Maria Shriver, award-winning journalist, author and women's health advocate, will deliver the keynote address at the 20th annual Think Pink for Women's Wellness on April 29 at the Bel-Air Bay Club in Pacific Palisades.
The educational event benefits Providence Saint John's Health Center.
"Maria Shriver is a long-time supporter of Saint John's as well as an activist for women's health, and we are delighted she will be participating in Think Pink in such a prominent role," said Janis Gallo, president of the health center's Irene Dunne Guild, which produces the event.
The event returns to Pacific Palisades after last year's edition was relocated to Santa Monica in the aftermath of the Palisades fire.
Shriver's connection to Saint John's spans decades. The hospital named its specialized newborn care unit the Maria Shriver Nursery in 2004 to honor her role as a patron, and her four children were born at the facility. She is a former first lady of California, founder of the nonprofit Women's Alzheimer's Movement and co-founder of the Cleveland Clinic Women's Comprehensive Health and Research Center.
Shriver will participate in a conversation about women's health and the newly reimagined Maria Shriver Labor, Delivery and Family Wellness Center at the hospital.
Think Pink is the primary fundraising event of the Irene Dunne Guild, now in its 39th year as a major support group of Saint John's.
The event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and includes morning sessions on menopause, skin health, heart care and gut microbiome. A luncheon follows in the Upper Bel-Air Bay Club's dining room overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Boutique shopping will be available throughout the day.
Tickets are $195 per person and are expected to sell out. For more information, visit irenedunneguild.org. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.eventcreate.com/e/think-pink-for-women-s-well-319205
Edited by SMDP Staff