The International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton was filled with prominent entertainment industry executives, business and community leaders along with celebrity friends for The Help Group's 11th annual Teddy Bear Ball (www.thehelpgroup.org) and Shelley and Dr. Frank Litvack. Bruce Rosenblum,* President, Warner Bros. Television Group and Nancy Tellem, President, CBS Paramount Network Television Entertainment Group, served as Gala Chairs.
Former lead singer of the Temptations, Louis Price, and The Help Group's Children's choir kicked-off the event with a lively medley of holiday tunes. Stars of the new CW hit show, "Gossip
Girl" Blake Lively, Chace Crawford and Leighton Meester welcomed everyone and introduced The Help Group video narrated by the anchor of CBS's "The Early Show," Harry Smith. Help Group
Chairman, Gary H. Carmona, congratulated this year's honorees for their dedication to children and President & CEO Dr. Barbara Firestone (www.thehelpgroup.org. To learn more about
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