Watering Seeds Organization Founders Brady Mazzola, Ryan Stickley, and Keith Bowden join Paws with a Cause and hosts Glenda and Norman Kravetz to honor Sgt. Mike McNaughton with the Courage Award and John Siciliano with the Inspirational Award. McNaughton is a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who lost his leg when a land mine exploded during his tour of duty in Afghanistan. He recently jogged with President Bush at the White House after being trained by John Siciliano. Siciliano is a former Team USA Paralympic athlete/actor who transformed the personal tragedy of losing his leg in a car accident into a motivational speaking platform to help others overcome personal tragedy.
Gala to raise funds for construction of the Watering Seeds Sports Rehabilitation Center, a world-class facility with athletic amenities and a rehabilitation clinic that will foster a training community for disabled athletes and veterans.
The evening will feature live performances by Doni Flanigan and the LA Cowboys, Julie Gribble, MB Gordy, David Goldblatt, former members of Cirque du Soleil (“Zumanity”), and Magic Castle magicians.
Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond), Steven Seagal (Under Siege), Christopher Lloyd(Back to the Future),Matthew Glave(The Wedding Singer), Bahar Soomekh (Crash), Bernie Kopell (The Love Boat), Sean Maguire(The Class),Cristian de la Fuente(The Class), Jay Davis(Tourgasm),Ashok Amritraj(Film Producer & CEO of Hyde Park Entertainment), Wes Brown(Glory Road), Jonathan Bennett(Mean Girls), April Scott(The Dukes of Hazzard), Randy Wayne(The Dukes of Hazzard),Anand Amritraj, Nels Van Patten, and Bethanie Mattek (tennis pros), and Anthony Lara and Tiffany Geller (wheelchair tennis pros).
4:30pm Media Check-In
5:00pm Celebrity/Pro Tennis Exhibition & Cocktail Hour with a celebrity-pro tennis exhibition to include a wheelchair tennis demonstration
6:30pm Dinner & Presentation
Gala to raise funds for construction of the Watering Seeds Sports Rehabilitation Center, a world-class facility with athletic amenities and a rehabilitation clinic that will foster a training community for disabled athletes and veterans.