Thursday, November 13 2008
Cigar dinners rank among the most surefire of affairs. After all, when you invite a dedicated group of cigar enthusiasts to enjoy
great cigars, fine food, and exceptional wines, what's not to like? But the annual God of Fire Charity Dinner in Los Angeles elevates the cigar dinner to new heights.
Although extraordinary food, wine, and cigar were the main draws for the 2008 dinner, the main events of the evening were the presentation of the God of Fire Woman of the Year Award to Barbara Sinatra, and the auction of some of the world's finest cigars and humidors produced by Prometheus to benefit Barbara Sinatra Children's Center and Cigar Family Charitable Foundation. Both charity organizations strive to help children in need. Barbara Sinatra Children's Center provides children, who are victims of sexual, physical and emotional abuse, with counseling and care they deserve regardless of a family's ability to pay for services. Cigar Family Charitable Foundation provides education and health care to children in the Bonao region of the Dominican Republic where Chateau de la Fuente tobacco farm is located. The charity auction raised over $250,000.00 for Barbara Sinatra Children's Center and Cigar Family Charitable Foundation.
Celebrity guests included master of ceremonies Joe Mantegna (Criminal Minds, The Simpsons); fellow actors Jim Belushi (According to Jim), Richard Gillian (24, The Unit), Matthew Gray Gubler (Criminal Minds), Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Sons of Anarchy), Jean Smart (Designing Women, Samantha Who?) and Robert Torti (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody); director Paul Feig (The Office, 30 Rock, Mad Men); producer Frank Mancuso, Jr. (I Know Who Killed Me, Ronin); and Frank Mancuso, Sr. (former President of Paramount Pictures). Carlito Fuente, the legendary cigar maker who has blended God of Fire cigars, also attended the event with Bobby Newman of JC Newman Cigar Company. The Fuente and Newman families founded Cigar Family Charitable Foundation.
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