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The Universal Smile Award will be presented to Mario Lopez who danced hisway into America's hearts on "Dancing With the Stars." Lopez was recentlynamed the new host of "Extra." He is a commentator for HBO Boxing and hostsMTV's hit series "America's Best Dance Crew" and "Top Pop Group."
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The Corporate Humanitarian Award will be presented to Idol Gives BackFoundation, a nonprofit organization established by the producers of AmericanIdol and Fox to raise money and awareness for children and families living inpoverty and at risk in the United States and Africa.
The Wallis Annenberg Public Service Award will be awarded to Vicky Mense.Mense opened Xi'an restaurant in Beverly Hills in 1996 and serves asChairwoman of the Board of the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce. Vickyrecently joined an Operation Smile medical mission to China.
Operation Smile Co-founders Dr. Bill and Kathy Magee will make a FoundersCircle presentation to the Roma Downey and Mark Burnett family. Roma hasserved as an Operation Smile spokesperson for 5 years and serves on the Boardof Governors.
Founded in 1982, Operation Smile, headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, is aworldwide children's medical charity whose network of global volunteers arededicated to helping improve the health and lives of children and youngadults. Operation Smile volunteers have treated more than 120,000 childrenborn with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities and currentlywork in 51 countries. In addition to contributing free medical treatments,Operation Smile trains local medical professionals in its partner countriesand leaves behind crucial equipment to lay the groundwork for long-termself-sufficiency. Operation Smile Gala tickets are $500. Please visithttp://www.operationsmile.org.
SOURCE Operation Smile
