Cure by Design 2008

Welcome to the 3 rd Annual

Cure by Design is an event in which the healthcare,

fashion, design, and retail communities in the

Richmond area join forces with the local corporate

community to benefit the American Cancer Society.

This fashion show, auction, and cocktail reception is

unique because every model who walks the runway is

a cancer survivor.

This event celebrates cancer survivorship and the

hope for a cure by focusing on the roles that

research, prevention, and the early detection of

cancer play in so many lives. Cure by Design

reinforces the message that more and more people

are surviving cancer while creating a sense of

community. We are all fighting for a common cause

– the elimination of cancer as a health threat.

We are pleased to have you join us this evening for

an event that is an exceptional testimony to the

strength and perseverance of those who have

overcome this disease. We invite you to celebrate the

fabric of life with us tonight and on behalf of the

American Cancer Society, and all cancer survivors,

we thank you.

Photo by: Todd Wright

Colette and I are proud to be the co-chairs of the 2008 Cure by Design event. Just like you, we both have friends and family members whose lives have been affected by cancer. The statistics are staggering—1 out every 4 deaths in the United States today is caused by cancer. Bon Secours Richmond Health System is committed to doing its part in cancer prevention and treatment; and by sponsoring the American Cancer Society's 3rd Annual Cure by Design, we know that we can make a difference. When it comes to treating cancer, we have the latest technology, specialists and services at our state-of-the-art Cancer Institutes. There, we provide care and treatment for the whole person, both physically and spiritually. Patients are personally guided through the health care experience by both facilitating and making the process simple. At Bon Secours patients are never alone—someone is with them every step of the way. The Cullather Brain Tumor Quality of Life Center, located at St. Mary's Hospital, offers treatment in a specialized setting for brain tumor patients and their families. Bon Secours has proudly carried out its mission of providing good help to those in need since 1824, and being a part of Cure by Design, echoes this mission. We are indeed honored to be a part of this remarkable event, and thank you for joining us in our effort to fight cancer.

6:00 pm Sponsor Reception

7:00 pm Cocktail Reception & Silent Auction

8:30 pm Cure by Design Survivor Fashion Show

Presented by Bon Secours Cancer Institute

Live auction immediately following the fashion show

Thank You

Co-chairpersons Colette & Peter J. Bernard

Steering committee members

Peter J. Bernard Colette Bernard Kelly James Maureen Denlea Massey Jim Snyder Sarge Reynolds Carl McNeill Ken Wayland

Sponsorship committee members

Sarge Reynolds Stephen Huebner Gary Rhodes Debbie Schebe Marilyn West Jim Snyder Jim Dunn

Planning committee members

Denise Kranich Robin Morrison Christi Csaky Melissa Abraham Ginny Lewis John Haddad Michael Taylor Rhonda Corley Jennifer Clements Kimberly Redding Suzanne Sease Jerry Morris Julia Maitland Karen Pollard Mike App Lisa McSherry Kristina Holmes Carolyn Drudge Jackie Murrell Sherry Fox

Publicity committee

Ken Wayland Carl McNeill Don Richards

Evening Program

Presenting Sponsor

Designer Sponsors

2008 Sponsors

Specialty Sponsors

Model Sponsors

Other Sponsors

Media Sponsors

Featured Designers Alex Garfield

A native of New York City, designer Alex Garfield fell

in love with fashion as a young man. He found

success with his early brands - Daryle Alexander and

Garfield & Marks. Now Alex is out on his own again

working to launch a new brand – PEACE of CLOTH,

which is featured in our show tonight. Alex is one of

the early supporters of the American Cancer

Society's Cure by Design event and he is also very

committed to Dress for Success. For Alex, giving back

is always in style.

Michael Taylor

Local designer Michael Taylor grew up in

Richmond, and moved to New York as a young man to

attend Parsons School of Design. After teaching at

Parsons and Fashion Institute of Technology and

owning a successful 7th Avenue boutique for sixteen

years, he returned to Richmond in 2005 to be closer to

his mother, who had been in poor health. It was then

that he opened Michael Taylor Couture in Carytown.

Michael has been involved with Cure by Design since it

came to Richmond in 2006. He produced tonight's

show and will showcase six of his couture designs on

the runway.

