{"id":159155,"date":"2026-02-01T14:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T14:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/159155\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T14:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T14:24:08","slug":"dancers-for-upcoming-long-beach-medical-center-fundraiser-introduced-press-telegram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/159155\/","title":{"rendered":"Dancers for upcoming Long Beach Medical Center fundraiser introduced \u2013 Press Telegram"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inside the law offices of Keesal Young & Logan last week, 92 guests welcomed this year\u2019s performers for the upcoming \u201cDancing for Our Stars\u201d fundraiser, which will take place in March to benefit MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children\u2019s & Women\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n

The 15th annual event will take place on March 7 at The Westin Long Beach, 333 E. Ocean Blvd.<\/p>\n

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The law offices of Keesal Young & Logan hosted an event on Jan. 22 to introduce the performers for the upcoming \u201cDancing for Our Stars\u201d fundraiser, which will take place March 7. From left, Rob Gunsalus, Pam Funari, Debra Greco, Haley Steinhauser, Natalie Barron, Trish Rasmussen, Dr. Debbie Finklestein, Carol Cunningham, Dr. Torin Cunningham, Janet Dockstader, Katie Jakemer, Sumer Temple, Jasmine Temple, Katherine Keesal, Richard Neri, Lynne Pillsbury and Adriana Lanting. Courtesy photo\n<\/p>\n

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The law offices of Keesal Young & Logan hosted an event on Jan. 22 to introduce the performers for the upcoming \u201cDancing for Our Stars\u201d fundraiser, which will take place March 7. From left, \u201cDancing\u201d performers Dr. Debbie Finklestein, Carol Cunningham, Dr. Torin Cunningham, Janet Dockstader, Katie Jakemer, Sumer Temple and Jasmine Temple pose for a photo with Long Beach Medical Center Foundation President Rob Gunsalus, and Katherine, Steve and Beth Keesal. Courtesy photo\n<\/p>\n

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The law offices of Keesal Young & Logan hosted an event on Jan. 22 to introduce the performers for the upcoming \u201cDancing for Our Stars\u201d fundraiser, which will take place March 7. From left, Rob Gunsalus, Pam Funari, Debra Greco, Haley Steinhauser, Natalie Barron, Trish Rasmussen, Dr. Debbie Finklestein, Carol Cunningham, Dr. Torin Cunningham, Janet Dockstader, Katie Jakemer, Sumer Temple, Jasmine Temple, Katherine Keesal, Richard Neri, Lynne Pillsbury and Adriana Lanting. Courtesy photo\n<\/p>\n

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Rob Gunsalus, president of the Long Beach Medical Center Foundation, introduced the dancers at the law offices, which overlook the beautiful Long Beach Harbor, during the Jan. 22 warm-up for the fundraiser. There were many smiles and much applause as they related their experiences on this adventure.<\/p>\n

The room was beautifully decorated and filled with enthusiasm, welcoming this year\u2019s dancers. The featured dancers, who were showcased upon entry with cardboard cutouts, include Dr. Torin and Carol Cunningham, Janet Dockstader, Dr. Deborah Finklestein, Katie Jakemer, and Sumer and Jasmine Temple.<\/p>\n

Hors d\u2019oeuvres included crudit\u00e9s, shrimp, eggrolls and other dishes. The buffet also displayed a delicious array of desserts.<\/p>\n

Seen at the scene: Event Co-Chair and LBMC Foundation President Rob Gunsalus; Natalie Barron; Pam and Bob Funari; the Keesal family, Beth, Steve and event co-Chair Katherine; Debra Greco; Adriana Lanting; Richard Neri; Lynne Pillsbury; Kathie Sitton; Haley Steinhauser; Craig Cross; Doug and Nancy Todd; Hilda Sanchez and David Rigby; Dr. Mariusz Wirga; Dr. Glenn Levine; Dr. Ioana Pal; Jillian Henry; Marlene Temple; Lynne Pillsbury; Mari Hooper; Jon Schultz; Richard Brown; Candice Wood; Ginny Baxter; Josu\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez; Lynne Wainfan; and Trish and Norm Rasmussen.<\/p>\n

News of Social events with charitable purposes may be sent to Shirley Wild at spwild@verizon.net. Please include a contact phone number. Send high-resolution jpeg photos, by attachment, to spwild@verizon.net and include group name and identification of individuals from left. Call Shirley at 562-594-9468 for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Inside the law offices of Keesal Young & Logan last week, 92 guests welcomed this year\u2019s performers for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":159156,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[7,23,131,133,132,137,648],"class_list":["post-159155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-california","tag-local-news","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-shirley-wild-column"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159155\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}