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ULTIMATE GIRLS NIGHT OUT DRAWS RECORD NUMBER OF LBDs TO GARDENS
MALL
Benefit event raises funds and awareness for
Center for Creative Education
(WEST PALM BEACH) – Nearly 200 little black dresses sashayed
into the Gardens Mall last Wednesday for the “ultimate girls’
night out” as Center for Creative Education (CCE) celebrated its
second annual Little Black Dress event. The annual fundraiser
benefits programming for the local nonprofit which infuses
creative approaches into classrooms and after-school settings to
enhance the teaching of traditional subjects.
The party began at the Gardens Mall Saks Fifth Avenue where were
greeted with a cocktail reception and fabulous silent auction.
Girls then strutted down to the Mall’s Grand Court for
supper-by-the-bite tapas and a Saks fashion show of the season’s
hottest trends.
Little Black Dress co-chairwomen were Kim Havlishek, Michele
Jacobs and Rena Toppe Ueltshi. Susie Dwinell was honorary
chairwoman. Event sponsors included AutoCricket.com &
JasonBrian.com, The Gardens Mall, Saks Fifth Avenue, The Honda
Classic, PNC Bank, Tire Kingdom, Toshiba Business Systems along
with media sponsor Palm Beach Illustrated.
Little Black Dress committee members included Sarah Alsofrom,
Robin Azqueta, Beth Beattie, Ashley Bell, Alex Bergman, Susan
Bigsby, Jessica Bills, Debra Binder, Nicole Bisciuti, Allison
Bishop, Jackie Breckenridge, Carolyn Broadhead, Leigh Brodner,
Kristen Cashel, Tracy Collins, Joanie Connors, Mindy
Curtis-Horvitz, Andi Diamond, Avery Dimmig, Rachel Docekal,
Cindy Grossman, Carrie Hanna, Deborah Koepper, Brianna Mahler,
Nancy Marinoff, Kate McCoy, Seneca Moss, Ronica Mullins,
Virginia Oatley-Berges, India Paull, Christine Pitts, Allison
Reckson, Suzanne Renna, Dana Romanelli, Elizabeth Santana, Katie
Segerdahl, Kim Segerdahl, Kayla Sheehan, Linda Soper, Michele
Vogel, Katherine Ward and Jessica Welke.
“We are so grateful to our chairs, sponsors and committee
members for such a successful event!” said Bob Hamon, CEO for
CCE. “It’s so important to increase awareness of the programming
work CCE artists are doing in Palm Beach County schools. By
improving each child’s learning potential and academic
performance, we assist in increasing overall enthusiasm about
school and shaping more productive, responsible community
members who exercise creative problem solving throughout life.”
CCE provided programming to more than 11,500 underprivileged
youth in a record number of 118 schools and after-school sites
throughout the county last year. For information on CCE and
future events and sponsorship opportunities, please call (561)
805-9927 or visit
www.cceflorida.org .
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