Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart at 'Shrinking' season two premiere in West Hollywood on Oct. 8, 2024. VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart will take a spin in the spotlight at the Stardust Ball, a fundraiser presented by Women’s Guild Cedars-Sinai at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Nov. 18. The moment will mark the couple’s first joint award and is coming their way to recognize their “extraordinary careers and longstanding commitment to philanthropy,” per the organization.
Ford and Flockhart will be joined on the honoree program by media mogul Byron Allen, who will receive a humanitarian award for a “longstanding commitment to creating opportunity, expanding representation and using his platform to uplift underserved communities.”
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Byron Allen Michael Bezjian/Getty Images for AMG Ford has a long history of activism and supporting causes he cares about from environmental conservation to humanitarian service. He joined Conservation International’s board of directors in 1991, and has since become the org’s longest-serving member. Currently a vice chair, Ford received an inaugural E.O. Wilson Legacy Award for “transformative conservation leadership” from the organization. As a well-known pilot, Ford piloted search-and-rescue missions, transported medical professionals and supplies to rescue efforts in Haiti, and supported orgs like Operation Smile, Special Olympics and Wings of Hope.
Flockhart meanwhile has a long history of supporting charitable and philanthropic initiatives with a focus on preventing violence against women and children, animal welfare and good health. She’s specifically pitched in by working with For Goodness Sakes, Peace Over Violence and the Violence Intervention Program.
Allen, who serves as founder, chairman and CEO of Allen Media Group, steers a portfolio that covers TV, film, streaming and broadcast with The Weather Channel, HBCUGO, TheGrio Television Network, BuzzFeed and HuffPost. He’s previously been honored by Harvard Business School, USC, UCLA and Syracuse University’s Newhouse School. Allen created and hosts the long-running Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen, currently celebrating its 20th anniversary and airing weeknights on CBS.
The Women’s Guild Cedars-Sinai fundraiser benefits the Women’s Guild Neurology Project and the Women’s Guild Distinguished Chair in Pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai’s newest expansion, Guerin Children’s. Women’s Guild has raised more than $70 million for the hospital. More info can be found here.
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