Mendy Pellin, the world-acclaimed comedian and actor, will fly in from Los Angeles to Brooklyn tomorrow evening to co-host the RCCS Miracles ’11 Auction drawing, which will be streaming live on TLS. Pellin joins a long list of Jewish superstars who have dedicated this evening on behalf of the several hundred cancer-stricken families helped each year by RCCS, the Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society.
This Monday evening, December 19, is the culmination of a months-long effort by the ladies auxiliary of RCCS, and the actual prize drawing will take place with a several-hour simulcast, beginning at 7:00PM. More than 45 fabulous prizes, worth an aggregate of $400,000, will be awarded over a phone and web simulcast, direct from the Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society (RCCS) headquarters in Brooklyn, NY. In addition, the Grand Prize of $25,000 cash plus the Split-the-Pot Mega Prize, expected to surpass $250,000, will be awarded as well!
You can watch or listen to the entire simulcast Monday December 19, from 7-11PM, here on TLS, or by calling 1 877 332 2808, where you will be inspired and entertained by a slew of special guests, including co-hosts Mendy Pellin from Los Angeles and Yoily Lebowitz, from Brooklyn.
Yossi Zweig of the Z Report/Nachum Segal Live Lunch will lead the musical aspect of the evening together with Shloime Daskal, Yoely Greenfeld, Berry Weber, Yitzchak Fuchs, Eli Gerstner with a YBC soloist, and the Hamizamrim singers, all accompanied by the Aaron Teitelbaum Orchestra and conducted by the world-famous Yisroel Lamm. These stars in the world of Jewish music have combined their unique talents to benefit the many hundreds of cancer patients annually being assisted by RCCS, the Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society.
In addition, the newly composed emotional and inspiring melody, ‘Illuminations” a song that describes the arduous journey of a family whose child was stricken with cancer, r”l, will be sung by Michoel Pruzansky, accompanied by visual effects.
Besides the comedy and music, Dr. Harvey Pass, Chief Thoracic Surgeon at NYU Medical Center, will answer questions in regard to lung cancer, as well as the import of the recent anti-smoking campaign collaboration between RCCS and NYU. Several other world-renown oncologists will also appear to pay tribute to the life-saving work of RCCS.
You can still help RCCS create more miracles through charity, kindness and caring; go to rccsauction or call 1 877 332 2808 today.
Since 1997, RCCS, the Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society, has been “Funding Miracles” by providing an array of services for cancer-stricken patients in need. Primary among these life-saving programs is the subsidizing of health insurance premiums, enabling these patients to obtain the best possible medical care.