LATE NIGHT TV HOST JIMMY FALLON along with ACTRESSES EMMA STONE AND OLIVIA WILDE, JOINED THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOUNDATION REVLON RUN/WALK FOR WOMEN TO CELEBRATE 15 YEARS IN NEW YORK CITY
NIGHTLIFE TELEVISION (New York) - On Saturday, May 5, 2012, the 15th Annual EIF Revlon Run/Walk For Women took place in New York. Created by the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), Revlon, and Lilly Tartikoff, the EIF Revlon Run/Walk for Women has become one of the largest single-day fundraisers for womens cancers in the country. More than 20,000 participants came out to help raise critical funds to support breast and ovarian cancer research, counseling and outreach programs.
The Run/Walk began in Times Square and ended in Central Park, & was Hosted by Revlon Global Brand Ambassadors Emma Stone and Olivia Wilde, and special guest Jimmy Fallon. Actress Jill Flint, model Elaine Irwin and stars of TLCs D.C. Cupcakes, Katherine Kallinis and Sophie LaMontagne participated.
Alan Ennis, President and CEO of Revlon, Lisa Paulsen, President and CEO of EIF and Lilly Tartikoff, also attended and participated.
Launched in 1994 through the committed and collective efforts of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, Lilly Tartikoff, and Ronald O. Perelman, the EIF Revlon Run/Walk For Women has grown to become one of the largest fundraisers of its kind for womens cancers in the nation. The Los Angeles and New York events have distributed more than $65 million to date for cancer research, counseling and outreach programs. Thanks in part to these funds, new treatments are being developed and lives are being saved.