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Camino Health Center Auxiliary Fashion Show Raises $250,000
Auxiliary continues its tradition of beginning the holiday shopping season with a fashion show featuring South Coast Plaza retailers.
Consistently rated among the top luncheons in Orange County, the 2014 Camino Health Center Auxiliary Fashion Show was held on November 25, 2014 at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel. More than 400 guests were welcomed by tuxedo-clad gentleman and escorted into the event.
This year’s runway show featured fashions from Anne Fontaine, Bally, Brunello Cucinelli, Diane von Furstenberg, DKNY, Donna Karan, Façonnable, Loro Piana, Marni, MaxMara, Saks Fifth Avenue, St. John and Stuart Weitzman, and informal modeling from Salvatore Ferragamo.
One of the highlights of the event is always the premier silent auction and luxury opportunity drawings. This year’s opportunity drawings included an $8,000 OMEGA Ladymatic timepiece from Tourbillon Boutique, Napa Valley get-away in a 1920’s restored Craftsman home, Refresh and Renew cosmetic surgery package and an iconic Bally Bloom handbag with the matching wallet.
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“Camino Health Center is truly blessed to have the support and engagement of the Auxiliary,” shared Debra Drew, chief executive officer of Camino Health Center. “Since it was formed in 1985, the Auxiliary has raised more than $6 million to enhance the health and quality of life in our community.”
Camino Health Center is a federally qualified health center in San Juan Capistrano and one of the 9,000 health centers caring for the 23 million Americans who are uninsured, newly jobless or the working poor. The center is currently serving only a small fraction of the population in south Orange County who need affordable care. The goal is to grow and expand services to meet the needs of all.
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The event was made possible thanks to the generosity of Diamond Level Sponsor South Coast Plaza as well as support provided by: Bank of America, Mission Hospital Executive Team, Pacific Life Foundation, Linda and Rice Berkshire, Nanette Buccola, Anne and Michael Crawford, Sandy and Tom Ewing, Mary J. George, Susan and Keith Hoffnagle, Nancy and Jeffrey Lavigne, Ann and Jim Morris, Marjorie and Jay Warren, Marilyn and Steve Weber, Teresa and Ira Bell, MD, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Birtcher, Mary Jane Foley and Glad To Be Here Foundation in Loving Memory of John V. Foley II, Patti and Sam Fukushima, Margaret and Ponnappa Kalimada, MD, Judy and Michael Leon, Susan D. Morrison and Bonnie and Phil Presicci.
To learn more about Camino Health Center and the Camino Health Center Auxiliary, please visit www.mission4health.com/caminofs or contact Ian Tacquard at ian.tacquard@stjoe.org or (949) 364-4803.
