If you can't afford $500, just watch the video

Video from Enlightened Concierge

Here's another expensive charity dinner, this one courtesy of producer Bill Johnson ("The Women"). There will probably be some celebrity sightings (supporters include Shiva McDermott, Woody Harrelson and Flea); the chef is Lisbeth Caiaffa from Golden Door Spa, so you should eat well, if lightly. 

However, the reason to go is the story of this woman, an American Indian who raised six kids on her own and then decided it would be a good idea to raise 27 more, only this time they should be Peruvian orphans just outside Machu Picchu. 

In her spare time, she runs two soup kitchens to feed the homeless and elderly.

Tickets are $500 each and 100% tax deductible; all monies go directly to the orphanage, Casa de Milagros. The dinner takes place at Johnson's Venice home Oct. 19. To RSVP, email leah@lmfstudio.com.