13th Annual “I Have a Dream” Foundation - Los Angeles’ Gospel Brunch March 6, 2011

Amy Brenneman (“Private Practice”) will host the “I Have a Dream” Foundation Los Angeles’ 13th Annual Gospel Brunch honoring Michael Wright and Earl E. Gates, Jr.

Michael Wright (Executive Vice President and Head of Programming for TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies) and Earl E. Gales Jr. (Chairman of Jenkins/Gales & Martinez) will receive this year’s annual “I Have a Dream” Foundation – Los Angeles’ “Dream Keeper Award.” The “Dream Keeper Award” is presented annually to members of the community who share the foundation’s vision of a strong commitment to mentor and foster the academic development of at risk children in Los Angeles. The recipients of the “Dream Keeper Awards” are celebrated, as well as the honor and vision of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose words inspired the “I Have a Dream” movement.

I Have a Dream Foundation - Los Angeles (www.ihadla.org) has helped fulfill the academic dreams for over 1,000 Dreamers, sponsored students, in the Los Angeles area since it was founded in 1987. IHAD-LA “adopts” an entire first grade class in an area of the city where the dropout rate approaches 60% and provides that class with free, year-round academic and cultural programs, mentoring and tutoring from first through twelfth grades when Dreamers become eligible for college scholarships. The foundation at least doubles the high school graduation rate in the communities they serve.

Additional celebrity guests include Sasha Alexander (“Rizzoli and Isles”), Scott Bakula (”Men of a Certain Age”), Moon Bloodgood (“Falling Skies”), Michael Cudlitz (“Southland”), Hill Harper (“CSI: NY”), Regina King (“Southland”), Ray Romano (”Men of a Certain Age”) and Noah Wyle (TV’s “Falling Skies”) with more names to be announced shortly.

Official Website: http://www.ihadla.org