CHARITY SCORECARD

Malcolm-Jamal Warner emceed the I Have a Dream Foundation’s fund-raising “Gospel Brunch” on Jan. 17, honoring the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., at University CityWalk’s B.B. King’s Blues Club & Restaurant. More than 400 people attended the event, including Jennifer Beals, Grant Show, Lionel Cole, L.A. Deputy Mayor Rocky Delgadillo, Lorraine Toussaint, state Sen. Diane Watson (D-Los Angeles) and Scott Wolf. The more than $20,000 raised will benefit the students and programs of the foundation, which grants at-risk children college scholarships when they graduate from high school.

* The National Football League, along with KKBT-FM the Beat (92.3) and KJLH-FM (102.3), raised more than $25,000 at the NFL / Youth Education Town Pre-Super Bowl Party fund-raiser Jan. 15 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Los Angeles. More than 200 people attended the evening, which included casino-style gaming tables, bid whist and dominoes. Founded in 1993 by the NFL, Garth Brooks and the United Way of Greater Los Angeles, the NFL / Youth Education Town is a high-tech education and recreation center in Compton, offering academic, athletic, job training and community service programs to youths.

* Saddleback Memorial Foundation received a $50,000 check Jan. 12 from the UPS Foundation to assist its Partnership for the Future Campaign’s efforts to build the Meiklejohn Critical Care Pavilion at Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in Laguna Hills. The donation was the final installment of a $100,000 gift from the foundation. Construction on the 45,000-square-foot facility is expected to begin in November. The Meiklejohn Critical Care Pavilion will house an emergency care center and critical-care unit.

Has your group held a charity fund-raiser recently? Please tell us about your organization and the charity you support, how much you raised, how the charity uses your gift and the details of your event. Send a news release to Charity Scorecard, Southern California Living, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053, or fax to (213) 237-4888.