Las Madrinas enters 92nd year of support to CHLA
2026 LADIES of the Las Madrinas Ball.
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Las Madrinas, the oldest affiliate group of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, honored 19 families and their daughters for their service to the Southern California community at the Las Madrinas Ball.
DEBUTANTE Victoria Lee Bessant of Larchmont.
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Larchmont resident Victoria Lee Bessant was among the debutantes.
The organization continues its 92nd year of support for the hospital with funding toward a $5 million pledge to the Las Madrinas Endowment and Chair in development-behavioral pediatrics, said Kimberly Root Sandifer, president of Las Madrinas
Larchmont Florist created the “California Winter Garden” themed centerpieces and floral décor. The Wayne Foster Orchestra accompanied the Presentation of the Debutantes and played the traditional waltz that transitioned the party from ceremony to celebration at the ball, held Dec. 20 in the Beverly Hilton Hotel’s International Ballroom.
Las Madrinas was founded in 1933, at the heart of the Great Depression, by 65 Southern California women who recognized the need to save what was then known as the Convalescent Home of Children’s Hospital.
GARDEN ROSES, peonies, and lisianthus formed the arch created by Michelle Kim at Larchmont Florist.
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