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AN UNFORGETTABLE EVENING BENEFITING EIF’S WOMEN’S CANCER RESEARCH FUND

MARTIN SHORT ACCEPTING THE COURAGE AWARD IN HONOR OF HIS WIFE NANCY SHORT

ANNETTE BENING TO RECEIVE NAT KING COLE AWARD
SPECIAL MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY GRAMMY® NOMINATED ARTIST RIHANNA

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2011

WHO: EIF’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund Honorary Chairs Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks, Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg, EIF’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund co-founders Kelly Chapman Meyer, Anne Douglas, Quinn Ezralow, Marion Laurie, Jaime Tisch and Chair of the Nat King Cole Award, Natalie Cole, along with Host Conan O’Brien, Martin Short, Annette Bening, Nobel Laureate Dr. David Baltimore, PH.D. and other celebrity guests with a special musical performance by Rihanna.

WHAT: Conan O’Brien will host this year’s An Unforgettable Evening benefiting the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund. The event will mark the 15th anniversary of the Women’s Cancer Research Fund which continues to raise support for innovative cancer research, such as the Breast Cancer Biomarker Discovery Project and recognize remarkable individuals for their commitment to the cause. The Breast Cancer Biomarker Discovery Project is working to identify and verify biomarkers that will lead to the development of a blood test for the detection of breast cancer at its earliest and most curable stages. The Women’s Cancer Research Fund is also funding research being conducted at prestigious, National Cancer Institute (NCI)-accredited medical institutes, UCLA Johnson Comprehensive Cancer Center and USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Martin Short will accept the 2011 Courage Award on behalf of his wife Nancy Short, who lost her battle with cancer in 2010. The Nat King Cole Award will be presented to Academy-Award nominee Annette Bening for her charitable works and contributions. The event will also feature a special musical performance by Rihanna, who is nominated for four awards at the 2011 Grammys®.

WHEN: Thursday, February 10, 2011
Media Check-In – 5:15pm
Red Carpet/Cocktail Reception – 6:30pm
Dinner – 7:15pm

WHERE: Beverly Wilshire Hotel
9500 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

MORE: About EIF’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund
The Women’s Cancer Research Fund, an Entertainment Industry Foundation Program, supports innovative research, education, and outreach directed at the development of more effective approaches to the early diagnosis, treatment and prevention of all women’s cancers. Through an ambitious, first of its kind scientific project, called EIF’s WCRF Biomarker Discovery Project, world-class scientists are collaborating to develop a blood test that will detect breast cancer in its beginning stages. The Fund is also funding research being conducted at prestigious, National Cancer Institute (NCI)-accredited medical institutions primarily based in Los Angeles. For more information visit www.womenscancerresearchfund.org.

About the Entertainment Industry Foundation
The Entertainment Industry Foundation, as a leading charitable organization of the entertainment industry, has distributed hundreds of millions of dollars to support charitable initiatives addressing critical health, education and social issues. For more information visit www.eifoundation.org.

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