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A Helping Hand

A Helping Hand

“Just as it doesn't hurt to smile, it's pretty easy to reach down and help someone out.” That’s the philosophy of Walton Dornisch, an active and enthusiastic MPTF volunteer with a long entertainment industry history. In fact, as he explains, “my great-grandmother,...

Conversations with the Artist: Flamin’ Hot

Kayla Emter, Vanessa Perry and Katie Halliday join MPTF Studios' Jennifer Clymer for Conversations with the Artist live on Creative Chaos to discuss their film, Flamin' Hot. Watch more episodes here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5D4hZb4Djo

Star Power

Star Power

“Every card is unique; I never make the same one twice!” That’s how Anne Star describes her monthly Angel Cards made for MPTF residents, one of the many ways volunteers can give back from their own homes. These cards can be made for birthdays and holidays, and the...

Our MPTF Moms

Our MPTF Moms

“It’s knowing how to juggle, with a lot of challenges for sure, but it works out, thank goodness. If you resist, things will be so much harder. Being open to change is a very good thing.” That’s how Phyllis Morales, MPTF’s Coordinator of Long Term Care Business...

The Bad Man: Hollywood Radio Players

The Hollywood Radio Players, through the magic of Zoom, bring you new productions of classic Hollywood radio plays to raise funds for MPTF. Find out out more at www.hollywoodradioplayers.com, and subscribe to their YouTube channel and watch new episodes by clicking...

7th Annual Instant Film Festival

The 7th Annual MPTF Instant Film Festival was held on Sunday, April 23, 2023. With only two hours to develop and capture content and two hours to edit, five intergenerational teams collaborated en masse to compose clever short films that were screened and judged on...

Our Green Team

Our Green Team

At MPTF, we salute those who maintain our planet while conserving the resources we need for the future. Nowhere is that more evident than our Landscaping team who work hard every day keeping our grounds safe, healthy, and beautiful. In honor of Earth Day, the crew...

Dragnet: The Hollywood Radio Players

The Hollywood Radio Players, through the magic of Zoom, bring you new productions of classic Hollywood radio plays to raise funds for MPTF. Find out out more at www.hollywoodradioplayers.com, and subscribe to their YouTube channel and watch new episodes by clicking...

A Life To Celebrate

A Life To Celebrate

Our commitment to promoting social connection with programs like the Daily Call Sheet, which pairs industry volunteers with retired industry members for ongoing friendly social calls, has resulted in powerful pairings of volunteers with older adults over the past...

Lights, Camera, Take Action!

Lights, Camera, Take Action!

Aired live on Los Angeles' KTLA 5 on December 10, 2022, MPTF's first live telethon is hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown and Tom Bergeron, and produced by Phil Rosenthal and David Wild. Thank you to our presenting sponsors, City National Bank and UCLA Health. To donate...

I Am MPTF: Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez

Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez share their moving stories about why "I Am MPTF" at “100 Years of Hollywood: A Celebration of Service” on June 18, 2022 at The Lot at Formosa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFOTg3ogxLw

Lights, Camera, Take Action!

Lights, Camera, Take Action!

Aired live on Los Angeles' KTLA 5 on December 10, 2022, MPTF's first live telethon is hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown and Tom Bergeron, and produced by Phil Rosenthal and David Wild. Thank you to our presenting sponsors, City National Bank and UCLA Health. To donate...

I Am MPTF: Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez

Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez share their moving stories about why "I Am MPTF" at “100 Years of Hollywood: A Celebration of Service” on June 18, 2022 at The Lot at Formosa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFOTg3ogxLw

Lights, Camera, Take Action!

Lights, Camera, Take Action!

Aired live on Los Angeles' KTLA 5 on December 10, 2022, MPTF's first live telethon is hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown and Tom Bergeron, and produced by Phil Rosenthal and David Wild. Thank you to our presenting sponsors, City National Bank and UCLA Health. To donate...

A Life To Celebrate

A Life To Celebrate

Our commitment to promoting social connection with programs like the Daily Call Sheet, which pairs industry volunteers with retired industry members for ongoing friendly social calls, has resulted in powerful pairings of volunteers with older adults over the past...

Passing the Torch

Passing the Torch

When we say MPTF is “taking care of our own,” that includes all generations in the entertainment industry. Our newest initiative is Passing the Torch, a mentorship program bringing attention to two issues that broadly impact our entertainment community: diversity and...

Constant Companions

Constant Companions

Longtime SAG members and spouses Bill Doyle and Lissa Negrin have seen it all in the entertainment business, with Lissa stealing scenes as a writer, comedian, and even a Cher impersonator. However, the past few years changed everything when she was diagnosed with ALS...

A Life To Celebrate

A Life To Celebrate

Our commitment to promoting social connection with programs like the Daily Call Sheet, which pairs industry volunteers with retired industry members for ongoing friendly social calls, has resulted in powerful pairings of volunteers with older adults over the past...

