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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:02 am Post subject: Wahlbergs step up for hurricane relief |
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Wahlbergs step up for hurricane relief
By Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan, Globe Staff | October 4, 2005
Those Wahlberg boys sure know how to raise dough. ''Four Brothers" star Mark Wahlberg took a break from filming his latest movie to attend a Red Cross hurricane relief fund-raiser Sunday at Bridgeman's restaurant in Hull, where Wahlberg's brother Paul is the chef. Mark, who's working on two films (''Invincible" and ''Joe Citizen"), drove up from Philly for the event and flew back yesterday to resume shooting. The fete, which raised a whopping $650,000, was a family affair, attended by big brother Donnie (in from LA); Jim, who heads Mark's charitable foundation; and actor Bob. Bridgeman's owners Joe and Sue LaSpada donated the food and liquor for the $1,000-per-person fund-raiser, and the staff donated its time. Eric Eckholdt of Credit Suisse, one of the evening's sponsors, offered a 2-to-1 match on all live auction bids, and MC Sean McDonough did his best to encourage the bidding. Also on hand were Marty Joyce, car magnate-turned-philanthropist Don Rodman, Red Sox legal eagle Lucinda Treat, construction kahuna Richard McCourt and his wife, Ginger, sports marketing whiz Soosie Lazenby, and Celts managing partner Steve Pagliuca. |
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