8th Annual Fashions With Flair to Be Held on August 7th

As humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard once said, “Save the child, and you save the nation.” It is in this vein the Clearwater Community Volunteers, a non-profit charitable organization comprised solely of volunteers, will hold the 8th annual Fashions With Flair fundraiser.

Every year, the Clearwater Community Volunteers puts on Winter Wonderland, an annual Holiday charity drive which includes entertainment for children, and the Easter Egg Hunt in Clearwater’s Coachman Park. Fashions With Flair is one of the annual fundraiser that enables these charitable activities to continue. Proceeds from Fashions With Flair will benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central & Northern Florida, Suncoast Region, The Children’s Home, Inc. and Winter Wonderland.

Hundreds of items will be auctioned off in a silent auction. Items will include baked goods, celebrity items, gift certificates, art, designer jewelry, a 22 ft. sailboat and a chihuahua, among other things.

But the “fashion” in Fashions With Flair will take place in the form of a fashion show in which prominent ladies in society will model designs from Ambria’s Gallery of Wearable Art.

This year’s models will include:

• Susan Valdes, Hillsborough County School Board Member District 1
• Cat Coats, Pinellas Sheriff Jim Coats wife, who also serves on the Good News Jail and Prison Ministry Board, Girlfriends of Pinellas Co, The Boys and Girls Club of the Suncoast and The Pace Center for Girls
• Kathleen Peters, Mayor of South Pasadena
• Lisa Andrews, Regional Director Make a Wish Foundation of Central and Northern FL
• Cathy DeKnoblough, of the Pinellas County Sheriffs Office
• Margaret Word Burnside, Editor in Chief of the Tampa Bay Magazine
• Anne Fogarty France, Board Administrator for the City of Clearwater
• Julie Ryczek, Governors Council on Physical Fitness in Pinellas County
• Bahiyyah Sadiki, Educator and wife of Imam Wilmore Minkah Sadiki St. Petersburg Islamic Center
• Eleanor Lyda, Membership Director for the Clearwater Downtown Partnership
• Kathy Stock RN, Dr. Agin’s office
• Joanie Sigal, Founder and co-chairperson of Florida Citizens for Social Reform
• Pat Brady, Pinellas County Elections Office
• Pat Harney, Director of Public Affairs for the Church of Scientology
• Lisa Mansell, Community Affairs Director for Church of Scientology
• Stephanie Bruneau-Klimke, Social Reform Coordinator for the Church of Scientology

Fashions With Flair will take place on August 7th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This is the first year the event will be held in the stunningly renovated Ft. Harrison Hotel in Downtown Clearwater.

Tickets are $55, or $75 for VIP seating. The ticket includes access to the silent auction, the fashion show, and a lunch. Complimentary valet will be provided. The dress is elegant casual. Call (727)-442-2099 for reservations.

For more information on Fashions With Flair, visit www.clearwatercommunityvolunteers.org.