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Oscar Night America 2009

February 25, 2009

Hollywood’s big night of glitz and glamour came to life in the Valley at the Arthritis Foundation’s 15^th annual Oscar Night^® America gala, held at the Sheraton Downtown Phoenix Hotel on February 22, 2009.

Guests felt like celebrities when they walked the red carpet surrounded by paparazzi and posed for pictures with live Oscar^®statues. This year’s event also featured an elegant cocktail party complete with live entertainment by Laura Fial and Friends, cigar rolling with Paula Martin, a silent auction, and sumptuous hors d’oeuvres and specialty drinks.

Party-goers then celebrated the magic of the world’s most prestigious awards ceremony as they watched the ABC15HD broadcast of 81^st annual Oscars^®on large projection screens throughout the ballroom. After a delicious plated dinner and desert buffet, the evening was topped off with movie-themed snacks of popcorn and candy.

The Arthritis Foundation Greater Southwest Chapter is one of the 52 charities nationwide officially sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences to host this glamorous Oscar^® fund-raising event. As part of this partnership, every attendee received the official 81^st Annual Academy Awards^® Program provided to celebrities at the Oscar^® ceremony in Hollywood!

The Arthritis Foundation would like to express its sincerest thanks to all those whose support helped to make Oscar Night^® America an incredible success. Over $278,000 was raised to benefit the Arthritis Foundation’s many active programs of research and patient services for the 1.3 million men, women, and children in the Greater Southwest Chapter who are affected by arthritis.