具有里程碑意义的大学 Names Amy Brenneman as 2023 LD Luminary
具有里程碑意义的大学 announced it will present actor and producer Amy Brenneman with its LD Luminary Award during the “One Day, 一个愿景, Many Lives Changed” online fundraising event taking place on Thursday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Brenneman is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actor and producer whose work on television includes “NYPD Blue,” “Private Practice,《亚洲博彩平台排名》,”“哥利亚,和“评判艾米”,” 哪一个 was based on the work of her mother, the Honorable Frederica S. Brenneman. 最近, she’s been seen in “Tell Me Your Secrets,《亚洲最大体育平台》,” and she currently stars in “The Old Man” with Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow.
According to 具有里程碑意义的大学 President Dr. 彼得伊甸园, Brenneman was selected to receive this year’s LD Luminary Award for her creative and philanthropic efforts on behalf of neurodiverse children like her daughter, 夏洛特. Brenneman has written the play “Overcome” based on raising 夏洛特, 哪一个 has been produced at The Yard and En Garde 艺术s and is the subject of a new documentary film. She also produced and directed the documentary “The Way the World Should Be,” about the Chime Institute’s mission of inclusive education, and created that school’s multimedia “Chime-a-palooza” fundraiser, 哪一个, 多年来, has featured musicians such as Steven Stills, 汤姆黑樱桃, 缪斯沃森, 克里斯·斯蒂尔斯.
“Amy embodies everything we envision an LD Luminary to be, channeling her creativity and her platform to be a strong advocate for neurodiverse individuals like her daughter, 夏洛特,伊甸说。, who also added that Brenneman’s daughter is friends with current 具有里程碑意义的大学 student, 苏菲砾石.
Tickets for the “One Day, 一个愿景, Many Lives Changed” online fundraising event are on sale now at www.具有里程碑意义的.edu/giving-day-2023 or by contacting the 具有里程碑意义的大学 Office of Institutional Advancement at 802-387-6734.
The evening’s program will also feature 具有里程碑意义的大学 alumnus Mark Gessner, an actor whose television credits include “NCIS: Hawaii,” “NCIS: New Orleans,” and “Super Pumped.” Additional activities include a live auction, fund-a-need, and stories from students, 父母, and faculty about how 具有里程碑意义的大学 helps students with learning differences (such as dyslexia, 注意力缺陷多动症, 自闭症, or executive function challenges) achieve their academic and career goals.
Proceeds from the event will provide scholarships and programmatic support for current and future 具有里程碑意义的大学 students. Since 2014, 具有里程碑意义的大学 galas have raised more than $3 million in support of its mission.
Previous recipients of the 具有里程碑意义的大学 LD Luminary Award include Sheinelle Jones, 艾尔·罗克, 约翰·埃尔德·罗宾逊, Holly Robinson Peete, and Whoopi Goldberg.
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