A Night of Cool Comedy, Hot Cuisine, and Fundraising for Scleroderma Research Foundation

Bob Saget, Bill Bellamy, Dana Delany, Alan Thicke,Scleroderma is a very unpredictable and debilitating
Scott Bakula were just some of the many celebritiesdisease that disproportionately affects women
that came out to support a fun night of fundraisingbetween the ages of 20 and 50, but can affect men
for Scleroderma Research Foundation (SRF). Beverlyand children also of all ages and across all ethnic
Hills, California, USAboundaries.  The disease has no cure and cannot
Bob Saget, Bill Bellamy, Dana Delany, Alan Thicke,currently be prevented.   It is a chronic
Scott Bakula were just some of the many celebritieslife-threatening disease known for damaging the
that came out to support a fun night of fundraisingblood vessels and internal organs as well as the skin.
for Scleroderma Research Foundation (SRF) held onSRF seeks to raise funds for research into
May 25, 2010 at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshireprevention, cure, or at least slowing the progress of
Hotel, Beverly Hills, California.the disease in patients diagnosed with it.  To date,
A flavorful Mexican-style dinner of ceviche, sweetSRF has raised more than $28,000,000 in order to
corn tamales, and baked chicken was served tofund research at respected medical institutions
active auction participants who bid tens of thousandsincluding Dartmouth, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and
of dollars on travel packages to Wimbledon 2011, aStanford.
week in Napa Valley, and a variety of otherDr. Fredrick Wigley, Director of  Johns Hopkins
wonderful adventures during a live auction usingScleroderma Center in Baltimore, Maryland gave a
fancy electronic hand-held devices located at eachspeech on the challenges Scleroderma patients face
table.as well as the vital role medical research plays in
Comedians Bill Bellamy and Sarah Silverman kept thediscovering new treatments for the disease.
crowd in a cheerful, laughing mood.