Joyful Heart Foundation auctions on eBay. Thank you, Mariska!

So, the Joyful Heart Foundation is one of my favorite causes and they currently have items listed from Mariska Hargitay, Sharon Stone, Dana Delany, Mary Steenburgen, etc. on eBay, 100% of the proceeds going to JHF, which helps survivors of sexual assault.

Mariska, while swimming with dolphins on vacation, experienced a "breakthrough" and realized that survivors could be helped in this way, ergo, she founded Joyful Heart. Playing Detective Olivia Benson had taken (and takes) quite a toll on her and while not a survivor herself, she is trained to tend to survivors and does this at SAVI - Mt. Sinai's survivor arm.

True story - last SAVI fundraiser, I wanted to introduce Mr. Notranting to Mariska and he was just too mesmerized. That's how gorgeous she is in person - and just as ebullient, funny, nice and irreverent. We're chatting away, having a cocktail and poor Mr. Notranting is trying to figure out a way to say "hi". OMG. Poor thing skulked away to hang with Richard Belzer and his dog. Marnie finally rescued him. Mariska is his biggest celeb crush and the fact that she helps folks like us - hot damn, it doesn't get better!

I want to thank Stacey, Shaireen, Chris & Mariska for all the kindness you've shown me the past few years. I hope to return the favor soon. In the meantime, help JHF out! Bid often! I totally want these Hermes shoes, but Sharon must have had dusty feet that day!