On Tuesday, June 1st, I attended the 8th Annual Dream and Promise Awards Benefit for the Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation at the Marriott Marquee Grand Ballroom. To have a foundation that’s been around for 22 years invite me to their event and recognize a foundation like mine-one that’s not even one year old-really felt good.
The Cristian Rivera Foundation welcomed two new members to its Committee this month actor Luis Guzman and Celebrity Chef Alex Garcia. Guzman is a character actor from New York who has appeared in countless movies and television shows. Most recently, Guzman appeared in HBOs hit series How to Make it in America. He has also […]
I have been overwhelmed by the responses I’ve been getting since Cristian’s billboard went up on the West Side Highway. I’ve gotten such positive feedback from friends, family and even strangers.
Patricia Field—the award-winning costume designer for Sex and the City, Ugly Betty and The Devil Wears Prada—held a fashion event this week at New York City’s Rooftop, located at 230 Fifth Avenue. The fashionable Ms. Field made the Cristian Rivera Foundation wristband an integral part of her ensemble. She’s pictured here with global singing star […]
As I was driving into work yesterday, I looked up and saw Cristian’s billboard on the West Side Highway. I couldn’t believe how amazing it looked.
I’m very excited. Ever since I started Cristian’s foundation, I dreamed of having my son and his cause appear on a giant billboard on the West Side Highway.
The Cristian Rivera Foundation is taking its fight to the streets. The New York-based 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization will be appearing on a 68×20 billboard, facing south on the north side of the West Side Highway and 132nd Street in Manhattan, for one month beginning May 10, 2010. Renowned NYC event promoter John “Gungie” Rivera created […]