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Ana Martinez
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Kaylee Kiecker, 323.468-1374
Kaylee@hollywoodchamber.net

HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES TO DONATE
THEIR TIME FOR POLICE AND FIRE FIGHTERS
AT HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
19th ANNUAL APPRECIATION DAY:
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28

Not open to public. Press with credentials only.

HOLLYWOOD, CA , November 26, 2012–  Various celebrities will show their appreciation to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce’s Police and Fire Fighters BBQ at Hollywood’s Police and Fire Department on Wednesday, November 28, from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at the Hollywood Division police station located at 1358 N. Wilcox Avenue.

Our police officers do an excellent job working in harmony with the Hollywood firefighters to effectively keep our streets safe.  A small way that we, as a community, can give back to these local heroes is to offer a fun day of great BBQ food and heartfelt thanks at the Chamber’s 19th annual Police and Firefighters Appreciation Day on Wednesday, November 28, from 12 noon to 8:00 p.m. at the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Hollywood Division station, 1358 North Wilcox.

Partnering with the Hollywood Chamber again this year is the entire team at Avalon Hollywood, who will graciously send their production team, head chef and culinary team, and their delicious main course of tri tip steaks. Celebrity Chef C.J. Jacobson, from Top Chef will be serving up specialties from restaurants, Delancey, Mercantile, and Township. Other restaurant participants include: Buca di Beppo, Chik-Fil-A,  Francesca Verdugo, Howl at the Moon City Walk, Loteria Grill, and Village Pizzeria. Other generous benefactors include Madame Tussauds Hollywood, Line 204 and the Church of Scientology.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has been providing an outdoor barbeque for Hollywood’s finest every year for more than a decade. “The event offers the business community an opportunity to personally recognize and honor the area’s true gatekeepers by keeping their heroes’ hunger ‘contained’ and their thirsts ‘extinguished.’" said Leron Gubler, President and CEO of the Hollywood Chamber.

To donate raffle prizes at the Hollywood Chamber’s Police and Firefighter Appreciation Day, contact Kaylee Kiecker, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at the Chamber, by calling 323.468.1374 or by emailing her at Kaylee@hollywoodchamber.net.   

The following celebrities are scheduled to participate at 12:30 PM, November 28, 2012

Catherine Bach, Dukes of Hazzard
Erin Carufel, Gone
George Chakiris, Westside Story
Clifton Collins, Jr.-Capote, Star Trek
Greg Collins,The Rock, Con Air
Stephanie Danielson, Femme Fatal
Erik Estrada, CHiPs- Mira Quien Baila  
Greg Grunberg, Heroes
James Hong, Blade Runner
James Horan, Star Trek, Transformers Prime
Chef C.J. Jacobsen, Top Chef
Walter Jones, Original Power Rangers
Candace Kita, Complete Savages, Son of the Beach
Kate Linder, Young and the Restless
Ben, McKenzie, Southland
Erin Murphy, Bewitched, TV Correspondent
Victoria Pratt, Day Break
Chelsea Rendon, A Better Life
Mirelly Taylor, LOST
Brian Tee, Wolverine

About Hollywood Chamber of Commerce

For more than 90 years, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has provided leadership, advocacy, business development resources, networking, and government affairs programs and services to keep the Hollywood business and residential communities safe, relevant and economically vital.  Christopher Barton is the Chairperson of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Leron Gubler is the President/CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. For more information please visit www.hollywoodchamber.net.