Proud Sponsor of Cure by Design

Leading the way in treatment

options for Urologic Cancer

www.uro.com

With Love, Alex

For the third year in a row, the Richmond Chapter of the American

Institute of Architects joined the American Cancer Society and Cure by

Design by hosting a competition to design the runway for tonight's

fashion show. The contest was open to architects throughout Richmond

and beyond. Submissions were judged by a panel of Cure by Design

steering committee members. The result is a beautiful synergy between the

fashion and architectural communities.

Special thanks to Mike App, of the Richmond AIA, for coordinating the

contest and to crew at FMS Construction for donating their time and

talent to construct our runway. For more information on the local AIA

Chapter, please visit www.aiaric.org.

Runway Competition

Shaping Lives Through Inspired Design

Congratulations to our 2008 runway competition winner:

Michael Gibson

Surviving across a ribbon from the fabric of life…

The Calla Lily is an elegant and spiritual flower. Its great symbolism and flowing fabric-like quality make

it a fantastic inspiration for the fabric of life design. A Calla Lily symbolizes rebirth and in ancient Roman

times, it was considered the flower of light because it blooms during the time that is darkest, during winter

solstice. The symbolic nature of this flower lends a strong connection to the fabric of life for those who

have lived through dark times and were able to re-bloom. The backdrop is conceived from a combination

of the flowing form of the lily, coupled with the conceptual function of hiding and revealing that is found

in fashion.

Allie Stough – Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivor, 13 years Amy Butler – Breast Cancer Survivor, 21 years Aubrey Cox – Brain Cancer Survivor, six years Bonnie Allen – Ovarian and Uterine Cancer Survivor, seven months Brad Ewald – Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Survivor, five years Brian Garnett – Prostate Cancer Survivor, two years Bromby Earle – Acinic Cell Cancer Survior, one year Carmen Sheppard – Breast Cancer Survivor, two and a half years Carol Pribble – Colon Cancer Survivor, six years Catherine Oakes – Breast Cancer Survivor, 17 years Cessie Howell – Breast Cancer Survivor, six years Connor Goodwin – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survivor, two years Danielle Bailey – Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Survivor, seven months David Carpenter – Colon Cancer Survivor, two years Dawn Foster – Breast Cancer Survivor, two years Diane Huebner – Breast Cancer Survivor, two years Diane Nathanson – Ovarian Cancer Survivor, two years Elizabeth Warner Lewis – Breast Cancer Survivor, three and a half years Evan Curbeam – Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Survivor, three years Iona Hart - Jaime Lynch – Breast Cancer Survivor, five months Janice Lancaster – Chardoma Survivor, eight years James Wood – Lung Cancer Survivor, one year Jessica VanTuyle – Breast Cancer Survivor, one and a half years Ka-Le Congdon – Breast Cancer Survivor, seven years Ken Birlin – Carcinoid Survivor, five years Kenneth Jones – Melanoma Survivor, 27 years and Prostate Cancer, one year Kim Aldous – Melanoma Survivor, 35 years and Colon Cancer Survivor, two years Kim Moncrief – Breast Cancer Survivor, six months Kristy Scott – Stage IV Lung Cancer Survivor, one and a half years Lisa Crawford – Breast Cancer Survivor, one year Lisa Smith – Breast Cancer Survivor, nine years Margaret Smither – Colon Cancer Survivor, 15 years Mary Mallory-Turner – Monoclonal Gammapathy Survivor, seven years Meg Blanton – Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Survivor, 11 months Mike Richards – Testicular Cancer Survivor, 20 years Nicki Patton – Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Survivor, 11 years Pam Anderson – Breast Cancer Survivor, eight months Regina Hall – Breast Cancer Survivor, five years Rhonda Ward – Breast Cancer Survivor, one year RoxAnne Johnson – Breast Cancer Survivor, 10 months Rick Glass – Rhabdomyosarcoma Survivor, 32 years Sabrina Steele – Breast Cancer Survivor, one year Sarah Fitchett – Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Survivor, one year Sharon Pierce – Melanoma Retina Survivor, two years Steve Lindsey – Melanoma Survivor, eight years Susan Grant – Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Survivor, one year Talley Powell – Breast Cancer Survivor, 11 years Ursula Oesterwinter – Breast and Uterine Cancer Survivor, 20 years

Introducing our 2008 survivor models…

We commend each of tonight’s survivor models

and we are proud to sponsor Cure by Design