Media Alert: Actors, Filmmakers, Athletes, Economists and Celebrities unite to raise awareness of Blue Horizon Charitable Foundation at the Third Annual Gala

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Sep 24, 2014, 02:57 ET

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Actors, Filmmakers, Athletes, Economists and Celebrities unite to raise awareness of Blue Horizon Charitable Foundation at the Third Annual Gala

Who : Chairman, Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon Dr. Brian Mehling, CEO John Ferguson, COO Doreen Santora, President Eddie Amarante, singer and songwriter Nadia Lanfranconi, model, actress, former Miss USA and reality television star of "Hollywood Exes " Shanna Moakler are among some of the guests who are attending this year's Blue Horizon Foundation Gala.

What: Blue Horizon Charitable Foundation will hold its third annual fundraising gala dinner in Gotham Hall in New York on Tuesday, October 7, 2014.

The Blue Horizon Charitable Foundation team and its host committee invite their supporters, friends and those looking to support a worthy cause for an evening of fine foods, cocktails, entertainment and an opportunity to contribute toward Blue Horizon Charitable Foundation. Guests from around the world will be in attendance, including diplomats, consuls, economists, doctors, philanthropists, athletes and film/TV celebrities.

The Blue Horizon Charitable Foundation is dedicated to increasing the awareness of global inequalities in healthcare, as well as providing charitable medical care and education to adults and children in impoverished areas. The foundation raises capital in order to support medical centers and clinics by providing medicines vital to basic human survival, by performing advanced medical treatments otherwise not accessible to certain geographic regions, and to finance research and development in stem cell therapies and cellular regenerative medicine. BHCF also supports children around the world who have been orphaned as a result of disease and/or war. In order to raise awareness of these situations, BHCF produces documentary films that bring much needed attention to the plight of those with limited or no access to healthcare. The provision of these resources to less developed areas enables the medically underserved to benefit from high quality care and treatment. For more information please visit www.bluehorizonfoundation.org

BHCF hosted its second annual fundraising gala at Guastavino's in New York on October 15, 2013. The Foundation's dedication to increase the awareness of global inequality in healthcare attracted hundreds of supporters including many celebrities. Celebrities like the world's first supermodel, Janice Dickinson, "The Sopranos" stars Vincent Pastore and Lou Martini Jr., actors Tony Lo Bianco, Julianne Michelle, Tina Louise, Miss New York Stephanie Jill Chernick, Emmy nominated "Million Dollar Listing" star Luis D. Ortiz, Ramona Singer of "Real Housewives of New York," "Dancing With the Stars" winner Anna Demidova, and Mr. Olympia participant, Anton Antipov attended this spectacular event. Additionally, Ambassador H. E. Francis Lorenzo was a guest for the evening.