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<\/a>\nThe gala, which took place on Saturday, June 6, welcomed more than 600 guests to the New York City streets of Manhattan Beach Studios in support of LuskinOIC\u2019s belief that Breakthroughs Belong to Every Child.<\/i><\/p>
\nThe evening featured an unforgettable lineup of entertainment, including actress and comedian Caroline Rhea<\/b><\/a> who served as auctioneer, comedian and Grateful LuskinOIC Parent Nic Novicki<\/b><\/a>, <\/b>who <\/b>served <\/b>as emcee with a special video introduction by his friend Nate Bargatze<\/b><\/a>, crowd-standing performances by \u201cThe Voice\u2019s\u201d Marisa Corvo<\/b><\/a>, DJ Shigeki Ito<\/b><\/a>, Natalie Fishman & Georgia Madland,<\/b> and DJ Kitty and DJ Blue Butterfly<\/b> of Girls Make Beats<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/p> \nGuests lined up for the opportunity to meet the UCLA Women\u2019s Basketball Champions and take a photo with the national trophy. They enjoyed a New York-themed skit before philanthropist and LuskinOIC namesake, Luskin Meyer, was presented with a 100-year birthday cake!<\/p> \nSpecial guests included LuskinOIC Ambassadors, Supporters and Gala Particpants, Alex Heenan, Kieran Tamandong, Bella Blanding, Kennedy Garcia, Max Reeves, Sufe Bradshaw, Pooja Batra & Nawab Shah, Dr. Anthony Scaduto, Dr. Nicholas, Bernthal, Dr. Shyni Varghese, Dr. Julio Frenk & Dr. Felicia Knaul, John & Jodi Spanos, Sienna Betts, Amanda Muse, Craig Ehrlich, Dr. Noah Fedderman, Dr. Azar T. Razikeen; LuskinOIC Patient Ambassadors, Andrea Pendarvis, Arturo Hernandez, Darlene Alvarez, Iker Fajardo, Ivonne Mondragon Valdez, Karen Martinez, Ramses Solorio and Gala co-chairs, Sarah & Andrej Jonovic.<\/p> \nThis year, LuskinOIC honored the UCLA Health Sarcoma Team for its outstanding partnership, which has helped ensure children receive the highest level of specialized care.<\/p> \n\"It is an extraordinary privilege to work alongside the UCLA Health Sarcoma Team. Each member plays a vital role, combining curative cancer surgery with function-preserving care that truly transforms our patients\u2019 lives\u2014for good,\u201d said UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr. Nicholas Bernthal<\/a>. \u201cOur collective research is dedicated to improving patient outcomes and quality of life. This team is unmatched, and through the power of partnership, we are helping children not only survive, but go on to live full, meaningful lives. No gift could be greater; no team more powerful.\"<\/p> \nThe Everychild Foundation<\/b><\/a>, which awarded LuskinOIC a $1 Million grant to help complete the purchase of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine (MRI) for their downtown Los Angeles campus, was also honored.<\/p> \n\"The relationship between our two organizations goes all the way back to 2005 when we funded the construction of the fully- accessible playground. Over the years, after witnessing Luskin's outstanding implementation of that grant, we were thrilled to fund the new imaging center, making Luskin the only institution ever to receive two of the Everychild major annual grants in our 26-year history,\u201d said Everychild Founder, Jacqueline Jacob Caster.<\/p> \n\u201cLuskinOIC is embarking on an $100 million campaign to transform pediatric orthopaedic care,\u201d said Michael Sullivan, Senior Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer of LuskinOIC<\/a>. \u201cWe are building an Advanced Imaging Center to eliminate wait times, expanding our Center for Sports Medicine and Motion Analysis Lab, modernizing our specialty clinics from 14 to 32 exam rooms, and creating accessibility upgrades throughout our campus. This gala celebrates our progress and invites the community to be part of a crucial chapter in our 115-year mission to ensure every child has timely access to high-quality diagnosis and treatment.\u201d<\/p> \nMore than 80% of LuskinOIC\u2019s patients are underinsured, and LuskinOIC relies on the enduring support of donors and dedicated sponsors to help provide first-class care for children with musculoskeletal injuries and disorders and advances patient-centered care worldwide. In alliance with UCLA Health, LuskinOIC stands as the largest provider of pediatric orthopaedic care on the West Coast, receives more than 60,000 patient visits each year, and offers pro-bono treatment to patients in Calexico and Mexicali, among other cities worldwide.<\/p> \nThe gala celebrated the champions of the LuskinOIC community - from our donors and dedicated community partners, to our patients and pediatric specialists.<\/p> \nSarah & Andrej Jonovic <\/b>co-chaired the gala. Gala Committee members include Alexis & Brandon Antin, Andjelija Beukman, Debbie Clark, Brad Feld, Kelly Gardina, Mara Jacob, ElizBeth Jones-Mudaliyar, Nora Kahenasa, Dan Madden, Vicky Mar, Kristy Mongiello, Eya Garcia Provan, Kerbanu Pudumjee, Gareth Provan, Nancy Rossi, Toni Steele, Brianna Ziegler, and Nancy Zytko<\/p> \nFollow us <\/b>@LuskinOIC<\/a> #LuskinOIC #InnovationGala #Innovation+Access<\/p> \nAbout Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children<\/b> (LuskinOIC)<\/p> \nFounded in 1911, Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children is a nonprofit pediatric orthopaedic hospital dedicated to providing world-class care to children regardless of their families' ability to pay. In partnership with UCLA Health, LuskinOIC serves more than 60,000 patient visits annually, with over 85% of patients covered by Medi-Cal or underinsured. The Institute operates both locally and globally, with pro bono clinics serving underserved communities. For more information, visit luskinoic.org<\/a>.<\/p> \nAbout Everychild Foundation<\/b><\/p> \nThe Everychild Foundation, founded in 2000 is a Los Angeles based women\u2019s grant-making and advocacy organization with over 200 members dedicated to easing the suffering of local children, whether due to disease, disability, abuse, neglect or poverty. Each woman donates an annual contribution, all of which are pooled into a single $1M grant award to a nonprofit proposing a project that improves the lives of vulnerable children and youth. Including this newest grant, Everychild has now awarded close to $25 million to worthy agencies across Los Angeles County.<\/p> \nAbout UCLA Sarcoma Program<\/b><\/p> \nThe UCLA Sarcoma Program provides innovative multidisciplinary treatment for adults and children with sarcoma at any stage of the disease. UCLA is one of the three busiest sarcoma centers in the nation. On an annual basis they evaluate over 1000 patients with sarcoma, over 500 of which undergo surgery at UCLA. At UCLA, a patient\u2019s plan of care is decided by their weekly sarcoma tumor board involving physicians specializing in sarcoma from surgical oncology, orthopedic oncology, gynecologic oncology, medical oncology, radiation oncology, pediatric oncology, pathology and radiology. This group of 15-20 physicians formulate and coordinate optimal treatment strategies for individual patients.<\/p> \nF. Chen\n \nMonica M. Jaramillo<\/b><\/a> Caroline Rhea Served as Auctioneer, Nic Novicki Emceed, and Marisa Corvo, DJ Shigeki Ito, and Girls Make Beats Performed.LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#HealthEquity–Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children\u2019s (LuskinOIC) Innovation +Access Gala, was …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19924"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19925,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19924\/revisions\/19925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}