1,200 TO GATHER FOR STAR-STUDDED FIDF WESTERN REGION GALA
Gala to Feature Performance from David Foster & Friends and Moving Speeches from Active-Duty and Wounded Israeli Soldiers
WHO: More than 1,200 supporters and celebrity guests from across the country will gather Thursday, November 3, for the annual Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Western Region Gala at the landmark Beverly Hilton. FIDF National Board Member and major supporter Haim Saban and his wife, Cheryl, will once again chair the star-studded gala, and magnates from Hollywood, tech, sports, business and other walks of life will attend this year’s event.
WHY: FIDF offers educational, cultural, recreational, and social programs and facilities that provide hope, purpose, and life-changing support for the soldiers who protect Israel and Jews worldwide. FIDF proudly supports Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers, families of fallen soldiers, and wounded veterans through a variety of innovative programs.
FIDF is a non-political, non-military organization that does not and never has provided any form of military aid.
WHAT: The evening will begin with a 6 p.m. cocktail reception, followed by dinner and the program at 7 p.m. For more information or to support FIDF, please visit: https://www.fidf.org/fidf-western-region-gala-2016.
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016 at 6 p.m.
WHERE: The Beverly Hilton – 9876 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA
ABOUT: FIDF was established in 1981 by a group of Holocaust survivors as a 501(C)(3) not-for-profit organization with the mission of offering educational, cultural, recreational, and social programs and facilities that provide hope, purpose, and life-changing support for the soldiers who protect Israel and Jews worldwide. Today, FIDF has more than 150,000 loyal supporters, and 15 regional offices throughout the U.S. and Panama. FIDF proudly supports IDF soldiers, families of fallen soldiers, and wounded veterans through a variety of innovative programs that reinforce the vital bond between the communities in the United States, the soldiers of the IDF, and the State of Israel. For more information, please visit: www.fidf.org.