Washington, DC [July 23, 2002] -
Larry King, Montel Williams and Senator Robert Dole will join Grammy award winner Nile Rodgers to put on a party to raise funds for the We Are Family Foundation. Rodgers penned the award winning song, which has been re-released as a CD with a myriad number of performers joining CHIC . The party takes place on Sunday, July 28 at 4 pm at the home of Mark and Rose Barondess in Annapolis, MD.

The first We Are Family Peacemaker Award will be presented to 11-year-old best selling poet and Muscular Dystrophy Ambassador Mattie J.T. Stepanek , who has been featured on a number of national television shows including Oprah, Larry King Live and Good Morning America due to his successful book of poems.

Featured performers include: CHIC , Clive Davis' newest artist, Gavin Degraw , Saturday Night Live's Jeff Richards (Drunk Girl) and John Oates , of Hall and Oates. Emcees Larry King and Montel Williams will introduce the special guests, which include a number of Members of Congress. Bob Dole will be joined by his wife, Senatorial contender, Elizabeth Dole .

We Are Family Foundation founded by Nile Rodgers , focuses on promoting tolerance and the vision of global family the use of a simple song and message - We Are Family. There will be two guest speakers who are WTC survivors.

The live auction, hosted by Larry King , includes: an $8000 bottle of 1947 Chateau d'yquem, an original script of the upcoming movie Red Dragon (currently in production) signed by the actors Anthony Hopkins , Ray Fiennes and Harvey Keitel , a CHIC gold record personalized by Nile Rodgers , a flight simulator session for a F-22 jet from Lockheed Martin , a gown worn by Dionne Warwick and a custom designed Anne Bowen couture dress.

The We Are Family Project was conceived as an effort to begin healing the wounds inflicted by the terrorist acts of September 11th. On September 22nd, Rodgers, Silverman and a host of 200 celebrities gathered to re-record Rodger's smash hit We Are Family because we are all part of the American Family. The recording was a vehicle for hope through an uplifting beat and a way to convey a message of unity. The hopeful message sparked the world of children's television to assemble their own version of the song with over 100 children's characters. The music video bourn from this project was aired simultaneously on PBS, Nickelodeon and Disney Channel on March 11th. The children's message was of the importance of tolerance and the global family.