Night For Honour, hosted by Dr. Phil McGraw with special honoree Gary Sinise. Iraq Star Foundation (www.IraqStar.org) is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting war veterans recovering from physically disfiguring injuries.
The event will be held at the Universal City Hilton on Sunday, October 4th. Participants and honored guests will be greeted by a red, white and blue carpet arrival while the focus of A Night For Honour’s charitable effort includes live and silent auctions featuring a variety of priceless items.
Chopper Donated To be Auctioned Off
The 2010 Orange County Chopper Original was donated by CEO of TriWest Healthcare Alliance, David McIntyre. The chopper was custom-made and is the OCC’s first-ever bike that they built to meet the standards of California admissions. They chose a special camouflage-inspired design for the chopper, including a matching helmet and embroidered Iraq Star logo on the seat. Before it is auctioned off the night of the event, the presented helmet will be signed by the VIPs and the Iraq Star soldiers. Although Dr. Phil has already claimed the chopper is worth $100,000, Iraq Star hopes to receive a minimum of $150,000 on the evening of October 4th.
The honoree of the evening for A Night For Honour will be actor Gary Sinise. The legendary actor currently stars on CSI: NY and is known for performances in films like The Green Mile, Apollo 13 and Forrest Gump.
His iconic turn as Lt. Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump serves as inspiration for the name of his Lt. Dan Band, which has traveled into war zones to entertain the troops for the USO. Sinise is an ambassador for Operation Iraqi Children (www.operationiraqichildren.org), a grass-roots program he co-founded in 2004. Operation Iraqi Children provides an avenue for Americans to reach out to children in war-torn areas of the world. Gary Sinise is also a spokesman for the U.S. Disabled Veterans Life Memorial Foundation (www.avdlm.org).
Dr. Phil McGraw
Hosting the event will be Dr. Phil McGraw, who will be joined in attendance by his wife, Robin McGraw. Dr. Phil hosts the groundbreaking daytime television talk show by the same name and is the author of six #1 New York Times bestsellers. Dr. Phil created The Dr. Phil Foundation (www.drphilfoundation.org) a nonprofit charitable organization committed to helping children and families at risk. The foundation further works to reward remarkable children who are working hard to overcome tremendous obstacles and give back to their family and community.
Dennis Miller
A Night For Honour will feature a special performance by actor, comedian and talk show personality Dennis Miller. The Saturday Night Live alum is a winner of 5 primetime Emmy Awards is known for his playful stream of consciousness type rants that rely heavily on obscure historical and pop cultural allusions. Miller also serves as an official spokesperson for USA Cares (www.usacares.org). USA Cares provides financial and advocacy assistance to post 9/11 active duty US military service personnel, veterans and their families.
Scheduled to Attend
Celebrities and distinguished guests scheduled to attend A Night For Honour also include Kelsey Grammar, Tom Selleck, John Voight, Kristy Swanson, Robert Davi, Tom Dreesen, David Zucker, Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Farley, Kerri Turner, Kevin Sorbo, Angie Everhart, Allen Covert, Maeve Quinlan, Scott Baio, Jerry Douglas, Kim Douglas, Jonathan W. Flora, Marla Maples, Katharine McPhee, Angie Harmon, Adam Baldwin, John Ratzenberger, Col. Danny McKnight and Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston.
Event Festivities
In addition to live and silent auctions, A Night For Honour will showcase live musical entertainment from a very special recording artist and a formal dinner. Yet the true highlight of the evening will be the military men and women themselves as soldiers who have benefited from Iraq Star Foundation will attend and share their stories. The evening will also feature a slide show chronicling the work done by the foundation.
Iraq Star Foundation
Proceeds from A Night For Honour will benefit Iraq Star Foundation. Over 40,000 wounded veterans have returned to the United States from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and many have received injuries that require additional reconstructive surgery. Iraq Star’s Mission is to not let the Iraq and Afghanistan wars permanently disfigure young lives.
Marine Veteran Octavio Sanchez, Maggie Lockridge RN, Founder (and angel!), Marine SSgt. Tony Lino, Marine GySgt. Paul McQuigg
You can buy tickets here. Tickets are $175 per person, all 100% of proceeds will go to the organization.
For more information, they can call (760) 568-4039.
For additional information regarding the Iraq Star Foundation, visit www.IraqStar.org.
Sponsoring the Event
Lending their support to such a great cause will be three groups sponsoring the event, which include TriWest Healthcare Alliance, American Airlines and MilitaryConnection.com.
TriWest Healthcare Alliance (www.triwest.com) is a privately owned company based in Phoenix. They work with the Department of Defense to administer the TRICARE health benefits program for military service members and their families in the 21-state west region.
American Airlines (www.aa.com) provides flights for both domestic destinations and abroad. As an airline with a global network, American’s customers benefit from their products and services wherever they travel.
MilitaryConnection.com is an online and interactive resource, providing access to career and education information for ex-military, veterans, military spouses and family and on duty service members.
Where’s the other Hollywood Celebs that claim to support our troops? The event must have coincided with some shindig at the WH-they’d rather party with the Black dumbo eared Messiah than honor our troops.
I learned about this foundation while watching Orange County Choppers and just cried and cried. How cool is this?