A Life To Celebrate

A Life To Celebrate

Our commitment to promoting social connection with programs like the Daily Call Sheet, which pairs industry volunteers with retired industry members for ongoing friendly social calls, has resulted in powerful pairings of volunteers with older adults over the past...

I Am MPTF: Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez

Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez share their moving stories about why "I Am MPTF" at “100 Years of Hollywood: A Celebration of Service” on June 18, 2022 at The Lot at Formosa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFOTg3ogxLw

Overnight Changes

Overnight Changes

Taking care of our parents is an issue that can come up when we least expect it

Fast Friends

Fast Friends

“You two are out causing trouble!” That’s the joking reaction you can hear sometimes on campus when a special pair of friends is out cruising around on their motorized wheelchairs. A bond formed quickly earlier this year when resident Dave Pierce, who worked for...

I Am MPTF: Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez

Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez share their moving stories about why "I Am MPTF" at “100 Years of Hollywood: A Celebration of Service” on June 18, 2022 at The Lot at Formosa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFOTg3ogxLw

Overnight Changes

Overnight Changes

Taking care of our parents is an issue that can come up when we least expect it

I Am MPTF: Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez

Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez share their moving stories about why "I Am MPTF" at “100 Years of Hollywood: A Celebration of Service” on June 18, 2022 at The Lot at Formosa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFOTg3ogxLw

Tom Bergeron on KTLA

Tom Bergeron appears on KTLA on December 6, 2022 to talk about his career including hosting MPTF's "Lights, Camera, Take Action!" telethon. Read more at KTLA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVfnLcXB-d0

KTLA’s L.A. Unscripted with MPTF

KTLA profiles MPTF on "LA Unscripted" on December 6, 2022, featuring interviews with Bob Beitcher, Courteney Bailey, and Kay Weissman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cMQ2rgMgC8

Giving Day: MPTF’s 100th

Watch this special video with Tom Bergeron about where your money goes at MPTF, and donate at https://app.mobilecause.com/form/nGsqaw?vid=lpzua https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWJIobO3ENU

Tom Bergeron on KTLA

Tom Bergeron appears on KTLA on December 6, 2022 to talk about his career including hosting MPTF's "Lights, Camera, Take Action!" telethon. Read more at KTLA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVfnLcXB-d0

KTLA’s L.A. Unscripted with MPTF

KTLA profiles MPTF on "LA Unscripted" on December 6, 2022, featuring interviews with Bob Beitcher, Courteney Bailey, and Kay Weissman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cMQ2rgMgC8

Tom Bergeron on KTLA

Tom Bergeron appears on KTLA on December 6, 2022 to talk about his career including hosting MPTF's "Lights, Camera, Take Action!" telethon. Read more at KTLA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVfnLcXB-d0

The Jay Jacobs Story

The Jay Jacobs Story

Retired William Morris talent agent Jay Jacobs has had firsthand experience with many of the ups and downs of showbiz life.

Homelessness Hurts

Homelessness Hurts

Homelessness can happen to anyone, even a successful editor.

A New Home

A New Home

We all know life can throw a curve ball when you least expect it, and someone who knows that all too well is James Hearn. Now 73 years old, he worked for years in the industry doing testing and repairing of consoles and other equipment for sound mixing as well as...

Home Safe Home

An emotional story of healing and home repairs.

Let’s Play Ball

MPTF’s Professional Advisory Network (PAN) gathered on October 1, 2020 for a fascinating conversation focused on sports during the era of COVID. Speakers Renata Simril, President and CEO of LA84 Foundation, and Sean Farnham, Emmy award-winning game and studio analyst...

A New Home

A New Home

We all know life can throw a curve ball when you least expect it, and someone who knows that all too well is James Hearn. Now 73 years old, he worked for years in the industry doing testing and repairing of consoles and other equipment for sound mixing as well as...

A New Home

A New Home

We all know life can throw a curve ball when you least expect it, and someone who knows that all too well is James Hearn. Now 73 years old, he worked for years in the industry doing testing and repairing of consoles and other equipment for sound mixing as well as...

A Healing Power

Hasbro Cats: a calming influence and healing force.

A Healing Power

Hasbro Cats: a calming influence and healing force.

Jodie Foster & Harry Northup at MPTF’s 100th

Jodie Foster and Harry Northup, who appeared together in "The Silence of the Lambs," talk about their meaningful connections to MPTF at "100 Years of Hollywood: A Celebration of Service" on June 18, 2022 at The Lot at Formosa....

Jodie Foster & Harry Northup at MPTF’s 100th

Jodie Foster and Harry Northup, who appeared together in "The Silence of the Lambs," talk about their meaningful connections to MPTF at "100 Years of Hollywood: A Celebration of Service" on June 18, 2022 at The Lot at Formosa....

Jodie Foster & Harry Northup at MPTF’s 100th

Jodie Foster and Harry Northup, who appeared together in "The Silence of the Lambs," talk about their meaningful connections to MPTF at "100 Years of Hollywood: A Celebration of Service" on June 18, 2022 at The Lot at Formosa....

