This past Saturday, May 17th, Sober Day USA 2008 took place at the home of Mei Sze and Jeff Greene, to benefit the Brent Shapiro Foundation for Drug and Alcohol Awareness. Brent Shapiro was the son of famed attorney Robert Shapiro and Linell Shapiro and tragically lost his life due to alcohol and drugs. The Foundation has as its purposes the raising of awareness of the disease of alcohol and drug dependency for children and their parents. It also aims to encourage honest discussions about the disease to help remove the stigma attached to it.
Guests at the event included Larry King, Gloria Allred, Berry Gordy, Paris and Nicole Hilton, Bruce & Kris Jenner, Jenny McShane, and Tom Arnold.
One of the tools the Foundation is using to promote drug and alcohol awareness is a series of videos in which individuals can tell their own stories of dealing with drug and alcohol dependence - whether those be the stories of their own usage, or that of friends or family members. The name given to these videos is "What's Your Story?" This seems to be a highly effective method of reaching out to the YouTube, MySpace, and Facebook generations, as it provides an interactive component which encourages individuals to tell their own experiences, in addition to listening to those of others. The Foundation's MySpace page can be found here. More information on the Foundation can be found at its website at http://www.brentshapiro.org/
One of the tools the Foundation is using to promote drug and alcohol awareness is a series of videos in which individuals can tell their own stories of dealing with drug and alcohol dependence - whether those be the stories of their own usage, or that of friends or family members. The name given to these videos is "What's Your Story?" This seems to be a highly effective method of reaching out to the YouTube, MySpace, and Facebook generations, as it provides an interactive component which encourages individuals to tell their own experiences, in addition to listening to those of others. The Foundation's MySpace page can be found here. More information on the Foundation can be found at its website at http://www.brentshapiro.org/
Robert and Linell Shapiro themselves have bravely started out the process with "What's Your Story?" videos of their own. Some of the "What's Your Story?" videos can be seen below and are also hosted on YouTube.
"What's Your Story?": Robert Shapiro
EVENT PICTURES:
(photography by and special thanks to Gregory Weinkauf)
Gloria Allred (right) and her daughter Lisa Bloom.
The Kid continues to stay in the picture. The legendary Robert Evans (above).
Larry King arrives with Shawn Southwick.
The dinner and spoken presentation took place in the palatial backyard of the estate of Mei Sze & Steve Greene.
Tom Arnold on the red carpet (above, right). Arnold also served as the master of ceremonies of the event.
Actress Ashley King arrived in boots designed by Serena & Tito Guam at DansSara Shoes (www.DansSara.com) which sent the photographers into a frenzy of flashbulbs.
Actress Jenny McShane arrives (with YouTube video of arrival below). The photogs went a bit mad for her as well.
Actress Nikki Ziering (above).
Foundations like Brent Shapiro provides a great way of showing drug and alcohol awareness to the people. With the foundation's help, many people are going to be very well informed on the negative effects of drugs and alcohol to the health.
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