Photo Coverage: Only Make Believe's 2005 Benefit

By: Linda Lenzi Nov. 08, 2005

On Monday, November 7 a concert was held to benefit Only Make Believe, the charity that brings musical theatre to ill children, at the Millennium Hotel's Hudson Theatre. In addition, the evening also honored Kathie Lee Gifford for her "outstanding humanitarian efforts to help children in need." Karen LeFrak presented Gifford with the 2005 James Hammerstein Award.

Only Make Believe was founded in October 1999 at Rusk Institute's Pediatric Unit of the NYU Hospitals Center as a project of the James and Dena Hammerstein Foundation. Since its debut, the project has already provided hundreds of workshops for children in New York City medical facilities. For more information visit www.onlymakebelieve.org.

Kathie Lee Gifford (Recipient of "The 2005 James Hammerstein Award")

Joan Epstein (Kathie Lee's Mother) and Frank Gifford

Kathie Lee Gifford and Dena Hammerstein ("Only Make Believe" Founder)

Craig Wollman and Linda Eder

Linda Eder and Kathie Lee Gifford

Mark J. McGrath ("Only Make Believe" Executive Director) and Kathie Lee Gifford

Kathie Lee Gifford and Seth Rudetsky

Josh Lucas ("Only Make Believe" Honorary Board Member)

Julia Murney and Chad Kimball

Sheila Kay Davis with husband Michael Kinui

Ashley Brown

Linda Eder and Chad Kimball

Hayley Mills, Dena Hammerstein and Marianne Hardart ("Only Make Believe" President)

Mark J. McGrath and Jeff Rindler

Montego Glover and Chad Kimball

Amanda Green, Jen Foote and Jenn Colella

Melissa Sosa, Mark J. McGrath and Susan Seigle

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