14TH ANNUAL FUNDRASIER FEATURING BILL COSBY

TO BENEFIT RADY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL PECKHAM CENTER FOR CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS

Rancho Santa Fe, California----Bill Cosby, a much-loved comedian and one of the finest positive fatherly role models on television, will bring his legendary and timeless humor to The Grand Del Mar, Saturday February 27 for the Rancho Santa Fe Unit of Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary 14th annual fundraiser: Stand Up for Rady Children’s Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, an Evening With Bill Cosby.

Returning 2009 gala chair Cindy Leonard said, “Many of our supporters will have fond memories of growing up listening to his records or watching him on television. His comedy focuses on family and the humor of everyday situations. People really respond to that.”

Few entertainers have achieved the legendary status that Cosby enjoys. During a career spanning five decades in print, film, television and live performances, Cosby won nine Emmy and eight Grammy Awards. His popular recordings earned him eight Gold and five Platinum records. A blend of music and humor, his animated series “Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids” (1972 – 1984), was largely based on Cosby’s experience growing up in urban Philadelphia. His 1986 number one bestseller “Fatherhood” celebrated the trials and tribulations of raising five children. In 2002 President George W. Bush awarded Cosby the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award, for using his gift of humor to heal wounds and build bridges. In October 2009 Cosby received our nation’s top humor prize: the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

The event will begin at 5:30 PM with a silent auction during which guests will enjoy cocktails and an informal dinner atmosphere with a variety of food station selections to suit all tastes. Guests will then move to theater-style seating for the live auction followed by a one-hour performance by Bill Cosby. The fundraiser will conclude with dessert and dancing until midnight. Dress is cocktail attire. Proceeds will benefit Rady Children’s Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.

McCain Inc. is title sponsor for Stand Up for Rady Children’s Cancer Care Center, an Evening With Bill Cosby. Other corporate sponsors include Relational Investors, Essrig Taylor Construction, and Crest Beverage. Individual sponsors are Mr. & Mrs. Ken Polk, Drs. Diana and Andrew Benedek, Mr. & Mrs. Craig Grosvenor, Mr. & Mrs. Scott Kahn, Ms. Star Lerach, Dr. Judith Posnikoff, The James Prevetti Family Foundation, Redfearn and Associates, and The Simon Strauss Foundation.

VIP Meet and Greet packages start at $15,000. Tickets are $1,000 per person for premium seating. A limited number of $750 and $500 tickets are available, but seating at all levels is limited.

Rady Children’s Hospital is a 261-bed pediatric care facility providing the largest source of comprehensive pediatric medical services in San Diego, southern Riverside and Imperial counties. As the sole hospital in the San Diego area dedicated exclusively to pediatric healthcare, Rady Children’s is the region’s only designated pediatric trauma center. Rady Children’s has a 54-bed Pediatric Critical Care unit and a 38-bed Neonatal Intensive Care unit, along with the only comprehensive pediatric Cancer Care Center in San Diego. In 2001, Rady Children’s formed a partnership with the University of California-San Diego to unify pediatric patient care, research, education and community service programs.

Visit www.rcha-rsf.com for more information. Call 858-414-6296 for tickets.