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An Evening of Art Benefitting Face Forward International

Face Forward International

Changing lives...one survivor at a time.

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Based in Beverly Hills California, Face Forward International is a female, survivor lead nonprofit organization that provides life changing surgeries to hundreds of survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking and other cruel acts of crime from 14 different countries and growing. Face Forward was founded on the principle that survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and cruel acts should have access to surgical care and emotional counseling regardless of their level of income. Established in 2007 by Founder and CEO Deborah Alessi, Face Forward exists to bridge this gap and provide these services, free of charge to survivors. An average patient’s treatment and visit costs approximately $10,000, and in 2018 alone, FaceForward provided over $1,000,000 in free treatment services to their patients. Face Forward enables women, children, and men to reconstruct their lives inside and out for a brighter future. www.faceforwardintl.org/our-work.html

Face Forward International Team

Founder and CEO Deborah Alessi

Deborah Alessi is a Scottish-born businesswoman specializing in the aviation industry. During her career in private aviation, Ms. Alessi advanced rapidly through the ranks to manage the Royal Family of Bahrain’s fleet of private aircraft. Her experience included extensive travel and exposure to the finest of products, services, and etiquette. Upon relocating to the United States, Ms. Alessi worked for numerous Fortune 500 companies and private individuals in selecting, purchasing, and managing private aircraft.

Ms. Alessi draws on her unique ability to mix shrewd business acumen, upper echelon skin care, and global philanthropy. As one journalist put it,

“It is rare to find an individual as beautiful on the outside as she is within. Deborah Alessi is that individual, and won’t rest until Face Forward puts the brakes on domestic violence.”

Executive Director Mandi Budd

Mandi Budd began her journey with Face Forward in 2015, first as Associate Director before accepting the role of Executive Director later that same year. Mandi is a proud member of the LA5 Rotary Club and Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce, and when she first met Deborah Alessi, she was immediately drawn to the organization’s mission.

Mandi has a passion for giving back and wanting to make a positive change for as many people as she can in the world. She looks forward to the continued growth, global reach and vision of Face Forward International, to help even more survivors from around the world become thrivers after suffering from abuse.

Celebrity Honorary Committee

The Face Forward Celebrity Honorary Committee includes such notable figures as Sharon Stone, Jennifer Coolidge, Missy Pyle, Nelly and Kelly Osborne. The stature of these Members speaks to the true worthiness of the Face Forward cause.

We invite you to join our community to battle domestic violence, transform victims into victors, and empower survivors to not only survive, but also Thrive.

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THRIVE

Thrive is a one night only Art Show taking place at a Gallery venue in Los Angeles California and featuring large format Fine Art Photographic Prints by Award-winning Photographer Mark Maryanovich. Mark looks forward to creating an exclusive Series of Fine Art Photographs that embody the core calling of Face Forward: Images created by photographing the tissues and structures inside a variety of orchids as generated by a modern day X-ray machine. These Images are printed with the Chromalux HDW Gloss Aluminum Printing process on 100% recyclable and made with recycled material, and skillfully mounted in sleek Gallery Flat Black Wood Float Frames. Printed at extremely high resolution, the Images are permanently infused into a lightweight and durable aluminum panel, resulting in unparalleled quality and appearance. Each Print is a 1 of 1 Limited Edition, hand signed and numbered by Mark Maryanovich on the Print back. All proceeds from the Thrive Print sales are donated directly to Face Forward, advancing their mission to provide even more surgical care to more survivors in need. Transparency and accountability are fundamental to the Face Forward organization. Donor contributions are utilized efficiently and Face Forward provides regular reports on program outcomes. Face Forward’s commitment to transparency ensures that supporters can trust their contributions are making a meaningful difference.

Fine Art Photographer Mark Maryanovich

Award-winning photographer Mark Maryanovich has captured an impressive variety of artists including Chris Cornell, Billy F Gibbons, Bob Rock, Chad Kroeger, Elliott Smith and Henry Rollins. His photographs appear as album covers and artwork for companies such as Sony, Universal, EMI, Warner Chappell Music, and Mark has been nominated four times, and received two Canadian Country Music Awards for Recording Package of the Year.

Mark’s commercial clients include Gibson Guitars and Peavey Electronics, and his work has been published in Rolling Stone and Billboard magazines. Mark had the honor of providing the author photo for best selling biographer Robert Lacey's Model Woman: Eileen Ford and the Business of Beauty, and book cover images for the legendary Randy Bachman’s autobiography Vinyl Tap Stories, and Matt Sorum’s autobiography Double Talkin' Jive: True Rock 'N' Roll Stories from the Drummer of Guns N' Roses, The Cult and Velvet Revolver.

Mark has been recognized by the prestigious Photo Review magazine competition with his selection as a prominent entry, and by the California art community, with his placement as a finalist in the Images From A Glass Eye International Juried Photography Show, and honorable mention in the American Icon Art Competition. Because of his work in this genre, the esteemed Annenberg Space for Photography selected Mark to be part of their slideshow exhibition Country: Portraits of an American Sound, which celebrates the pioneers, poets and icons of country music.

Mark’s images stand out from the masses with a unique quality, a quality created by a unique style of shooting; an experience that captures the raw essence and beauty of his subjects.

Currently, Mark is excited to be working on The ART of GIVING with Co~Creator Matt Sorum. Purely a project fueled by passion, The ART of GIVING exists to create awareness for the charitable causes championed by the world's most iconic artists.

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"Not only is Mark Maryanovich one of the world’s premier photographers, he’s also compassionate and donates his time and talent to assist worthy causes.”

Pepper Gomez, CEO and Founder of Wake Up! Music Group

Promotion

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During the weeks leading up to the Thrive Art Show, we look forward to an extensive press and PR campaign. Invites are extended to our exclusive list of Face Forward Honorary Committee Members and existing Face Forward supporters to ensure the 200 person Gallery venue is at maximum capacity during the 4 hour evening Event. Issued press releases highlight the Show’s noteworthiness and ideally secure features in publications such as Malibu Magazine, VoyageLA and The LA Times and on local news shows such as Good Day LA and KTLA Morning News. With a combined audience of more than 30,000 followers on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram and LinkedIn, social media posts leading up to the Show feature Face Forward survivor stories, interviews with the Face Forward Team, and details of the Show’s production and Fine Art Prints creation. We hope to generate even more awareness and support for the Face Forward mission, through a combined marketing plan involving traditional print, social media, local radio and television features.

Sponsorship Opportunities

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Thrive | An Evening of Art to help raise awareness and support for Face Forward International provides an exciting and elegant vehicle to showcase our Sponsors’ commitment to championing Face Forward’s mission to provide pro bono, life changing surgical care and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking and other cruel acts of violent crime. Our Sponsors will be featured prominently in all press, interviews, features and socialmedia posts. During the Show itself, a photo backdrop exhibited at the main Gallery entrance provides a large scale display for our Sponsors logos, to be seen in the photographs taken of our Thrive Guests for posting on social media and subsequent press online and in print publications. We ask that you consider partnering with Face Forward International to provide even more reconstructive surgery and after care to more survivors in need. Thank you for your time and consideration, with much appreciation and gratitude. We look forward to following up regarding sponsorship and investment opportunities in this rare Event that reinforces hope for humanity.

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Face Forward International

Changing lives...one survivor at a time.

Face Forward International Team

Founder and CEO Deborah Alessi

Executive Director Mandi Budd

Celebrity Honorary Committee

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Fine Art Photographer Mark Maryanovich

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For questions and more information pls. contact: info@markmaryanovich.com 310.774.6073

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