Mercedes-Benz to Present 17th Carousel of Hope on Sat., Oct. 28, 2006

Mercedes-Benz to Present 17th Carousel of Hope on Sat., Oct. 28, 2006

Music Legend Barry Manilow to Headline Event: Clive Davis, Quincy Jones to Be Honored

29 Years After Its Founding, Event Has Raised Over $70 Million for Children's Diabetes Research and Care; Founder Barbara Davis to Once Again Host a Hollywood Who's Who

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Carousel of Hope, the world's premier charity event benefiting childhood diabetes, hosted by Barbara Davis, is set for its 17th gala on Sat., Oct. 28, in Beverly Hills, Calif., at the Beverly Hilton.

The legendary gala will benefit the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes as well as the Los Angeles chapters of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the American Diabetes Association.

For the second time, Mercedes-Benz will be the presenting sponsor and a highlight of the evening will be the auctioning of a 2007 Mercedes-Benz.

Other major sponsors include Leviev, American Airlines, Guess? Inc. and The Beverly Hilton.

Jay Leno will once again be Master of Ceremonies.

The prestigious "High Hopes Award" will be presented to a true music original, Quincy Jones, while music pioneer, Clive Davis, will receive the coveted "Brass Ring Award."

Previous award recipients have included Frank Sinatra, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Stevie Wonder and Sir Sidney Poitier.

Music legend Barry Manilow will headline the 2006 Carousel of Hope with more marquee names to be announced shortly and David Foster is once again the event's Music Director.

Oscar(R) winning actors, Halle Berry, Sir Sidney Poitier and Sir Michael Caine, will also participate in the presentation.

George Schlatter reprieves his role as Producer.

The Carousel of Hope Auction will feature a gallery of the finest contemporary artists, photographers and architects in the world.

Past artists have included Charles Arnoldi, John Baldessari, Harry Benson, Howard Bingham, Ross Bleckner, Patrick Demarchelier, Laddie John Dill, Arthur Elgort, Nancy Ellison, Robert Graham, Jenny Holzer, Steven Meisel, Ed Moses, Alexandra Nechita, LeRoy Neiman, Robert Rauschenberg, David Salle and celebrity artists such as Dennis Hopper.

The biennial galas have featured such entertainers as Elton John, Sting, B.B. King, Ricky Martin, Beyonce, Faith Hill, Josh Groban, Rod Stewart, Frank Sinatra, Celine Dion, Neil Diamond, Placido Domingo and Bette Midler.

Since its founding in 1977 by Marvin and Barbara Davis, The Carousel of Hope has raised over $70 million to date on behalf of the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes (www.barbaradaviscenter.org) in Denver, Colo., where more than 5,000 children and young adults receive specialized care for diabetes.

The renowned center doubled in size last year with the opening of a new facility.

Source: Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes

CONTACT: Jerry Digney of SOLTERS & DIGNEY, +1-323-651-9300; or Andy Gelb
of PMK/HBH, +1-310-289-6200, both for Barbara Davis Center for Childhood
Diabetes

Web site: http://www.barbaradaviscenter.org/

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