The Actors Fund to Honor Hilary Swank, Margaret O'Brien, Fred Savage, Tia & Tamera Mowry
By: Sally Henry Fuller Nov. 16, 2014
Honorees include:
JUDY SWANK(MOTHER OF OSCAR WINNER HILARY SWANK)
TIA & TAMERA MOWRY
MAX BURKHOLDER of NBC'S PARENTHOOD
and OSCAR WINNER MARGARET O'BRIEN with the "SHIRLEY TEMPLE AWARD"
Alison Arngrim (Nellie Oleson/Little House on the Prairie)
Mary McDonough (Erin Walton/The Waltons)
Erin Murphy (Tabitha/Bewitched) The Actors Fund's Looking Ahead program, which helps professional young performers and their families address the unique challenges of working in the entertainment industry, will present the Looking Ahead Awards DATE: Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 6:30 pm LOCATION: Taglyan Cultural Complex, 1201 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90038 TICKET: $150 and $300. To purchase tickets or inquire about sponsorship opportunities please call or email Kathleen Cahill at 323.933.9244 or kcahill@actorsfund.org or visit www.actorsfund.org/LookingAheadAwards. THE AWARDS Looking Ahead will bestow five awards, each reflecting a core value of the program: o The Shirley Temple Award, honoring an early pioneer for their legacy in paving the way for other young performers; The inagrial award will be presented to Academy Award winning child star Margaret O'Brien
o The Looking Ahead Award for Education, honoring a former young performer who has made education a priority in their life;
o The Looking Ahead Award for Community Service, honoring a former young performer who exemplifies giving back to the community;
o The Looking Ahead Award for Social Awareness, honoring a current young performer who is raising social awareness about an important issue through a current role; and
o The Judy and Hilary Swank Award, honoring a parent who exemplifies the central importance of healthy parenting to the well-being and development of young performers.
The Looking Ahead Awards honors leaders in the former young performer community who continue to inspire the world by living the program's core values of growth, leadership and community service. Two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank will present her mother, Judy Swank, with the Looking Ahead Parenting Award; Max Burkholder (NBC's Parenthood) will receive the Looking Ahead Social Awareness Award and Academy Award winner Margaret O'Brien is slated to receive the "Shirley Temple Award." The Actors Fund's Looking Ahead program was created in 2003 in partnership with SAG-AFTRA to work with youth between the ages of 9 and 18, helping them develop the values, skills and confidence they need to make successful transitions to fulfilling adult lives. Now serving more than 300 youths per year, their families and alumni, the program aims to create a nurturing environment where young performers get support through individual, family and education counseling, leadership development, community service and social events.
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