Breast Cancer Fashion Fundraiser Debuts in Boston on April 30.My Girl's Gala Fashion Fundraiser for Breast Cancer Research featuring Chikara Design, Jillies Treatment Wear and Dr. John K. Erban to be held at Shreve, Crump crump v. crumped, crump·ing, crumps v.tr. 1. To crush or crunch with the teeth. 2. To strike heavily with a crunching sound. v.intr. & Low in Boston. BOSTON -- The first annual My Girl's Gala Fashion Fundraiser for Breast Cancer Research will be held Thursday, April 30 at 7:00 p.m. at Shreve, Crump & Low, 440 Boylston Street Boylston Street is the name of a major east-west thoroughfare in the city of Boston, Massachusetts and its western suburbs. It begins at its eastern end in central Boston as the continuation of Essex Street at the intersection of Tremont, and forms the southern boundary of Boston , Boston. The event will bring together 400 breast cancer survivors Cancer survivors are those individuals with cancer of any type, current or past, who are still living. The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) pioneered the definition of survivor as from the time of diagnosis and for the balance of life, a person diagnosed with and their friends, along with members of the Boston medical community, for an evening of fun and fashion to raise money for breast cancer research. The fundraiser will feature New England's first-ever fashion show displaying clothing, makeup and hairstyles designed for breast cancer survivors, including fashions to camouflage post-surgical breast asymmetry from Chikara Design, treatment wear from Jillies, professional makeup artistry from David Nicholas International and hair designs by Images Boutique of Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital Health care The major teaching hospital for Harvard Medical School, widely regarded as one of the best health care centers in the world . Other events planned for the evening include: * A silent auction of wellness and recreational items, including F1 racing/dinner at F1 cafe, weekend getaways, in-home dinners, gym memberships, beauty consultations, spa packages, and more * Door prizes including: a one-carat diamond with setting valued at $7,500 from Shreve, Crump & Low; gift certificate and wig valued at $500 from Images Boutique; and a make-up application with instruction, photo shoot and finished photo valued at $750 from David Nicholas International * Goodie good·ie n. Variant of goody1. bags with items from My Girl's Radiation Cream, Indigo Rabbit Fresh Baked Cookies, Chikara Design, Jillies and Panoply pan·o·ply n. pl. pan·o·plies 1. A splendid or striking array: a panoply of colorful flags. See Synonyms at display. 2. Day Spa A day spa is a business establishment which people visit for personal care treatments such as massages and facials. It is similar to a beauty salon in that it is only visited for the duration of the treatment. * An update on breast cancer research by John K. Erban, MD, director of clinical programs and co-director of the Gillette Center for Breast Cancer at Massachusetts General Hospital "This is a very special night where breast cancer patients and survivors can come together with friends to feel good about themselves no matter which stage of treatment they are in, while helping to raise money to fund breast cancer research at Mass General," said Theresa Keresztes, breast cancer survivor, founder of My Girl's Radiation Cream and organizer for the event. The event is sponsored by My Girl's Radiation Cream by radiantLIFE, CVS (1) (Concurrent Versions System) A version control system for Unix that was initially developed as a series of shell scripts in the mid-1980s. CVS maintains the changes between one source code version and another and stores all the changes in one file. Caremark/CarePlus and Masona Grill, and hosted by Shreve, Crump & Low. All proceeds will go to the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center for breast cancer research. Tickets cost $125 when purchased online at www.radiationcream.com/events.html or $150 at the door. For information, go to www.radiationcream.com/events.html or call (508) 380-9300. |
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