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Harold Matzner - Biography
Entrepreneur, humanitarian, and philanthropist. Harold Matzner is the owner of Palm Spring’s popular Spencer’s Restaurant and CEO of a NY/NJ based advertising and marketing company, Mr. Matzner is credited with revitalizing the Palm Springs International Film Festival and founding the successful business concept of targeted “shared mail”.He also revived the world famous Palm Springs Tennis Club and turned its lunchroom into Spencer’s, one of the City’s hottest see-and-be-seen restaurants. Mr. Matzner is beginning his 6th year as the Chairman of the Board of the McCallum Theatre and is presently Executive Vice Chairman of the Palm Springs Art Museum, and is also Chairman of the Palm Springs International Film Festival. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Eisenhower Medical Center and Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center. He has received many awards from the charities that he supports. He was honored by the AFP as the “Philanthropist of the Year”, by Gilda’s Cub as the “Man of the Year” by the McCallum Muses as “Man of the Year”, as “Angel of the Year” by Angel View Children’s Foundation, and by Desert Samaritan’s as “Samaritan of the Year”. Mr. Matzner has been a benefactor to many other non-profits, both here and on the East coast. Among the many local charities benefiting from his philanthropic efforts are the Clinton Health Initiative, the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center, Shelter from the Storm, AIDS Assistance Program, Desert Cancer Society, ACT for MS, Eisenhower Medical Center, Desert AIDS Project, Stroke Recovery Center, Temple Isaiah, Mizell Senior Center, Well in the Desert, FIND Food and Pegasus. Mr. Matzner has frequently chaired or co-chaired the annual black-tie Gala of the McCallum Theatre and this past season was an important sponsor of the 75th Anniversary Celebration of the City of Palm Springs and the Palm Springs Art Museum.Owner- Spencer's Restaurant and Mr. Matzner’s star is located at the foot of his friend Sonny Bono’s statue in the heart of Palm Springs.
