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Rona Barrett Foundation on Facebook!
Dear Friends,
I am happy to announce that the Rona Barrett Foundation in now on Facebook! Through our page, I look forward to share my passion for helping low income seniors, and pass along useful information for all of our generations. Please join and share our page and be part of an important movement to get » Read more
Rona on InspireMeToday.com — check it out on December 13th
Hello from Rona Barrett!
On December 13th, 2010 I will be the featured Inspirational Luminary on InspireMeToday.com!
This FREE website is one to bookmark! Each day you can spend two minutes to start your day with the greatest wisdom – from a different luminary each day.
You can also sign up to receive the free daily inspiration by » Read more
Holiday Letter from Rona
Dear Friends,
As the holidays approach, I want to wish you a season of celebration and gratitude.
I would also like to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone who has supported the Rona Barrett Foundation in the past year with your time, talent and support.
2010 has been an important year in the history of » Read more
“Miss Rona” Honored
‘MISS RONA’ HONORED
Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters honored broadcast celebrity journalist Rona Barrett at its Nov. 19 luncheon. She was recognized for her being the first woman to bring entertainment news to television and praised for her reporting accuracy and show biz scoops. She opened the doors for others and worked hard as a journalist to move » Read more
Pacific Pioneers Broadcaster Luncheon Honoring Rona Barrett
LAST LUNCHEON NOV. 19, 2010
Honoree: Rona Barrett Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters President Sam Lovullo presented the coveted Art Gilmore Career Achievement Award to noted celebrity journalist and businesswoman Rona Barrett at its November 19th celebrity luncheon. She is one of the best known pioneers and innovators in entertainment reporting and publishing.
In 1986, Rona Barrett bought her » Read more
Symposium On Aging Sets Stage for Senior Advocacy
Keynote speaker Rona Barrett shares her own story
By Kimberly Quinn, Noozhawk Special Projects Editor | Published on 11.11.2010
Selma Rubin serves on nine nonprofit boards and her tax return lists her profession as a community activist. Rubin is 95 years old plus change.
Every day, Rubin wakes up and tells herself she is going to have an » Read more
Rona Barrett to be Honored by Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters
HONORING RONA BARRETT
At Our Next Luncheon: NOVEMBER 19, 2010
Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters President Sam Lovullo will present the coveted Art Gilmore Career Achievement Award to noted celebrity journalist and businesswoman Rona Barrett at its November 19th celebrity luncheon. She is one of the best known pioneers and innovators in entertainment reporting and publishing.
In 1986, Rona » Read more
America’s Bullying Problem
Recently, schoolyard bullying has been making national headlines with the shocking increase in young adult suicides as a result of bullying. These taunts, humiliation, and even physical aggression have long been an unfortunate, consistent occurrence for many kids. Bullying can happen for a number of reasons ranging from teasing about family life, to being gay, » Read more
Seniors Can Rock the Vote!
Seniors Can Rock the Vote!
It is absolutely crucial that seniors exercise their voice by voting on Tuesday. If we don’t make our right to vote count, then we wash our hands of the direction our nation is heading in—and be certain that this is a critical time, especially for seniors, to use their voice.
Seniors must » Read more
Rona Barrett Speaks at SB Aging Symposium
Rona Barrett Speaks at SB Aging SymposiumR
CATHERINE SHEN, NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT
Rona Barrett is pictured during her talk at Fess Parker’s Doubltree Resort on Monday.
STEVE MALONE/NEWS-PRESS
October 26, 2010 5:47 AM
Former entertainment journalist Rona Barrett appeared as the keynote speaker for the “Building a Better Community for Seniors: A Call to Action – 2010 Symposium on » Read more
Live Stage Production “RONA BARRETT: NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH”
Live Stage Production “RONA BARRETT: NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH”
Benefiting the Rona Barrett Foundation
Legendary TV entertainment news reporter and celebrity interviewer, Rona Barrett, is back in the lime light to perform her live one-woman show, Rona Barrett: Nothing But the Truth. The show will feature video clips from some of her most famous interviews, including, John » Read more
Rona in Gay & Lesbian Elder Housing (GLEH) announcement that it raised over $300,000
Gay & Lesbian Elder Housing Honors Adam Shankman, Rona Barrett and Dr. Tony Mills at 9th Annual Garden Party!
Organization Surpasses Fundraising Goal by Generating More Than $300,000 in Community Support!
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Gay & Lesbian Elder Housing (GLEH), today announced that it raised over $300,000 at its 9th annual Garden Party held » Read more
Why Hiring Seniors Makes Good Business Sense
Why Hiring Seniors Makes Good Business Sense
by Rona Barrett
When it comes to running a business, companies are always looking for the newest and freshest ideas to stay competitive as well as ways to protect their bottom line. To many employers, finding and hiring young men and women who are new to the job market would » Read more
The Whole Truth
Famed Hollywood interviewer returns to stage in Santa Ynez
By SaraLloyd Truax, Staff Writer
She is doing it again – Rona Barrett is bringing color to a field where before there were only shades of gray. Along the way, she will make you laugh, reminisce and perhaps even touch your heart, if you let her.
The woman who » Read more
9th Annual GLEH Garden Party
3 October 2010 – Los Angeles, CA – Rona Barrett. 9th Annual GLEH Garden Party held at A Private Residence.
Rona Barrett: Nothing but the Truth
Legendary TV entertainment news reporter and celebrity interviewer, Rona Barrett, is back in the limelight to perform her live one-woman show, “Rona Barrett: Nothing But the Truth” at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15 and Saturday, Oct. 16, at the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School Little Theatre, 2975 E. Highway 246.
The wildly successful show first » Read more
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