Tolman and Wiker Insurance Services, LLC, one of
the largest, privately held independent insurance brokerages on
California’s Central Coast, is a major sponsor
of this year’s 8th Annual Denim & Diamonds for Autism fundraiser,
benefiting children with autism. The event, presented by Puritas Organic
Gold, will be held on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, CA. Event tickets can be secured
online at www.DenimAndDiamondsForAutism.
"Tolman and Wiker is very proud to be able to return year after year in support of Denim & Diamonds for Autism," says Greg Anderson, a Tolman and Wiker Insurance Service principal and ACT Today! executive board member. “ACT Today! does what its name implies... takes direct action now to help those children and their families in the greatest need."
Since
the creation of Denim & Diamonds for Autism, ACT Today! has
provided over $1 million dollars in access to care and treatment to
children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
whose families cannot afford the necessary tools their children need to
reach their highest potential. Direct access has been given for
therapy, medical care, social skills programs, tuition for special needs
schools, assistive technology, basic safety equipment,
assistance for military families with children with autism, and
assistance dogs.
Denim
& Diamonds for Autism will feature a star-studded red carpet,
silent and live auctions, seated dinner with program featuring celebrity
presenters, live musical entertainment,
and a special tribute to 2013 ACTivist honoree and television executive
Vin Di Bona, and 2013 Golden Cowgirl Susan Campbell Cross, a community
activist. Approximately, 500 guests are expected to attend.
Previous
red carpet attendees have included (partial list): TV personality and
host Howie Mandel, TV news broadcaster Nancy Grace (HLN), TV host Tom
Bergeron (“Dancing with the
Stars” and “America’s Funniest Home Videos”), actress Jeanne Smart
(“Hope Springs”), actor Joe Mantegna (*Criminal Minds”), Vin Di Bona
(“Vin Di Bona Productions”), actress Ariel Winters and actor Nolan Gould
(“Modern Family”), model/TV host Brooke Burke Charvet
(“Dancing with the Stars”), actress Bonnie Hunt (“Cheaper by the
Dozen”), actor Lou Diamond Phillips (“Longmire”), actor Erik Fellows
(“Days of Our Lives”), television personality Leeza Gibbons, actor
Daniel Goddard (“Young and Restless”), actors Kyle and
Chris Massey, actor Mark Christopher Lawrence (“Chuck”), professional
ballroom dancers Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Val Chmerkovskiy (“Dancing with
the Stars”), retired Los Angeles Laker John Salley and Jamaal Wilkes,
actor Robert Adamson (“Lincoln Heights”), actor
Arjay Smith (“Precision”), actor Callan McAuliffe (“I am Number Four”),
and actress Florence Henderson (“The Brady Bunch”).
ACT
Today!’s 8th Annual Denim & Diamonds for Autism is also sponsored
by Burbank Printing, Vin Di Bona Productions, Natrol, Universal City
Nissan, Judy and Jay Hearst, Patalina
Floral Designers, United Healthcare, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, City
National Bank, Isabella Emporium, and Westlake Magazine.
For more information about ACT Today!’s 8th Annual Denim & Diamonds for Autism, visithttp://www.
About Tolman & Wiker Insurance Services, LLC:
Tolman
& Wiker Insurance Services, LLC is one of the largest, privately
held independent insurance brokerages in California and is the largest
privately held insurance broker on
California’s Central Coast between Los Angeles and Monterey. With
offices in Ventura, Santa Maria, Bakersfield and Salinas, Tolman &
Wiker is ranked among the top 100 insurance brokerages in the United
States. With origins dating back to 1923 in Ventura,
California, Tolman & Wiker now has over 165 employees who place
their clients’ priorities at the center of everything they do. Their
leading-edge approach to providing proactive risk advice and proprietary
resources to meet and exceed their clients’ risk
management and employee benefits needs allows tolman and Wiker to place
over $400 million in annual premium volume throughout the U.S. and
global insurance marketplace. For more information about Tolman and
Wiker, visit
www.tolmanandwiker.com.
About ACT Today!:
ACT
Today! (Autism Care and Treatment Today!) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization dedicated to providing resources and funding to families of
children with autism who cannot
afford or access the necessary tools their children need to reach their
full potential. For more information about ACT Today!, visit:
http://www.act-today.org.
About Puritas Organic Gold (Presenting Sponsor):
Puritas
Organic Gold is the outcome of many years of research and discoveries
by scientific doctors. Our FDA tested and approved natural high alkaline
water, infused with USDA certified
organic fulvic acid, has resulted in one of the highest quality
beverages currently available in the marketplace. Puritas Organic Gold
offers a smooth and refreshing taste, while containing more than 77
natural and rare elements. The patented fulvic acid blend
contains ionic minerals that with their electric charge can help
increase oxygen flow and the absorption of minerals into tissues,
thereby improving nutrition and total body health. For more information,
visithttp://www.
