8th Annual Pink Pump Affair Tea and Fashion Show benefiting Special Needs Network

Sunday afternoon, May 15th saw a few hundred fashionable ladies come out to the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles for the 8th Annual Pink Pump Affair Tea and Fashion Show benefiting Special Needs Network.  Special Needs Network President, television personality Areva Martin greeted celebrity guests on the Pink Carpet as everyone sipped champagne, delighted in chocolate covered strawberries and bid on silent auction items as they waited in anticipation for the festivities to begin.

Guests were treated to high tea, complete with courses that included fruits, an exquisite array of finger sandwiches and elegant desserts.  Not a sound was heard while all eyes were on the Dena Burton fashion show as everyone watched gorgeous gowns and colorful pant and top ensembles light up the catwalk.  Event supporters then bid for weekend getaways, gourmet wine parties, concert packages and other amazing experiences during the high-energy live auction portion of the program.

This year’s event was themed “The World Is Our Oyster” and honored women of distinction who have dedicated their life’s work to helping children.  Honorees included boxer Laila Ali, Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Keuhl, women’s health specialist Dr. Gail N. Jackson and anchorwoman Gabriela Teissier on behalf of Univision Television 34.  The Mistress of Ceremony was popular anchorwoman Pat Harvey from CBS2 Los Angeles.  Other notable guests included actresses Shari Belafonte, Anna Maria Horsford and Kelsey Scott along with New Orleans Saints football player James Anderson, model-actress Eugenia Kuzmina and Dancing With The Stars’ Edyta Sliwinska.

The afternoon’s celebration ended with guests lining up to further indulge themselves in a candy bar where filling their bags with sweets and candies was encouraged.  Of course a Tinsel Town event would not be complete without
everyone going home with yet another gift bag loaded with trinkets and treasures.

Special Needs Network is a Los Angeles based non-profit dedicated to providing education, advocacy, legislation and resources for those families with children on the autism spectrum and for those children with other special needs.  For more information on Special Needs Network go to SNNLA.org.

Here are some of the lovely guests:

Areva Martin (SNN President, TV Host & Legal Correspondent) & Edyta Slwinska (Dancing With The Stars)