Beauties of America national queens past and present were on hand for a Saturday evening of Giving, Fashion and Art at the 4th Annual "Beads in Style" Charity event, benefitting Beads of Courage. The night was about raising funds for the Beads of Courage, Inc.
Beads of Courage, Inc. transform the science of caring for children coping with cancer and other serious illness through their innovative arts-in-medicine programs. The program is a standard of care in over 100 children's hospitals in six countries.
This was a fabulous evening featuring fashion, wearable bead art, a live auction and wine tasting. Our own Elisa Rister, America 30's and Kathy Lauer, 2010 America 50's, were honored to take part in modeling great outfits from their favorite store White House Black Market and wearable art designed by artists from the Sonoran Glass Art Academy.
Elisa's earrings and necklace sold at the live auction for $160 and Kathy's necklace sold for $130. The other models present also had featured art that were auctioned off at prices from $50- $300. Overall it was a great night for fashion and art to raise money for children battling serious illnesses.
Thank you to the Beads of Courage Board of Directors/event coordinators Dr. Jean Baruch, Jennifer "Jenn" Soykan and Erika J. Colombi for having our Beauties of America titleholders help with the evening of Giving, Fashion and Art. Beads of Courage is a Tucson Based non-profit organization, if you would like to contribute please visit their website:
beadsofcourage.org.
Submitted by Elisa M. Rister
2011 Beauties of America 30's
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