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UPDATED: Palm Springs Chamber Honors Ann Sheffer on Walk of the Stars
PALM SPRINGS (CNS) – The 460th star on the Walk of the Stars Palm Springs was unveiled Wednesday, honoring public arts advocate and philanthropist Ann Sheffer.
Sheffer was on hand for the ceremony, which was attended by Mayor Grace Garner, Mayor Pro Tem Jeffrey Bernstein and Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce CEO Nona Watson in the Downtown Palm Springs Park. Sheffer was honored in the category of humanitarian.
“We are elated to honor the immeasurably talented Ann Sheffer with the 460th star on the Walk of the Stars Palm Springs,” Watson said in a statement.
Chamber officials said Sheffer has been appointed to the President’s Committee on Arts and Humanities, was an Americans for the Arts and Political Action Fund board member, served as the Palm Springs Public Arts Commission chair, and has been a part of various humanitarian and philanthropic agencies such as DAP Health and The Inland Empire Community Foundation.
She’s also been presented with various awards including the Athena Visionary Award, the Equality California Community Leadership Award, the Women Who Rule Award, the Women in Philanthropy Award, the Palm Springs Human Rights Commission Community Leadership Award and the Westport YMCA Faces of Achievement Award.
“Having served on local, state and national arts commissions and boards, I have always believed that the arts play an important role in cities and are more than just a backdrop for selfies,” Sheffer said in a statement.
For 50 years, Sheffer has provided tangible support through the Betty R. Sheffer Foundation, the family philanthropy organization named after her late mother, chamber officials said.
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By: Pristine Villarreal
April 12, 2023
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