Pierce Brosnan and wife Keely Shaye throw fund raiser for Roots & Shoots

Pierce Brosnan and his wife Keely Shaye hosted an afternoon tea to benefit wildlife advocate Jane Goodall's latest project, Roots & Shoots, a kids environmental education program. The fund-raiser was held at Dick Clark's oceanfront Malibu estate - reports InStyle.


"I wanted people to feel like they were out on safari," said host Keely Shaye Brosnan, posing with her husband, Pierce, and naturalist Jane Goodall as the sun set over the Pacific.

In attendance were Goodall admirers like Greg Kinnear, David Caruso, Brendan Fraser and Doris Roberts, among others.

Event producer Tony Schubert of Event Eleven dressed servers in earth-tone caftans and accented the property with African artifacts. The décor: bamboo baskets with African pods and a variety of orchids in shades of lavender, hot pink and yellow. Rather than martinis, the cocktail du jour was tea, and it was served hot, not shaken or stirred. Classic tea-party fare included sandwiches—curried egg salad, roast turkey and cucumber—as well as scones. Moroccan spinach cigars spiced things up.

The afternoon's surprise performance proved wildly entertaining: Children from the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, dressed in authentic African outfits, performed a series of spirited dances in the yard, drawing raves from the crowd. With help from a silent auction whose offerings included an Hermès scarf and dinner for two at Nobu, the benefit raised about $250,000. Said a gratified Brosnan: "The highlight for me was watching the sun go down, listening to Jane speak, and sitting beside my wife." Talk about a natural wonder.

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