photos c/o Bob Manzano together with Thomas Garza
Event co-chairs Melissa Rountree together with her missy Morgan, amongst honorary chair Lynn McBee, lately hosted to a greater extent than than 250 attendees for the seventh annual ESTEEM Fashion Show benefiting The Elisa Project (TEP) at Tootsies. The mission of ESTEEM is to assistance growth awareness nigh eating disorders together with the importance of positive trunk image, ESTEEM encourages people to dear themselves piece striving to live on healthy. With 10% of all purchases benefiting TEP, patrons shopped Tootsies’ fabulous autumn fashions, every bit DJ Blake Ward provided the vibe. At the appointed time, patrons gathered upstairs every bit Co-chairs Melissa together with Morgan took the phase together with thanked everyone inwards attendance for their back upwards of The Elisa Project together with this year’s event. doc Stephanie Setliff, TEP’s board president, shared or thence details nigh the locomote The Elisa Project is doing inwards the community through advocacy, teaching together with support, which touches the lives of to a greater extent than than 31,000 individuals suffering from eating disorders each year. Gloria Campos together with Tootsies store manager Nerissa von Helpenstill, together with thence described the 2 upcoming fashion scenes, “Borrowed from the Boys” together with “She’s a Lady,” which were modeled past times an amazing grouping of TEP supporters chosen for their commitment to giving dorsum to the community together with to those amongst eating disorders. All children’s fashions were provided past times KidBiz/The Biz. Co-founder together with lawsuit producer Rhonda Sargent Chambers had the final give-and-take every bit she thanked the individuals who helped brand the lawsuit possible, past times presenting them amongst potted orchids. Proceeds back upwards The Elisa Project (TEP) together with the of import programs dedicated to fighting eating disorder illnesses through awareness, education, back upwards together with advocacy.
Co-Chairs Morgan together with Melissa Rountree ESTEEM 2016 (Sept. 17, 2016) |
The Elisa Project (TEP) was founded inwards 1999, past times Rick together with Leslie McCall, inwards retentiveness of their missy Elisa who lost her life to an eating disorder. TEP is dedicated to fighting eating disorder illnesses through awareness, education, back upwards together with advocacy. Eating disorders send on upwards to xxx 1 M one thousand children together with adults inwards the US of America together with tin live on devastating to families together with those who suffer. These disorders acquaint complex mental wellness issues together with bring the highest mortality charge per unit of measurement of whatever mental affliction – upwards to 20%. They don’t discriminate, merely send on both males together with females of all ages, races, ethnicities together with socio-economic backgrounds. If you lot or someone you lot know is suffering from an eating disorder, telephone band The Elisa Project at 866-837-1999 to access the attention together with assistance you lot deserve. Sumber http://www.ohsocynthia.com/