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Finishing what Yassy Hosseini started putting an end to cancer!

The Warrior of Light Foundation was established to honor and celebrate the life of Yassy Hosseini, a warrior and crusader herself who, at the age of 39, lost her 7-year battle with cancer. Our goal is to raise money to fund cancer research and serve as bridge between providers of such resources through cooperative community involvement and conduct fund-raising activities to support such programs. Yassy's past charitable fundraising work and her connection with top music companies and executives, artists and musicians will help to raise fund for breakthrough research.

Yassy Hosseini

Yassy Hosseini

Yassy was full of life and she did not want to die and she never gave up. Yassy was trying to find the cure not only for breast cancer but all types of cancer.

Yassy bravely fought incurable stage 4 metastatic breast cancer for 7 years and was tirelessly contributing time and efforts to raise funds for breakthrough research for prevention and cure for cancer, during some of her toughest days.

 Yassy will be remembered as a champion and crusader for finding cure for cancer. She participated in early trial and research and was fighting till the end for her life. She will forever be remembered for her inspiring spirit and the magic she brought with her wherever she went. I know Yassy would ask us not to mourn her death, but to rejoice in her life and not give up finding cure for cancer.

Press Releases

  • Butterfly Ball News 2017 Black Eye Peas

    http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7776965/yassy-hosseini-butterfly-ball-city-of-hope-the-warrior-of-the-light-foundation

  • Billboard News Yassy Hosseini

    http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7573734/former-interscope-geffen-am-records-executive-yassy-hosseini-dies-at-39

  • Grammy Pro

    https://www.grammypro.com/national/news/grammy-memoriam-paying-tribute-music-people-we-lost-past-year

  • Butterfly Ball News 2018 Snoop Dog

    https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8406250/snoop-dogg-djs-city-of-hope-warrior-of-light-foundation-butterfly-ball

Yassy's Butterfly Ball

Yassy's Butterfly Ball

April 29th, 2017

The “Butterfly Ball,” sponsored by Interscope Geffen A&M, is a night of music and entertainment featuring performances by The Black Eyed Peas, Too Short, Nikka Costa, Earl St. Clair, Rey Fresco, The Soul Eyes Quartet, Jessica Reynoso, Brandon Banks with other special guests. Liz Hernandez of Access Hollywood and Power 106 will be MC’ing the evening.

The event will be held at The Peppermint Club, part of the hWood Group, with food and service being sponsored by celebrity chef Sharone Hakman of Hak’s Foods. Virginia Black Whisky will be sponsoring the Green Room, and Belvedere of the LVMH Group will be sponsoring bottle service for the VIP Lounges.

YASSY'S 2ND ANNUAL BUTTERFLY BALL

YASSY'S 2ND ANNUAL BUTTERFLY BALL

City of Hope and The Warrior of Light Foundation hosted its second annual Butterfly Ball at the Reserve in downtown Los Angeles Saturday night (April 28).

The event started as a fundraiser to honor the life of late music executive Yassy Hosseini, who bravely battled cancer for several years before passing. She spent her life advocating for awareness and raising funds that could change the way cancer is treated.

The Butterfly Ball, hosted by comedian/actor Maz Jobrani, was attended by actresses like Nazanin Mandi and Liz Hernandez, and featured a night of food, music and a silent auction. Auction included artwork, gift baskets, sports tickets, and music memorabilia. The latter was donated by the likes of Justin Timberlake, Aloe Blacc, Weezer, and The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

ponsored in part by Interscope Geffen A&M, City National Bank, and Habibi Properties, guests were also treated to a DJ set by Snoop Dogg who kept the night going well past midnight. By the end of the evening the event had raised more than $120,000.

City of Hope is an independent non-profit organization with an research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes, and other terminal illnesses. Warrior of Light Foundation was established to commemorate the life of Hosseini, a former staffer at Geffen Records, Capitol and Interscope Geffen A&M. She died at age 39 in 2016 after a long battle with breast cancer.