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Tuesday, 11/09/2010 9:21:09 AM

Tuesday, November 09, 2010 9:21:09 AM

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NEWS --

LOS ANGELES, CA, Nov 09, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Robert H. "Bob" Lorsch
and wife Kira Reed Lorsch, through the Robert H. Lorsch Family Foundation Trust
and The RHL Group, will chair the 55th Annual Thalians Gala to be held on April
30th, 2011 at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles. The event will honor Hugh M.
Hefner for a lifetime of philanthropy coinciding with the celebration of his
85th Birthday. Proceeds will go to The Thalians in support of Operation Mend at
the UCLA Health System Medical Center. Dr. Timothy Miller, Chief of Plastic
Surgery at UCLA and Executive Director of Operation Mend, will also receive a
special award for his facial reconstruction of severely injured veterans.

The night's entertainment will feature comedians including "Roastmaster General"
Jeffrey Ross and surprise musical guests. Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, credited
with producing Lady Gaga, Destiny's Child, Janet Jackson and many others, is
contributing his services as Musical Director. Corporate Sponsor MMRGlobal
(MMRF) will launch its www.mybluebutton.org program as previously an nounced by
the company on October 26th. A lifetime MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record
account will also be given to patients of Operation Mend.

According to Ruta Lee, Thalians Chairman of the Board, "For 55 years The
Thalians and our Galaxy of Stars have shone a spotlight on Mental illness --
from pediatrics through geriatrics -- taking the disease out of darkness into
the light of healing. We now aim to heal the mind and spirit of America's
wounded warriors. Please join us for this spectacular star-studded event and
help us care for our heroic young men and women to whom we owe unending thanks."

According to Dr. Timothy Miller, "Since we launched Operation Mend in October
2007, we have operated on nearly 40 patients, most of them severely injured by
roadside explosives while serving in the Middle East. Among the most profound
effects we see as they undergo many surgeries are the changes in their
personalities. We are expan ding the program's services to include advanced
treatment for traumatic brain injury, and, in collaboration with the United
States Army Institute of Surgical Research, we are participating in a project
called Save a Life to prevent suicide and improve soldiers' overall
psychological health and functioning."

According to Kira Reed Lorsch, President of The RHL Group, "This event
represents the beginning of a new era for The Thalians. We are very excited to
be producing this event at the Playboy Mansion and hope that we can attract more
than 1,000 guests who care about the mental health of our returning vets."

The Thalians was founded in 1955 by a group of young actors and allied
professionals from the film industry who wanted to give back some of their
blessings to the community. Over the past 55 years, the group, long led by
President Debbie Reynolds and Board Chair Ruta Lee, has raised over $30 million
in support of Mental Healt h programs for diseases including Autism, Alzheimer's,
Bi-Polar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Phobias, Post Traumatic Stress, Depression and
Addictions.

Past honorees of The Thalians have included in order of award: Peter Ustinov,
Jane Wyman, Jimmy Durante, Robert Preston, Harold Lloyd, Mary Martin, Lana
Turner, Ed Sullivan, Shirley MacLaine, Busby Berkeley, June Haver, Gene Kelly,
Fred MacMurray, Sammy Davis, Ann-Margret, Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Debbie
Reynolds, Van Johnson, Bing Crosby, Ann Miller, Bob Hope, Angela Lansbury,
Dorothy Lamour, James Stewart, Rita Hayworth, Whoopi Goldberg, Count Basie, Liza
Minnelli, Jack Lemmon, Donald O'Connor, Lena Horne, Kenny Rogers, Carol
Channing, Sally Field, Ruta Lee, Mary Tyler Moore, Phyllis Diller, Burt
Bacharach, Red Buttons, Sir Roger Moore, Clint Eastwood and Mickey Rooney.

Guests attending the event will be able to tour the Playboy Mansion Grounds, mix
with celebrities, take photo s with Playboy Bunnies, dine on sumptuous food,
enjoy a full open bar and dance to the wonderful performers on stage. For
additional information, VIP tables and sponsorships, contact Bobbie Volman or
Michael Selsman below. For a video tour of The Thalians, visit
http://www.rhlgroup.com/thalians

About The Thalians and Operation Mend

The Thalians, led by President Debbie Reynolds and Board Chair Ruta Lee, have
raised over $30 million in support of Mental Health programs for pediatrics
through geriatrics for diseases including: Autism, Alzheimer's, Bi-Polar
Disorder, Schizophrenia, Phobias, Post Traumatic Stress, Depression and
Addictions. The annual Gala selects its honorees for their contributions to the
entertainment industry and their philanthropic endeavors. The Mr./Ms. Wonderful
award was personally created and designed for The Thalians by Walt Disney
himself and has become a most sought after collector's item. The Thalians c ause
is Mental Illness, which affects more people than all other diseases combined.
Learn more at http://www.thethalians.org.

Operation Mend is a unique partnership between Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical
Center, Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas and the V.A. Greater
Los Angeles Healthcare System. It has been established to help treat U.S.
military personnel wounded during service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Military
veteran Timothy A. Miller, Chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery at UCLA, leads the surgeries. The Thalians are proud to present him with
a special Medical award at the Gala for his dedication to Healing America's
Veterans Body and Mind. Please visit http://www.operationmend.ucla.edu for more
information.

About MMRGlobal

MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCBB: MMRF), through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary,
MyMedicalRecords, Inc. ("MMR"), provides secure and easy-to-use online Personal
H ealth Records ("PHRs") and electronic safe deposit box storage solutions,
serving consumers, healthcare professionals, employers, insurance companies,
financial institutions, and professional organizations and affinity groups.
MyMedicalRecords enables individuals and families to access their medical
records and other important documents, such as birth certificates, passports,
insurance policies and wills, anytime from anywhere using the Internet. The
MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record is built on proprietary, patented
technologies to allow documents, images and voicemail messages to be transmitted
and stored in the system using a variety of methods, including fax, phone, or
file upload without relying on any specific electronic medical record platform
to populate a user's account. The Company's professional offering, MMRPro, is
designed to give physicians' offices an easy and cost-effective solution to
digitizing paper-based medical r ecords and sharing them with patients in real
time through an integrated patient portal. MMR is an Independent Software Vendor
Partner with Kodak to deliver an integrated turnkey EMR solution for healthcare
professionals. MMR is also an integrated service provider on Google Health. To
learn more about MMRGlobal, Inc. and its products, visit www.mmrglobal.com.





Contacts:



Bobbie Volman

(310) 476-7002, Ext. 7015

bvolman@rhlgroup.com



Michael Selsman

Public Communications Co.

(310) 553-5732

ms@publiccommunications.biz





SOURCE: The RHL Group




CONTACT: mailto:bvolman@rhlgroup.com

mailto:ms@publiccommunications.biz




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