Sarah Ford | April 25, 2014
John Wayne Cancer Institute 29th Annual Odyssey Ball
The John Wayne Cancer Institute held their 29th annual Odyssey Ball at the Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills Hotel on April 5, 2014. The UCLA Gospel Choir opened the evening where the Mandela Family was honored with the “True Grit” Humanitarian Award for their dedication to continuing the mission of former South African President Nelson Mandela. The annual fundraising event, which benefits the JWCI at Saint John’s Health Center, was attended by nearly 600 guests and is JWCI’s biggest fundraising event of the year.
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