City of Hope's Future Hope Committee raised more than $160,000 from its annual All in for Hope Poker Tournament on 5/19 at
CAA's Los Angeles headquarters, with proceeds earmarked for treating and curing cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. The gathering was presented by the
Natalie Cole Foundation.
As part of the program, late comedian
Judy Tenuta's trust gifted another $650,000 to City of Hope and is planning an additional gift in the future. Tenuta, who was represented at the event by actress
Kate Linder and comedian
Elayne Boosler, died of cancer in October 2022.
Among the participating poker players were Grammy winners
Krish Sharma,
Tom Syrowski and
Theron “Neff-u” Feemster, director
Frank Coraci, poker pro
Robbi Jade Lew, actress
Mimi Rogers and songwriter/performer
Justin Jesso.
In the years since industry executives founded City of Hope’s Music, Film and Entertainment Industry volunteer and fundraising group in 1973, the organization has raised more than $150m for disease research and care.
As for us, we can barely remember the difference between a royal flush and a toilet flush.
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