14th ANNUAL PINK PUMP AFFAIR MIXES
FASHION AND PHILANTHROPY FOR A CHARITABLE CAUSE
Media Personality, Civil Rights Attorney, and Child Advocate Areva Martin
Raises Money on the Catwalk for the Special Needs Network
WHO: Media personality, civil rights attorney, and child advocate Areva Martin is celebrating amazing women of distinction with an awards gala and charity event to raise money for the Special Needs Network. which raises money for special needs children and families affected by autism and related developmental disorders.
WHAT: THE PINK PUMP AFFAIR! The fun-filled afternoon kicks off with a champagne reception and live auction, along with an awards show honoring women of distinction. Plus, the event features a fashion show with size-inclusive clothing brands from African American designers, presented by MaTte ArGyLe, a Black-owned boutique at Runway Playa Vista as well as the streetwear designs of Journey Carter, a Gen Z emerging designer.
HOSTED BY:
- Award-winning CBS anchor Pat Harvey will serve as the mistress of ceremonies
CELEBRITY AUCTIONEER
- Emmy-nominated actress/comedienne Kym Whitley (“Made for Love,” “Twenties,” “Curb your Enthusiasm”)
CELEBRITY MODEL
- Tanya McRae – anchor and reporter, Spectrum News 1
PINK PUMP 2022 HONOREES
- Wendy Raquel Robinson– recipient of the Vanguard Award — is a 2021 Emmy-winning producer and an NAACP Image Award-winning actress and philanthropist. She is known for her groundbreaking roles as an ambitious, leading woman in television and film.
For an unprecedented 11 seasons, Robinson has portrayed the feisty, sexy mom-manager “Tasha Mack” on the groundbreaking and history-making dramedy, “The Game,”‘ which has premiered and aired on three different networks — that is CW, BET, and the recently successful reboot, currently streaming on Paramount Plus. When she’s not on the screen, Robinson serves as the co-founder and artistic director of Amazing Grace Conservatory (AGC), a theatrical training institute that provides performing, media, and digital arts opportunities for youth and young adults ages 5-18 years old in the Los Angeles community for more than 25 years. - Kellie Hawkins –recipient of the Trailblazer Award – is a partner with Englander Knabe and Allen (EKA), leading the EKA Health Initiatives team. She has held distinguished positions in both the public and private sectors. Before joining EKA, Hawkins served as the chief operating officer for the National Health Foundation (NHF), where she oversaw the day-to-day operational and administrative functions of the organization. At the federal level, Hawkins worked for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and advised senior administration officials on fiscal priorities. On a local level, she served in the administration of former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as executive director of the Commission on the Status of Women. Hawkins also has practical experience in public health, having worked as an epidemiologist for the Los Angeles County Department of Health’s sexually transmitted diseases program.
PLUS, CELEBRITY FASHIONISTAS LIKE …
- Alice Amter– actress, “Big Bang Theory,” “Never Have I Ever,” and “Mystic Quest”
- Anais Lee (a twin)– actress, Netflix’s “The Babysitters Club”
- Bruna Rubio– actress, “House” and “Nevach”
- Camille Calvin– actress and director, Lifetime’s “Deadly Cheers” and “Desire Lines”
- Elgin Charles– celebrity hairstylist
- Luenell – comedienne/actress: “Hacks,” “Dolemite, “ “Coming to America,” “Borat”
- Elena Krifukus— actress, award-winning ballroom dancer, and choreographer, starring in Oscar-nominated documentary film “Walk Run Cha Cha,” as well as “Dancing With The Stars” and “So You Think You Can Dance”
- Elise Neal– actress, “Hustle and Flow,” “All of Us,” and “The Hughleys”
- Kat Tat– reality star, VH1’s “Black Ink Crew: Chicago”
- Kathy Kolla– actress, “Arrested Development”
- Layke – singer/songwriter and LGBTQIA+ advocate, collaborated with Grammy-winning rapper Snoop Dogg on the single “Happier”
- Melyssa Ford– reality star, video-vixen, and media personality
- Mirabelle Anais (a twin)– actress, Disney pilot “Saturdays,” AMC Shudder’s “Slapface,” Disney’s “Sydney to the Max”
- Nimi Adokiye– Nigerian actress best known for appearing in the “Hopsin” music videos, “Girls Night Interrupted,” “Blackbird,” “Day of the Mummy”
- Sai Surman– fashion designer whose designs have been photographed on red carpet events, including the Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes, and the Cannes Film Festival
- Shacola Thompson– producer and actress, “A Day of Trouble”, “Detention Day”, “Sasha Lanes”, “99 North”
- Skye Aurelia– model and fashion influencer with more than 400K followers on IG
- Vanessa Spencer– director/producer and wife of comedian/producer, Chris Spencer
- Wendell James– reality star, OWN’s “Raising Whitley”
FROM CATWALK TO SIDEWALK …. MaTte ArGyLe Present:
From the catwalk to the sidewalk, MaTte ArGyLe will showcase the work of four buzz-worthy and sought-after African American designers – that is, Izayla, Madame Adassa, Claude Kameni (also known as Lavie by CK), and Rene Tyler. Helmed by celebrity fashion stylist and costume designer Tashiba Jones-Wilson, MaTte ArGyLe is a size-inclusive fashion boutique for men and women at Runway Playa Vista, an upscale shopping mall in Playa Vista, Calif. Pink Pump is excited to introduce emerging Gen Z designer, Journey Carter, who will present streetwear looks from her latest collection.
WHEN: Sunday, May 15, 2022, | 12 to 3 p.m.
WHERE: Beverly Hilton | located at 9876 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90210
SNN’s past Pink Pump honorees include award-winning actresses Jenifer Lewis, Loretta Devine, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Holly Robinson Peete, Tisha Campbell, Niecy Nash, and Angela Bassett, as well as Senator Barbara Boxer and Vice President Kamala Harris.
ABOUT SPECIAL NEEDS NETWORK (SNN)
Special Needs Network (SNN) was founded by media personality and civil rights attorney Areva Martin, Esq. in 2005 after she was met with obstacles in accessing necessary services for her son, Marty, who was diagnosed with autism at two years old. SNN is one of the nation’s leading social justice, autism, and disability rights organizations. Based in Los Angeles, the organization provides innovative direct service and online programming focused on supplying aid and resources to hundreds of thousands of families annually. Its mission is to combat the discrimination disenfranchised communities of color face in getting proper care and resources for minority children with developmental disabilities.
Under the helm of Martin, SNN will open the region’s first-ever comprehensive medical and developmental center called the Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities (C.A.A.D.). The center is scheduled to open in fall 2022 on the campus of Martin Luther King hospital in the Watts/Willowbrook community of South Los Angeles. C.A.A.D. will provide tens of thousands of young people and their families with compassionate, integrated diagnoses and intervention services, speech, occupational, physical, and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapies.
For more information about SSN, visit SNNLA.org.
This is a great charitable event. Find the time to buy a ticket and see the event. You will meet interesting people and see some great fashions too!
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