Las Madrinas honored 32 Southern California families and their daughters for their service to the Southern California community and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles at the annual Las Madrinas Ball on December 21 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. More than 800 guests from the greater Los Angeles area, including the debutantes and their families and friends, gathered to celebrate with the members of Las Madrinas. Las Madrinas president and Pacific Palisades resident Kathleen McRoskey formally welcomed the families and guests, and thanked everyone for joining Las Madrinas with their support of the group’s research programs at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. She spoke of the organization’s current program, the Las Madrinas Endowment for Autism Research, Interventions and Outcomes, and then recognized the Ball Chairman, Hilary Maybank and Debutante Chairman, Vicky Strickland. Las Madrinas has supported pediatric medicine for over 75 years and is one of the first Affiliate Groups of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. In 1939, Las Madrinas began its tradition of honoring families who have demonstrated a commitment to the civic, cultural and philanthropic life of the Los Angeles community by presenting their daughters at the annual Las Madrinas Ball. Donations made in honor of the young women by their families and the annual support of the members and friends of Las Madrinas have created six research endowments at the hospital since 1988. Founded in 1901, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles has been treating the most seriously ill and injured children for more than a century, and it is acknowledged throughout the United States and around the world for its leadership in pediatric and adolescent health.
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