Ford Motor Company today sponsored and participated in a special event to salute the Screen Actors Guild’s Award of Excellence Star on Hollywood Boulevard, which kicks off a year-long celebration of the SAG’s 75th anniversary.
Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford and Sue Cischke, senior vice president, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering, joined Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg, Secretary Treasurer Connie Stevens, and past presidents Edward Asner, Melissa Gilbert, Barry Gordon, Kathleen Nolan and William Schallert at a celebratory breakfast at the Annex at Hollywood & Highland. Ford was the presenting sponsor of the event, which also was attended by John Sweeney, president of the AFL-CIO and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
To highlight Ford Motor Company’s commitment to going green, Ford provided 15 Escape Hybrid SUVs to shuttle Screen Actors Guild members and other VIPs from the breakfast ceremony to Hollywood Boulevard where SAG received The Award of Excellence Star from the Hollywood Historic Trust.
“Ford Motor Company understands how vitally important environmental issues are to so many members of Screen Actors Guild and shares a commitment to creating a sustainable future,” Bill Ford said. “Introducing our Ford Escape Hybrid to Hollywood today continues a long tradition of Ford’s supporting role in movies and television that goes all the way back to our company’s Model T.”
In addition to Bill Ford, the speakers at the celebratory breakfast included Screen Actors Guild National Executive Director Doug Allen, Screen Actors Guild Foundation President Mitchell Ryan, AFL-CIO President Sweeney and Mayor Villaraigosa.
Many other high-profile Screen Actors Guild members were also in attendance at the event.
