Sela Ward ‘s Hope Village celebrates 10 years of caring for abused and neglected children at a celebrity gala this coming Saturday night, April 20 in Meridian, Mississippi at the MSU Riley Center. It is the largest fundraising event Sela has held for the organization, with a dinner, live auction and a live performance by LeAnn Rimes . She’s tapped Gary Sinise , Brett Favre , Carmine Giovinazzo , Hill Harper, AJ Buckley, Robert Joy , Sam Haskel and Lance Bass to be on hand for the festivities.
Sela founded Hope Village for Children in 2002, in her hometown of Meridian, Mississippi, as a residential group home for abused and neglected children. It has an emergency shelter to serve those in danger and in need of immediate removal, as well as permanent group homes and transition houses. They serve more than 200 kids each year (so more than 2,000 to date) and truly change lives.
“The benefits of providing a continuum of care on one campus are crucial to breaking the effects of the negligence and abuse our children have experienced as well as the inconsistency in their education and social interactions,” says actress Sela Ward , who’s currently starring in the hit TV show CSI: NY. “Kids who have been removed from their homes need tremendous support which Hope Village provides.”
Hope Village, a stable, loving place where children can live and grow without living in fear, provides the following services:
Emergency Shelter
Residential Group Home
Transitional Program
Foster Parent Recruitment and Training (coming soon)
ABOUT HOPE VILLAGE
Hope Village provides a continuum of specialized treatment programs, services, and facilities of superior quality to meet the individual needs of neglected and abused children and their families. For additional information please visit the website: http://www.hopevillagems.org/

DID YOU ALWAYS KNOW WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO?

No, I didn’t know what I wanted at all. I never wanted to act. I just had this fearless thirst to see the world. After college at the University of Alabama, I went to New York City and was offered a job at Grey Advertising for $6.50 an hour. I ended up modeling because I could make $100 an hour instead.

ISN’T IT FUNNY HOW WE MAKE PLANS FOR OUR LIVES, BUT SO MUCH OCCURS BY CHANCE?
Yes, but there’s a drive that makes you keep moving forward — and connects you to other people. If you sit at home all day long or play it safe or say “I’m not going to go to that,” then you don’t meet those interesting people who can change your life. You have to open yourself up to the world. I open myself up to possibilities all the time.

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CSI: NY, the third incarnation of the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation franchise and the spin-off of CSI: Miami, is a crime drama about forensic investigators who use high-tech science to follow the evidence and solve crimes in The Big Apple. This new DVD contains all 17 gripping episodes from Season Nine, in addition to a cross-over episode with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, plus exciting special features! Notable Guest Stars: Ted Danson (Cheers, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), Recording Artist Josh Groban, Rob Morrow (Numb3rs), James Read (Charmed), Mark Moses (Desperate Housewives, Mad Men), Peter Horton (thirtysomething), and Neal McDonough (Desperate Housewives).
Recently we let you know of a possible street date for C.S.I.: NY – The Complete 9th Season on DVD. Today CBS/Paramount has formally announced the title, confirming that it will indeed hit stores on June 25th. Priced at $64.99 SRP, you’ll get these extras on the 5-disc set:
CSI Crossover episode “In Vino Veritas”
Deleted Scene
Featurette: “A Day Off With…”
Gag reel
“On Thin Ice”
“A Clue to a Kill”
“Fireworks”

Taken from: http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/CSI-NY-Season-9/18268#ixzz2PHURCKdj