NEWS
March 14, 1994 | ANN CONWAY
Anybody who thought Brooke Shields would sweep into Le Meridien Hotel in a cloud of greasepaint, baubles and chiffon got a surprise on Friday night. The actress/cover girl wore little makeup, her signet ring from Princeton and a simple black jumpsuit to the Black and White Ball in Newport Beach that benefited the Olive Crest Abused Children's Foundation. And she walked with a cane. "I just had foot surgery," she confided.
NEWS
March 12, 1996 | KATHRYN BOLD
Proving that country-western attire doesn't have to mean blue jeans and plaid shirts, party-goers donned fancy black-tie duds for "Sequins, Spurs & Smiles," the eighth annual Olive Crest Black & White Ball. About 450 guests, many wearing cowboy hats and tuxedos, attended the gala at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim on Saturday. The $250-per-person benefit was expected to net $140,000 for the Olive Crest Abused Children's Foundation, which provides homes and services for abused children.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
February 13, 1991 | LEN HALL
John Greiner, a 14-year resident of San Juan Capistrano, has been appointed to the city's Planning Commission. Greiner, 52, will fill the commission seat formerly held by Gil Jones, who was elected to the City Council last November. He is the Southern California regional human resources manager for Allstate Insurance. Greiner, a trustee of the Olive Crest Foundation, is chairman of the Orange County chapter of the March of Dimes. He is married and has three children.
NEWS
April 4, 1995 | KATHRYN BOLD
Racing fans are familiar with Indianapolis, Monaco and Long Beach, but Friday night it was Anaheim--specifically the Disneyland Hotel--that was the site of a grand prix that attracted racing great Mario Andretti and other celebrity drivers. This wasn't an actual race, of course, but the seventh annual Black & White Ball to benefit Olive Crest Homes & Services for Abused Children. "Every Child Is a Winner" was the theme of the grand prix dinner-dance.
NEWS
February 24, 1998 | KATHRYN BOLD
The event: An open house and rare peek inside the landmark "Villa Gucci," the $9.9-million mansion in Laguna Beach recently bought by Duane and Kelly Roberts. The couple hosted a party Sunday for supporters of the Olive Crest Children's Foundation. Laguna Riviera: The Robertses greeted guests in the marble entryway of their French Riviera-style villa. Party-goers fanned out about the property, admiring an ocean view and a gazebo built in the 1920s for Charlie Chaplin.