Glam-A-THON’s Lipstick Lounge is able to Kiss Most cancers Away with its fifteenth annual Lipstick Lounge on Sept. 26 on the W Fort Lauderdale resort. The occasion advantages these combating breast most cancers and is designed to have fun all issues trend, fabulous and enjoyable with model insiders and pattern seekers gathering to expertise trend and culinary artistry.
Glam-A-THON has donated greater than $750,000 to native hospital foundations in Broward County to help ladies within the biggest monetary want, however the huge information this 12 months is the occasion has switched to Gilda’s Membership as its charity.
“They opened up a brand new facility off Oakland Park Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale that companies the Tri-County space, and it’s spectacular,” says Tammy Gail, president and founding father of Glam-A-THON.
She likes how Gilda’s Membership is scrappy like Glam-A-THON and offers wellness, academic and psychological well being companies for ladies and households affected by breast most cancers.
“Gilda’s Membership is Switzerland, that means all of their sufferers find yourself being referred to Gilda’s due to what Gilda’s does versus hospitals. Gilda’s offers psychological and emotional counseling,” Gail says. “So, principally what we’ve missed for the final 17 years is we’ve been treating the physique, the individual or their life-style wants, however we haven’t been treating what the fallout is, just like the PTSD of most cancers, who you might be afterward, who you might be as you’re coping with it.”
Gilda’s Membership even has counseling packages for youngsters of most cancers sufferers, who typically undergo robust instances as a result of they suppose they’re going to lose their mother and father, Gail notes.
“This 12 months, we’ve got assembled a powerhouse group of philanthropists who will probably be acknowledged at our unique Glammy Awards ceremony to have fun the depth of generosity and activism that that these particular honorees embody,” she says.
Two of the honorees are what Gail calls her energy couple. Mike Boggio, who owns Slate Actual Property Improvement, and Erica Stowers, is a dealer affiliate with Douglas Elliman. They exemplify the kind of attaining and giving again that Gail seeks for her honorees.
Boggio splits time between his dwelling in Detroit and one in South Florida. His Slate Improvement in Pompano Seaside develops luxurious waterfront houses. He was lately celebrating a contract on an oceanfront web site Golden Seaside the place a ten,000-square-foot home is deliberate.
Amongst his favourite charities are the Boys & Women Golf equipment of America and Huge Brothers Huge Sisters of America. He additionally helps these with navy service. That dates again to when he used to tour as a musician abroad.
“I believe our navy women and men and veterans are taken with no consideration on this nation and to me that’s a travesty,” he says. “So, anytime I might help our navy women and men out, I do.”
Stowers says that is the second time she was nominated for a Glammy. She has been impressed by a detailed good friend who’s a breast most cancers survivor. She did the New York Metropolis Breast Most cancers stroll in her honor many instances.
She and Boggio are centered on their fundraising objectives and Stowers plans to carry a gaggle, saying it’s the occasion of the 12 months.
Her enterprise area of interest is multifamily houses and after 20 years, referrals drive her enterprise.
The center of Lipstick Lounge will characteristic artfully crafted cocktails and a group of culinary notables from a number of the areas most interesting eating places, together with Mastro’s, Velvet Taco, Toro at Le Meridien, Amalfi Llama, Casa Sensei, South Bar & Kitchen. Sweets will accompany a espresso bar from Café A La Carte.
- The W’s Away spa will assist friends detox, refresh and relaxation.
- Gadgets on the silent public sale embrace unique journey, jewellery, purses and the grand prize – a 40-x 50-inch print from Dalia Kantor. Her work are commissioned by many South Seaside motels and companies, in addition to non-public collections globally.
Two ticket choices to Lipstick Lounge can be found: Common Admission ($150) and VIP ($250). All ticketed friends can have limitless tastes of savory and candy bites, reside DJ leisure, complimentary parking, customized swag baggage, and a unprecedented night on the W.
The always-sold-out VIP ticket affords non-public entry to the Glammy Awards from 6 p.m. to eight p.m. plus a night within the VIP Lounge at Lipstick Lounge from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. with limitless premium cocktails.
For extra data on Lipstick Lounge go to https://Glam-a-thon.com.
