Actors Fund Participates In Revlon Run/Walk For Women 5/9

On Saturday, May 2nd in New York, and on Saturday, May 9th in Los Angeles, THE ACTORS FUND will be participating in the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) Revlon Run/Walk for Women, one of the nation's largest 5K fundraising events.

The Actors Fund team will again be headed by Oscar-nominated actress and Actors Fund Trustee Lynn Redgrave, a champion in support of women who work in performing arts and entertainment and, as a breast cancer survivor, a renowned advocate for women's health and their needs. Joining Ms. Redgrave in The Fund's efforts to raise awareness and funds to fight women's cancers will be the "Women in the Biz" committee made up of representatives from a wide variety of entertainment guilds and unions.

Actors Fund Committee members (as of March 10) include

Lynn Redgrave
Trustee, The Actors Fund/Actor
Barbara Davis
Deputy Executive Director, The Actors Fund
Alice Cardenas
Chief Financial Officer, Screen Actors Guild-Producers Pension and Health Plans

Nina Lannan
General Manager, Nina Lannan & Associates
Lynne Meadow
Artistic Director, Manhattan Theatre Club
Ilyanne Morden Kichaven
Hollywood Division Executive Director, Screen Actors Guild

Phyllis Newman
Trustee, The Actors Fund
Wendy Orshan
General Manager, 101 Productions
Melissa Patack
Vice President, State Government Affairs, Motion Picture Association of America

Kathleen Raitt
Vice President-Corporate Relations, Nederlander Producing Company of America
Roberta Reardon
National President, AFTRA
Kim Roberts Hedgpeth
National Executive Director, AFTRA

Mary Rose
President, Costume Designers Guild, IATSE Local 892

Kate Shindle
Actor, Actors' Equity Council Member
Jae Je Simmons
New York Division Executive Director, Screen Actors Guild
Charlotte St. Martin
Executive Director, The Broadway League

Abbie Strassler
Broadway General Manager

Angela Wales Kirgo
Executive Director, Writers Guild Foundation

The New York City Run/Walk takes place on May 2nd in Times Square and concludes in Central Park, and in Los Angeles on May 9th at the Memorial Coliseum at Exposition Park

The Actors Fund's Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative (PNWHI) is a major beneficiary of the EIF Revlon Run/Walk. PNWHI was created to address the myriad of concerns women in the performing arts and entertainment community face when dealing with a serious medical situation.

To join The Actors Fund Team #23 in New York or Team #230 in Los Angeles, visit www.revlonrunwalk.com or contact David Engelman at The Actors Fund - 212.221.7300 ext. 134 or at dengelman@actorsfund.org.

THE ACTORS FUND is a national human services organization that helps all professionals in performing arts and entertainment. The Fund, which supports actors and performers and everyone behind the scenes who works in theatre, film, TV, music, dance, radio and opera, is a safety net, providing social services and emergency assistance, health services, employment and training programs and housing support for those who are in need, crisis or transition. Learn more about The Actors Fund at www.actorsfund.org
The EIF Revlon Run/Walk for Women has grown to become one of the nation's largest 5K fundraising events. To date, the Run/Walks (LA/NY) has distributed $55 million since inception for cancer research, counseling, and outreach programs. Thanks in part to these funds, new treatments are being developed and lives are being saved. The EIF Revlon Run/Walk for Women was created in 1993 through the committed and collective efforts of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, Lilly Tartikoff and Ronald O. Perelman.