Hey Myspace!

Tonight at Social Hollywood my families company Make the Difference Network is throwing a fundraiser for the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles!! 

We've put together an amazing group on one of a kind celebrity auction items that are being auctioned on EBay over the next 10 days and the funds raised through these items go directly to supporting the amazing work done by the people at Childrens Hosptial Los Angeles. 

View MTDN auction items listed on EBay benefitting CHLA!

View MTDN Holiday Party Information Page to find out more details about this great event!

Thanks and Happy Holidays!

Jess

Hi Myspace! 

This past Tuesday I headed down to the Children's Hospital Los Angles with my family, Make the Difference Network, and our corporate sponsor Costco to throw a Holiday Party for 100 patients and their families.  Everyone involved had a great time at the party which included a Santa for the kids, an electric Menorah, cup cake decorating, a huge Christmas tree with toys provided by our friends at Hasbro, live music by Alex Band of the Calling, a special dance performance by Twitch, and flowers and ornaments provided by our friends at Francy Flowers.  This event brought many smiles and a little extra joy to these deserving and courageous young people and their families. 

On December 10^th I'll be hosting the Make the Difference Holiday Party Benefitting the Children's Hospital Los Angeles fundraiser which will be held at Social Hollywood.  This event will raise significant funds toward the development of the new hospital building currently in development.  Even if you can't attend this party, there's a number of ways you can still show your support for the Children's Hospital and I've provided links to information about CHLA and ways to support or get involved below!  We'll also be auctioning one of kind celebrity experiences and other exciting auction items through Ebay Auction Cause and all proceeds go directly to CHLA.  Please click on the link below to view our great auction items!

My family and I believe that the Holidays are a time for giving back, for please check out Make the Difference Network and join us in giving the gift of giving this holiday season!

Huge thanks to all those who made this Holiday Party a success:  TOMS' Shoes, Café Primo, T.H. Books, Cake & Art, and Chaser!

Love Jess!

Helpful Links:

Make the Difference Network

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

My profile on MTDN

P.S. – Please click HERE to check out the our amazing celebrity auction items and experiences which go live on EBay this Monday December 8th, 2008.  The URL for this acution is www.ebay.com/mtdn.

Here are some pictures from the event!

This is a quick video of the recent cover shoot I did for the August issue of Bazaar magazine. I thought you guys might want to check it out. Check out the magazine if you can! Jess

Hey, what's up Myspace!  I got some great responses from the "Hole in the Paper Sky" trailer so thanks for checking it out.  If you're interested in seeing the whole film, we're screening at a few festivals this August.  We're the opening film at the HollyShorts Festival in LA on August 7th.  Then we're in competition at the Rhode Island International Film Festival on the 8th and we finish our festival run at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on August 23rd.  Even if you're not interested in seeing our movie, these festivals are amazing places to experience up and coming actors, directors, and film makers.  So please come out and support your film community!

Below are links to each festival if you need additonal information and or ticket sales.  Thanks guys!

 HollyShorts Film Festival

Rhode Island International Film Festival

Palm Springs International Film Festival

Hey guys!  I wanted to share this video from the Wild Animal Sanctuary with the Myspace community.  This is one of the nonprofits that I sponsor on Make the Difference Network.  Please watch this video and show support if you can!!

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Here are a few links to view the Wild Animal Sactuary's current "Wishes" on Make the Difference Network.  Please make a donation if you can.  Or, share this video with your friends to help spread awareness about this great organization. 

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Here's a link to their "Wish":  Wild Animal Sanctuary Wish

.. ..Here's a link to their profile:  Wild Animal Sanctuary Profile

.. ..Thanks for your support!

.. ..-Jess

Hello MySpace! 

Okay, so I'm sitting in my trailer between set-ups and I am praying for a surge of inspiration to make my first blogging experience a positive one.

I definitely did not make it onto the debate team in high school so I'm feeling extremely insecure about communicating publicly for the first time via the blogosphere (how about that word for a novice?). I'm still getting the lingo down.  I have been "internet challenged" long enough and am thrilled to join the tech revolution!  Plus, I only have four friends and am in dire need of more.  Just kidding, I have six.

Anyway, not only do I feel cooler being an official blogger, but I'm also realizing that this is a perfect place to  share some projects that I'm working on that I'm really excited about.  I'm trying on the producer cap with my friend, Michelle, with our production company Iron Ocean Films.  We made a thirty minute short last year, called Hole in the Paper Sky about a man's experience after meeting a dog that changes his life.  I think it's a really evocative, beautiful film, and it has won an award at all four festivals where it has screened.  I'll put up a trailer as soon as I can figure out how to do that:)  I hope that animal lovers will be moved by this film as well because it has an animal rights element to it, which I'm a huge advocate for.  I'm actually sitting here with my dog, Tina.  She's not really into blogging.

We also have a feature in development with United Artists, called Die A Little based on a book by Meagan Abbott.  It's a noir set in Hollywood during the glamorous 1950's.  I loved the book and I think it has major cinematic potential, but I'm getting a first hand look at how difficult development is.  Hopefully, I won't be too old by the time we shoot this thing so I can play the main character.  Fingers crossed.

Also, considering the state of the world right now, I've been discovering some really amazing non profit organizations that are giving back to the planet and the people in wonderful and innovative ways.  I'm going to try to highlight one that I'm really interested in every month.  To find out more information on how to donate, check out mtdn.com.  MTDN is the business that my family created to provide support for non profits.

Okay, that's it for now.  I'm headed back to set.  Hopefully this was a successful first try and I'll catch ya on the flip side!!