Barry Manilow and Suzanne Somers, two of the desert’s favorite entertainers, will co-chair the 2011-2012 Friends Circle annual membership drive.
WEALTH — Help for the Helpers
Small donations make a big difference as charities receive fewer major gifts
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Charitable organizations heed this proverb with great fervor as the unemployment rate remains high, stock markets swing, and the economy teeters.
Editor's Note
Thank You, Jackie Lee
The “Guardian Angel of the Desert” has gone, leaving us to carry on her singular mission: to continually help improve the lives of desert residents and organizations in need.
Champions of Charity
These philanthropic women give time, love, and money to help children in need
When Barbara Sinatra, Nelda Linsk, and Helene Galen launched the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center 25 years ago, they infused star power into a deep, dark issue: child abuse. They saw the children that others overlooked and vowed to comfort and heal their wounded spirits.
A World of Good
Eighth in an eight-part series the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands
When it opens in early 2012, the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands will usher in an era of high-level meetings and public education
The Rainbow Connection
With leaders, organizations, and events, Palm Springs boasts a global reputation for acceptance and diversity
The Greens of Sunnylands
Presidents, pro golfers, and similarly high-profile individuals drove, teed, and putted on the private course belonging to Walter and Leonore Annenberg
The list of people who strolled the fairways behind the pink walls of Sunnylands reads like the attendees at a G8 Summit or World Golf Hall of Fame dinner —individuals whose lives were so public that they relished the private time afforded by this invitation-only retreat.
Barbara Keller Keeps on Going
Cameo
Rather than retire, the Kellers became proud owners of Acqua Pazza California Bistro Their prolific community involvement earned them a recent RAMMY Award for Distinguished Citizens in Rancho Mirage.
WEALTH – Sex and the Stock Market
Wealth managers and advisers note gender differences in clients’ investment philosophies
“Generally, a woman’s attitude toward investing is lifestyle-based, while men invest in terms of performance and numbers”
A Legacy of Giving
World-renowned philanthropists Walter and Leonore Annenberg helped fund a wealth of organizations and created many of their own
Second in an eight-part series. A casual drive through the Coachella Valley reveals the wide-spanning and enduring impact that Walter and Leonore Annenberg had on the desert communities. The Annenberg Theater at Palm Springs Art Museum, Annenberg Center for Health Sciences and Walter and Leonore Annenberg Pavilion, and the forthcoming Annenberg Center at Sunnylands represent a large portion of their legacy in the desert.