Sam and Mary Haskell Honored by University of Mississippi at Star-Studded Gala
LOS ANGELES, April 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Amidst the thundering skies of Mississippi, stars of screen and stage celebrated Sam and Mary Haskell at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi on March 25th. The Ole Miss alumni took the opportunity to quietly raise funds for the nearby city of Amory, which was devastated by tornadoes. The Haskells, who were joined by many of their special friends from the entertainment industry in the celebration of the couple receiving the Ford Center's prestigious Concerto Award for their patronage of the center and the arts, contributed 100K through the Haskell Foundation to the Amory/Monroe County Disaster Relief Fund. Their donation was matched by another 100k from CREATE Foundation, via Mike Claybourne, President of CREATE Foundation, announced Rona Menashe, co-CEO of Guttman Associates.
- The Ole Miss alumni took the opportunity to quietly raise funds for the nearby city of Amory, which was devastated by tornadoes.
- Their donation was matched by another 100k from CREATE Foundation, via Mike Claybourne, President of CREATE Foundation, announced Rona Menashe, co-CEO of Guttman Associates.
- "We had to do something to help Sam's hometown and the state we love," said the Haskells, who reside in Oxford.
- Sam Haskell is an Emmy-winning and multiple Emmy-nominated producer who heads Magnolia Hill Productions/Warner Bros. Mary Haskell is an accomplished actress and recording artist who has performed at the White House and Kennedy Center.