The Guild Of Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Greater Los Angeles Presents Accessories For Success Spring Luncheon And Fashion Show Honoring Barbara Lazaroff And Lori McCreary

LOS ANGELES, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Guild of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles (BBBSLA) presents its annual Accessories for Success Spring Luncheon and Fashion Show featuring an informal fashion show from Neiman Marcus, April 12, 2013, at The Beverly Hills Hotel.  Honorees include Barbara Lazaroff, President of Imaginings Design, Inc., and Co-Founder/Partner of famed fine dining restaurants Spago, Chinois, Cut and Postrio, as well as Wolfgang Puck Worldwide Catering; and Lori McCreary, CEO of Revelations Entertainment and Producer of "Invictus" and the Emmy-nominated "Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman."  Actress and model Amber Valletta emcees; Anne Globe and Sharon Harroun Peirce serve as Honorary Co-Chairs; Guild President Mary Willard and Guild member Teri Simpson Co-Chair.

"We at BBBSLA are fortunate to have such an extraordinary and dedicated family of donors and volunteers," said Tiffany Siart, President and CEO of BBBSLA.  "It is their commitment and generosity which makes our transformative impact on the lives of children facing adversity in our community possible."

The Innovator Award will be presented to restaurateur, interior designer and philanthropist Barbara Lazaroff, ASID, President, Imaginings Design, Inc., by leading Hollywood publicist Howard Bragman.  Lazaroff, is co-founder, owner and designer of various acclaimed restaurants such as the original Spago Beverly Hills, the flagship of the Wolfgang Puck and Barbara Lazaroff-owned entities, and Spago Hollywood. In addition to her 15 years of support of BBBSLA, Lazaroff is involved with a myriad of charitable organizations. 

Lori McCreary, Co-Founder and CEO, Revelations Entertainment, will receive the Excellence in Mentoring Award which will be presented by Revelations Entertainment Co-Founder and Oscar winning actor Morgan Freeman.  McCreary is now a BBBSLA Alumni Mentor to Cinthia Gonzalez who was in the BBBSLA Women in Entertainment Mentoring Program in partnership with The Hollywood Reporter. 

Founded in 1986, the Guild has raised over $10 million to support the one-to-one mentoring programs of BBBSLA.  The Guild hosts its primary fundraising event, The Big Bash, Rising Stars Gala, on October 25, 2013.

BBBSLA's mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.  For more information, visit www.BBBSLA.org.

SOURCE Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles