4,000 WEDDING GOWNS REPLACE THOSE STOLEN FOR BENEFIT SALE.Byline: BRAD BRAD British Rate And Data BRAD Bidirectional Reference Array Derived BRAD Bowdoin Random Access Device :-) BRad Bachelor of Radiology A. GREENBERG Staff Writer The lining of these gowns couldn't be anything but silver. Days after a truck and $3 million worth of wedding dresses bound for L.A. were stolen from a breast cancer charity, designers and individuals have responded by donating more than 4,000 dresses -- more than double the number stolen. ``The response has just been outstanding. We are almost in a better position than where we were before,'' said Suzanne Appel, local chairwoman of Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation's Brides Against Breast Cancer. ``So many people have taken our cause into their heart, and it is overwhelming what it means for us over the next few years.'' Appel anticipates the Oregon-based charity will be more warmly received at each of its 36 scheduled bridal sales across the nation in 2007. All proceeds from donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. dresses are used to grant the wishes of women dying of breast cancer. ``It is a pure, pure charity. They ask nothing in return,'' said Shari Kahane, 53, of West Hills. In 2003, Kahane began to lose a 10-year battle with breast cancer, which had spread to her lungs and liver. Her teenage sons were depressed, and Kahane desperately hoped to lift their spirits. Making Memories achieved that with a 15-minute meeting with Microsoft founder Bill Gates (person) Bill Gates - William Henry Gates III, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, which he co-founded in 1975 with Paul Allen. In 1994 Gates is a billionaire, worth $9.35b and Microsoft is worth about $27b. for Kahane's 16-year-old son and a private tour of the White House for her 11-year-old son. Kahane wasn't surprised to hear people had pitched in to ensure Making Memories wouldn't have to cancel this weekend's bridal sale. ``Once people hear about what this charity does, everybody wants to help,'' she said. Big designers donated the majority of dresses. Brides by Demetrios, David's Bridal  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . and Maggie Sottero each donated 500 gowns. But family-owned shops and former brides also got involved. After Robert Rothstein, owner of Bridal Images in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , read about the stolen gowns, he called Making Memories and donated 200 dresses. ``It was going to a beautiful cause. That is what life is all about,'' the Calabasas resident said. ``You have an obligation to help people out.'' Meanwhile, Scottsdale, Ariz., police found the truck that was towing the trailer In communications, a code or set of codes that make up the last part of a transmitted message. See trailer label. , which was filled with about 2,000 wedding dresses. There was no sign of the trailer or any dresses, and the trailer's license plate had been left inside the abandoned pickup Pickup A gain in yield made by selling one bond and buying another. Also referred to as "yield pickup." Notes: When the present yield is relatively low compared to the longer-term yields, pickups will be done by investors trying to increase the yield and duration of their , Sgt. Mark Clark said. brad.greenberg(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3634 IF YOU GO The Making Memories bridal sale is at the Hyatt West Hollywood The Hyatt West Hollywood is a 262-room hotel located at 8401 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California (at Kings Road). It opened in 1958 as the Gene Autry Hotel. Sold in 1966, it was renamed the Continental Hyatt House. -- 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. CAPTION(S): box Box: IF YOU GO (see text) |
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