Countdown to the 9th Annual WEHO Awards Nominee Celebration Party

On Monday, January 25, 2010 the West Hollywood Awards Board of Governors held the Countdown to the 9th Annual WEHO Awards Nominee Celebration Party. It was held at the WORLD FAMOUS WITCH’S HOUSE in Beverly Hills, CA from 6pm to 10pm. The event organizers provided complimentary cocktails and light fare to about 90 nominees that attended the event.

Some of the nominees and organizations represented that attended the event were international dance diva Pepper Mashay, who was nominated in the category of FRIEND OF THE COMMUNITY; Calpernia Adams in the category of POPULAR FEMALE PERSONALITY; Brian Putnam in the category of PHOTOGRAPHER; Diversity News in the category of PUBLICATION; Rockwell Restaurant in the category of NEW BUSINESS; Hamburger Mary’s and O-Bar Restaurant in the category of RESTAURANT BAR; Ben Roman of Hamburger Mary’s in the category of WAITPERSON; Ray Rhodes in the category of DISC JOCKEY; and Ben Roman in the category of ENTERTAINER.

Per the event organizers, the World Famous Witch’s House was built in 1921 for the movie studios & featured in hundreds of films, including CLUELESS. The event was sponsored by Vermont/Rockwell, Hamburger Mary’s and O Bar Restaurants. The music was provided by Dj Ray Rhodes.


“It’s an honor for The Life Group LA to have been chosen as the beneficiary of this year’s Weho Awards by the Board of Governors. The funds raised will help insure that our programs are here for the HIV + infected and affected community that needs us, when they need us! It’s especially a privilege to be a part of this, a historical event as this year’s event will be held at the iconic Playboy Mansion on March 8th and marks the first big GLBT event to be held there.” said Sunnie Rose Berger, Executive Director and Co-Founder, The Life Group LA.



The West Hollywood Awards Board of Governors chose to have the proceeds benefit The Life Group LA, a coalition of people dedicated to the education, empowerment and emotional support of persons both infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, so that they may make informed choices and decisions regarding their healthcare and personal well being.


The 9th Annual West Hollywood Awards will be presented to the winners on Monday, March 8th, 2010 in the city of Holmby Hills, CA in The Playboy Mansion. For tables and ticket reservations, people must send requests to reservations@wehoawards.org or call: (310) 497-2869. The WEHO Awards are awarded to people nominated and voted on by the community. For more information about the WEHO (West Hollywood Awards) visit http://www.wehoawards.org

Editor Note: Story was proof read by Linda Krongold, our New York, NY Special Correspondent For Diversity News. For more information you can contact her at andmeljar@aol.com
Diversity News, a consumer news magazine is one of the nominees. We want to thank again our loyal readers, friends and partners for nominating us for a great award. As you may have seen we have been covering the West Hollywood community in our publication many times. Congratulations to all the nominees and Thank You so much for nominating Diversity News.


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