A Life To Celebrate

A Life To Celebrate

Our commitment to promoting social connection with programs like the Daily Call Sheet, which pairs industry volunteers with retired industry members for ongoing friendly social calls, has resulted in powerful pairings of volunteers with older adults over the past...

A Life-Changing Three Years

A Life-Changing Three Years

In 2019, MPTF was awarded a three-year, $1-million grant from ACL (the Administration for Community Living) to serve people living with the effects of dementia and their caregivers. Partnering with Alzheimer’s LA and Wise & Healthy Aging, MPTF’s ACL implementation...

Called It

Called It

MPTF’s Social Isolation Impact Project and its Director, Maureen Feldman, were honored by the Los Angeles Alliance for Community Health and Aging’s Innovation Committee with its first leadership award.

A Life To Celebrate

A Life To Celebrate

Our commitment to promoting social connection with programs like the Daily Call Sheet, which pairs industry volunteers with retired industry members for ongoing friendly social calls, has resulted in powerful pairings of volunteers with older adults over the past...

A Life-Changing Three Years

A Life-Changing Three Years

In 2019, MPTF was awarded a three-year, $1-million grant from ACL (the Administration for Community Living) to serve people living with the effects of dementia and their caregivers. Partnering with Alzheimer’s LA and Wise & Healthy Aging, MPTF’s ACL implementation...

A Life To Celebrate

A Life To Celebrate

Our commitment to promoting social connection with programs like the Daily Call Sheet, which pairs industry volunteers with retired industry members for ongoing friendly social calls, has resulted in powerful pairings of volunteers with older adults over the past...

Connecting to the Light

On December 16th, 2020, our webinar series wrapped up its first year with “Connecting to the Light—How to Cope in this Uncertain Time.” Our dedicated on-campus chaplains, Rabbi Arthur Rosenberg and Chaplain Dina Kuperstock, live on the front lines of care, offering...

Veterans Among Us

Veterans Among Us

Orven Schanzer fought in WWII in the 9th Air Force. After three bronze stars, a victory ribbon, Good Conduct Medal and others, Orven returned to the states to begin an extensive career with 20th Century Fox. He was an editor on Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor,...

Celebrating Life

Celebrating Life

Our campus Chaplains and their role in our community.

Connecting to the Light

On December 16th, 2020, our webinar series wrapped up its first year with “Connecting to the Light—How to Cope in this Uncertain Time.” Our dedicated on-campus chaplains, Rabbi Arthur Rosenberg and Chaplain Dina Kuperstock, live on the front lines of care, offering...

Veterans Among Us

Veterans Among Us

Orven Schanzer fought in WWII in the 9th Air Force. After three bronze stars, a victory ribbon, Good Conduct Medal and others, Orven returned to the states to begin an extensive career with 20th Century Fox. He was an editor on Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor,...

Connecting to the Light

On December 16th, 2020, our webinar series wrapped up its first year with “Connecting to the Light—How to Cope in this Uncertain Time.” Our dedicated on-campus chaplains, Rabbi Arthur Rosenberg and Chaplain Dina Kuperstock, live on the front lines of care, offering...

A Helping Hand

A Helping Hand

“Just as it doesn't hurt to smile, it's pretty easy to reach down and help someone out.” That’s the philosophy of Walton Dornisch, an active and enthusiastic MPTF volunteer with a long entertainment industry history. In fact, as he explains, “my great-grandmother,...

Star Power

Star Power

“Every card is unique; I never make the same one twice!” That’s how Anne Star describes her monthly Angel Cards made for MPTF residents, one of the many ways volunteers can give back from their own homes. These cards can be made for birthdays and holidays, and the...

A Life To Celebrate

A Life To Celebrate

Our commitment to promoting social connection with programs like the Daily Call Sheet, which pairs industry volunteers with retired industry members for ongoing friendly social calls, has resulted in powerful pairings of volunteers with older adults over the past...

With Open Arms

With Open Arms

At the end of 2022, you hopefully read all about filmmaker Victoria Bullock and her longtime support of MPTF including The Grey Quill Society. This year her wife, Maria C. Rodriguez, a Partner at McDermott Will & Emery, played her part for MPTF by asking her firm...

A Helping Hand

A Helping Hand

“Just as it doesn't hurt to smile, it's pretty easy to reach down and help someone out.” That’s the philosophy of Walton Dornisch, an active and enthusiastic MPTF volunteer with a long entertainment industry history. In fact, as he explains, “my great-grandmother,...

Star Power

Star Power

“Every card is unique; I never make the same one twice!” That’s how Anne Star describes her monthly Angel Cards made for MPTF residents, one of the many ways volunteers can give back from their own homes. These cards can be made for birthdays and holidays, and the...

A Helping Hand

A Helping Hand

“Just as it doesn't hurt to smile, it's pretty easy to reach down and help someone out.” That’s the philosophy of Walton Dornisch, an active and enthusiastic MPTF volunteer with a long entertainment industry history. In fact, as he explains, “my great-grandmother,...