Helgenberger And Rosenberg Host Charity Weekend

Marg Helgenberger (Catherine Willows) and her husband Alan Rosenberg (The Guardian) will be hosting a fundraiser this weekend for Jennie Edmundson Hospital's Breast Health Center in Iowa.

According to The Daily Nonpareil, the weekend will feature poker, golf, entertainment and auctions. Several celebrities are expected to attend, including Carl Lumbly (Alias), Willy Garson (Sex and the City, who guest-starred in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "Fur and Loathing", Robert Hayes (Airplane), and Lee Elder, a PGA Tour legend.

The event begins on Friday, August 27th with a Celebrity Poker Tournament at Harrah's Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel in Iowa. A charity breakfast will be held on Saturday the 28th, followed that evening by Lights, Camera...Auction, a dinner and auction. At the dinner, Sue Johnson, a breast cancer survivor, will receive the Humanitarian of the Year award. On Sunday the 29th, the golf tournament will take place at Dodge Riverside Golf Course.

The profits will go to the Jennie Edmundson Breast Health Center, which opened in November of 2000. The clinic offers examinations and education about breast cancer.

The cause is one close to Helgenberger's heart. Her mother, Kay Snyder, is a breast cancer survivor.

To read the original article, which includes prices and times of events, please visit The Daily Nonpareil!

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