Well it seems that each day we refine this message a little more. First it was “Tell them I love them,” then “Tell them you love them,” and now it’s more like showing them you love them by the way you treat them with dignity, worth and a splash of fun.

Leading up to Oscar night is a big deal in southern California. Gowns will be anticipated, parties will be speculated; winners will be debated. We can’t help it; we are Hollywood.

Not to be outdone, Women of Vision Orange County is pleased to announce its first annual Isaiah House Academy Awards to be held in Santa Ana February 16, 2011. Each Isaiah House Oscar winner will be formally announced and will walk the red carpet clad in furs and feathers provided by your generous gifts as members of the Catch online community. And because the light bulbs use by the paparazzi will surely blind our celebrities, Spy Optic, Inc. is donating a pair of dark glasses for each nominee from its array of contemporary styled premium eyewear. Our theme for the evening will be based on Spy Optic’s product statement, “It’s not seeing different things; it’s seeing the same things differently.”

This will be an evening where real people are acknowledged – not just the pretty people. Our special guests, who are receiving second beginnings for all sorts of reasons, deserve to be congratulated for remaining in the game in spite of it all, just like you and me.

The Academy is requesting you supply your sense of good humor by donating crazy wigs, feathery boas, glamorous hats, gaudy rhinestone jewelry, make believe furs, or any such thing that can be donned quickly and augment ones red carpet moment. Our Master of Ceremonies (yours truly) would also appreciate any jokes or scripts you could send in that might be appropriate. Please send your fun stuff to 1278 Glenneyre, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 to arrive no later than Monday, February 14, 2011.