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  SOURCE: Motion Picture & Television Fund

  Feb 10, 2009 18:42 ETMotion Picture & Television Fund to Hold Audio Press Conference to Address Concerns and Inaccuracies Regarding the Upcoming Closure of Its Hospital and Acute Care Facilities
  WOODLAND HILLS, CA–(Marketwire – February 10, 2009) – The Motion Picture & Television Fund, the entertainment industry’s premier health and social services organization, will be holding an audio press conference to address concerns about the recently announced closure of its hospital and acute care facilities. Also discussed will be inaccuracies being reported about the closure. The audio press conference is open to all media outlets. No advance RSVP is required.

  WHEN: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST

  CALL-IN: 800-700-7353; ask operator to join the MPTF call.

  PARTICIPATING: Frank Mancuso — Chairman, MPTF Corporate Board
  Jeffrey Katzenberg — Chairman, MPTF Foundation
  Joe Fischer — Chairman, MPTF Board of Trustees
  Dr. David Tillman — President and CEO, MPTF
  Ken Scherer — CEO, MPTF Foundation
  Seth Ellis — COO, MPTF
  Steve Valentine — CEO, The Camden Group
  Andy Garb — Loeb & Loeb (MPTF counsel)

  FORMAT: A brief overview of the situation and responses to specific
  allegations, followed by questions-and-answers. The call
  will end promptly at 12:30 p.m. PST.

  CALL REPLAY: An audio replay will be available for 7 days following the
  conference by calling 800-475-6701, access code: 986415.

  MPTF: For more than 86 years, the Motion Picture & Television
  Fund has served California’s entertainment community. It
  provides healthcare, retirement care, childcare and
  charitable social services with compassion and respect for
  the dignity of the whole person. MPTF is a leader in the
  development and implementation of services and programs for
  senior citizens. Charity has always remained at the heart
  of the Motion Picture & Television Fund. For more
  information about MPTF visit http://www.mptvfund.org.
  Contact:
  Steve Honig
  The Honig Company
  818-986-4300
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  Comment by Jimmy B — Tuesday February 10, 2009 @ 5:23pm PST  Reply to this post

• The Fund looses 10 million a year to “Take Care of our Own”….. makes 6 million in one night….and has other fund raisers through the year…..looks like we are funding their losses each year to take care of our own….What are they thinking????

  http://www.mptvfund.org/cm/Foundation/Events/The%20Night%20Before/Home.html

  The Night Before

  The 7th Annual The Night Before

  Saturday, February 21st 2009 at the Beverly Hills Hotel
  The entertainment industry’s biggest stars come together every year the night before the Academy Awards to support the Motion Picture & Television Fund. Held on and around the pool at the landmark Beverly Hills Hotel, this annual gathering raised raised over 6 Million Dollars in 2008 to help provide charitable health and community services to entertainment industry people in need.

  Hosts for this year’s event included:
  Jennifer Aniston
  Tanya Haden Black & Jack Black

  Kate Capshaw & Steven Spielberg
  George Clooney

  Luciana & Matt Damon
  Cameron Diaz

  Leonardo DiCaprio
  Susan Downey & Robert Downey Jr.

  Dina & Clint Eastwood
  Jamie Foxx

  Deborra-Lee Furness & Hugh Jackman
  Jake Gyllenhaal

  Katie Holmes & Tom Cruise
  Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt

  Jennifer & Tobey Maguire
  Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick

  Jada Pinkett Smith & Will Smith
  Christine Taylor & Ben Stiller

  Justin Timberlake
  Rita Wilson & Tom Hanks

  Reese Witherspoon
  Renée Zellweger

  Catherine Zeta-Jones & Michael Douglas

  Presenting Sponsors: HP, Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg, L’Oréal Paris, Target

  For more information, please call us at (818) 876-1936 or email nightbefore@mptvfund.org.

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  Comment by Jimmy — Tuesday February 10, 2009 @ 5:54pm PST  Reply to this post

• I would like to help in ANY way possible. These people are the history of Hollywood. I just can’t believe that anyone would put these valuable people out on the street, which is what this doctor in charge did. Yes, I realize this doctor has his side of the story too. But WHY in the world was I as a member of SAG and AFTRA NEVER contacted to ask for help when the situation first was acknowledged. I have read all the info that Nikki put up and it seems to me that the loved ones of these treasures of our history had the right idea. It also looks like the board realized that they could save this home, but chose the easy way out and it just makes my stomach churn. So how can I help? Please if any of the family members can contact me, my email is tracypfau@yahoo.com.

  Comment by Tracy Pfau — Tuesday February 10, 2009 @ 8:21pm PST  Reply to this post

• It’s great that The Night Before event is going to happen on the 21st. I just hope that all the stars listed as hosting this event have not specified that these funds are not to be used for the long-term care unit. We have heard that the Board has asked that people who donate money do not specify that the funds go toward the long-term care unit. How sad is that.
  As the sister of a patient in long-term care, I’m hoping that all these great stars that lend their name to this event would make sure the funds are used for all MPTF programs as stated above “It
  provides healthcare, retirement care, childcare and
  charitable social services with compassion and respect for
  the dignity of the whole person. ” And not leaving out the most vulnerable of all in the industry – those in long-term care.

  No matter what the news conference says tomorrow – the damage has been done by the way these people have been treated by the present Board. They know that or they would not have fired their PR person. Telling people in their 90’s they have to leave the place they think of as home in 60 days is unconscionable.

  Comment by Cheryl Hardy Phillips — Tuesday February 10, 2009 @ 9:56pm PST  Reply to this post