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Teena Marie and Berry Gordy at the 2006 Rick Weiss Humanitarian Awards. Presented by the Greenburg Family Foundation as a tribute to the late partner of Earl Greenburg, Rick Weiss, the proceeds from this event now help support many Coachella Valley and Southern California charities. This year's honorees were Berry Gordy for his work through the Berry Gordy Family Foundation which grants many scholarships and funds for numerous community activities and Cure Autism Now Founders, Jon Shestack and Portia Iversen for the organization's commitment to accelerating the pace of biomedical research in autism through raising money for research projects, education and outreach. The Village People performed live at the after party following the event. (Photo by Amy Graves/WireImage for BWR Public Relations)