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Anton, Daly, Henderson, Lee, et al. Set for Help Is on the Way Benefit

Tyne Daly
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)
Tyne Daly
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)

Susan Anton, Carole Cook, Tyne Daly, Florence Henderson, Leslie Jordan, Lorenzo Lamas, Michele Lee, Valerie Pettiford, Anne Runolfsson, and Bruce Vilanch will be among the celebrities participating in Help Is on the Way XII, a benefit produced by the Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation, to be held on Sunday, July 30 at the Nob Hill Masonic Center in San Francisco.

Other performers scheduled to attend include Mary Jo Catlett, Franc D’Ambrosio, Tim Hockenberry, Kimberly Locke, Latoya London, and Paula West. The evening will be directed by David Galligan with musical direction by Ron Abel.

Proceeds from the event will benefit 10 Bay Area AIDS service agencies. The Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation was founded by Barbara Richmond and the late Peggy Emmet in 1995 in memory of their sons who died of AIDS. Tickets range from $50-$225 (which include gala pre-performance and post-show receptions). For more information, call 415-273-1620 or visit www.reaf.org.