ACT Today! (Autism Care and Treatment Today!), a national
non-profit organization whose mission is to provide care and treatment to
children with autism, announces Natrol, Inc., a nutritional supplement
brand, is a major sponsor of this year’s 8th Annual Denim & Diamonds
for Autism fundraiser. 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.net.
"Natrol is proud to sponsor ACT Today!'s Annual
Denim & Diamonds event,” says Natrol Inc.’s senior marketing manager Susannah
Kim. “Both our missions involve helping to support individuals and families achieve
their fullest potential. Natrol applauds ACT Today! as an organization that
supplies treatment and awareness to help families and children affected by
autism to thrive in every way. We find this cause to be extremely admirable and
important, and look forward to another successful event in October."
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.
“Our goal is for this fundraiser is to raise enough
money to fulfill grants on our current waiting list,” says ACT Today!’s
executive director Nancy Alspaugh-Jackson. “We are truly grateful for corporate
supporters like Natrol, who make it possible for ACT Today! to provide
immediate and direct help to children with autism and their families.”
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 and Shape magazine Lifestule editor Susan Campbell Cross.
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), musician Nikki Stixx, 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, TWIW Insurance Services, LLC; Vin Di
Bona Productions, Universal City Nissan, Judy and Jay Hearst, Equinox, 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, visit http://www.DenimAndDiamondsForAutism.net.
About Natrol:
Natrol is driven to become the most desired nutritional
supplement brand by creating products that support the healthy life. Given this
goal, consumer needs are central to Natrol’s focus. Natrol’s mission is to
deliver nutritional products with uncompromised quality, service, and
innovation through the best that science, nature, and technology can offer. For
more information about Natrol, visit http://www.natrol.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.
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, visit http://www.PuritasBeverages.com.