SoftSheen-Carson and Figure Skating in Harlem celebrated their fourth year together for the 2008 Skating With the Stars, Under the Stars gala honoring skating legend Dorothy Hamill and raising a record amount of money for the organization.  Held at Wollman Rink in New York City’s Central Park, the evening raised over $275,000 in funds for Figure Skating in Harlem’s youth development program. SoftSheen-Carson, a Guiding Star sponsor, donated $25,000 and almost $10,000 in products for the gala.        
 
The star-studded event attracted celebrities, prominent business leaders, socialites and philanthropists such as “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” stars Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann, Christopher Meloni and Dann Florek; Carson Kressley; JoJo Starbuck; Luann de Lesseps and Jill Zarin of “The Real Housewives of NYC”; Tika Sumpter of “One Life to Live” and David Basche of “Lipstick Jungle.” Even the Harlem Globetrotters were on hand for the night’s festivities.

Whoopi Goldberg, Terry and Tina Lundgren and Donald and Melania Trump served as this year’s honorary chairs, and the gala co-chairs were Candace S. Matthews, Teresa Teague and Tamara Tunie.

At this event, guests were offered the opportunity to skate side-by- side with Dorothy Hamill and a roster of Olympic and World Medalists including Sasha Cohen, Kimmie Meissner, Evan Lysacek, Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, Johnny Weir, Timothy Goebel and Viktor Petrenko.