Billboard And Children Uniting Nations Celebrate The Oscars

Children Uniting Nations (CUN) and Billboard have joined forces to celebrate the Oscars in style: hosting a series of exciting celebrity filled events during Oscars weekend.

Hollywood's leading players and brightest stars will come together to celebrate the dreams that are created within the entertainment industry, but also, to ensure that such dreams can be possible for our foster children's futures as well.

The celebration kicks off on Friday, February 23 when rap goddess Lil' Kim and CUN founder Daphna Ziman host a private press conference and luncheon at the former Warner Brothers' estate in Beverly Hills to announce the list of 2007 honorees for the "Inspiring Our Children to Dream Awards," which will be presented at the CUN viewing celebration later that weekend. The press conference will offer an exclusive chance to sit down with this year's event host, Lil' Kim, and CUN Founder Daphna Ziman, as they discuss a newly formed partnership to help save our nation's most vulnerable children.

The weekend festivities continue on Sunday February 25th when Billboard, along with CUN and Lil' Kim host the 8TH Annual Academy Awards Viewing Dinner. The black tie event will take place at The Music Box @ Fonda and will include a formal dinner, dancing, musical performances and a phenomenal silent and live auction. During this dinner, CUN will also present special awards to a select few who have changed the lives of children in the past year. All proceeds from this spectacular event will support CUN's cause of helping foster children succeed against the odds.

And finally, the CUN After Party begins with performances from an exciting group of artists including American Idol's Ruben Studdard and Diana Degarmo, hip-hop pioneer Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, rap legends DMX, Lil' Kim, and DJ Spinderalla at the turn tables.