Joyce Rey, long regarded one of the country’s most respected and successful real estate professionals is being honored with the American Cancer Society’s “Spirit of Life” award. Rey is being honored along with Nancy Daly-Riordan, the wife of former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan.

Rey, who sold the first $1M residential property on the Westside is the Executive Director of Rodeo Realty, a division of Coldwell Banker PREVIEWS International.  Rey, who currently represents the highest priced residential listing by any Coldwell Banker agent worldwide was named real estate professional of the year in 2006 by Unique Homes as well as one of the thirty-five most influential people in luxury real estate!

The event, scheduled for Sunday, August 10th is a gourmet garden party hosted by Wolfgang Puck, Sherry Lansing and Barbara Lazaroff. The Master of Ceremonies is Jim Moret and auctioneer Andrea Fiuczynski of Christie’s for an evening of fine food, auction, wine and sounds of jazz.

An Austrian celebrity, Wolfgang Puck is a chef, retauranteur and the owner of the world famous SPAGO. The former CEO of Paramount Pictures, Sherry Lansing was named one of the thirty most powerful women in America by Ladies Home Journal in 2001. A restauranteur and interior designer, ASID member Barbara Lazaroff is the designer of SPAGO, EUREKA and GRANITA.

To bid online, please visit www.calspiritauction.cmarket.com.

For more information on the event, please contact the American Cancer Society at (310) 348-0356, or visit the American Cancer Society online at www.calspirit.org.