<center><b><u>THE NATIONAL TREASURE DVD LAUNCH EVENT& <i>RUNWAY FOR LIFE</i>™ COMBINED GLAMOUR AND GIVING TO RAISE OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS FOR ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL</u>
<i>Cindy Crawford, Ray Romano, and Others Hit the Runway in a Fashion Show Celebrating the
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<b>BURBANK, Calif. (May 2, 2005)</b> – Some of fashion and Hollywood’s most recognizable faces took to the catwalk last night in an effort to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and celebrate the DVD release of the blockbuster film NATIONAL TREASURE. Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Kobe and Vanessa Bryant and many others cheered on in support of the eventwhile Ray Romano, Cindy Crawford, Cybill Shepard, Jennifer Love-Hewitt, Venus and Serena Williams and others strutted their stuff on the catwalk in the glittering fashion show event, Runway for Life™, raising well over $1 million dollars.
In its third year, Runway for Life raises money for research and treatment of pediatric cancer and other catastrophic childhood diseases. The event was co-chaired by designer Robert Ellis and the Thomas Family (Marlo, Terre and Tony Thomas) and sponsored by Buena Vista Home Entertainment to ensure all the proceeds benefited St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
More than 1,000 guests witnessed the unforgettable “Runway meets Broadway”-style show, which followed a silent auction featuring high-end, one-of-a-kind items and a live-auction featuring “priceless” experience packages and more. The fashion show showcased women’s wear designer Robert Ellis, menswear by Sy Devore Menswear, hair by Vidal Sassoon and make-up by MAC.
<b>CELEBRITY PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED:</b>
Cindy Crawford, Justin Bartha, Tyson Beckford, Billy Bush, Phil Donahue, Daisy Fuentes, Deidre Hall, Anne Heche, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Cheryl Hines, Jane Kaczmarek, Jeff Probst, Jason Ritter, Ray Romano, Cybill Shepherd, Marlo Thomas, Bradley Whitford, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Amy Yasbeck and more.
<b>CELEBRITY GUESTS IN ATTENDENCE INCLUDED:</b>
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, Kobe and Vanessa Bryant, Thom Felicia, Kyan Douglas, Charisma Carpenter, Julie Berry, Martha Byrne, Holly Marie Combs, Dayna Devon, Scott Hamilton, Danica McKellar, Alison Sweeney, NATIONAL TREASURE Director Jon Turtletaub and more.
About <i><u>RUNWAY FOR LIFE</i></u>™ and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Runway for Life event co-founders, Terre Thomas, daughter of St. Jude founder Danny Thomas, and designer Robert Ellis inaugurated Runway for Life in 2002. To date, the event has raised more than $3,000,000 to honor the dream of Danny Thomas that “no child should die in the dawn of life.” St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tennessee, St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. No family ever pays for treatments not covered by insurance, and families without insurance are never asked to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fundraising organization. For more information, please visit
www.stjude.org.
<center><b><u>Photos</b></u></center> (Photos by: Eric Charbonneau © Berliner Studio / BEImages)
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Director Jon Turteltaub, Marlo Thomas, Robert Chapek, Cindy Crawford, and Justin Bartha.
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Left: <i>National Treasure</i> director Jon Turteltaub with Justin Bartha, who plays Riley in the film. Right: Cindy Crawford and Turtletaub.
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Struttin' their stuff on the runway... Left: Jennifer Love Hewitt. Right: Justin Bartha.
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Hangin' out and havin' fun for a good cause. Left: Ray Romano. Right: Jennifer Love Hewitt
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Marlo Thomas stands between acting couple Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher.
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Left: Kobe Bryant and wife Vanessa. Right: Jennifer Love Hewitt.
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Ashton and Demi enjoy the show.
NATIONAL TREASURE is now available on DVD.
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<b><i>National Treasure</b></i> Links:
• <a href="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/nationalt ... .html">DVD Review</a>
• <a href="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/vie ... 203">Press Release / Discussion</a>
• <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... emz">Order the DVD</a></center>
