SAMSUNG DROPS A FEW NAMES, AND SOME DOLLARS, FOR CHARITY.

HFN: The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network, June, 2004

Byline: Gerry Beatty

NEW YORK-It was a celebrity-watcher's dream. Samsung's Four Seasons of Hope charity gala just keeps getting bigger.

The third annual fund-raising event, a dinner at Cipriani restaurant here last week, again supported foundations organized by Boomer Esiason, Magic Johnson, Arnold Palmer and Joe Torre. But there was a fifth honoree thus year: Jon Bon Jovi is helping four non-profits in Philadelphia. He brought his band and culminated the festivities with five songs with a lean toward his classic fan favorites, including "Livin' on a Prayer."

Once again, three of the sports icons showed up and Palmer sent a video message. The former athletes were introduced by another array of luminaries: emcees Regis and Joy Philbin;...