Luxe Be A Lady Charity Fashion Show Benefited Visualize & Rize and Bryan & Amanda Bickell Foundation

One of the hottest events of the fall fashion season, Luxe Be A Lady Charity Fashion Show, was held on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 8 pm to 11 pm at the Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago.

Luxe Be A Lady Charity Fashion Show featured the beauties of Chicago sports --the wives and girlfriends of Chicago Bears and Chicago Blackhawks greats -- as well as some of Chicago’s most influential women in business -- wearing the best of Bloomingdale’s Fall/Holiday 2015 Collection.

Event emcees included Kathy Hart, of Eric & Kathy, WTMX 101.9FM, Kevin Grace of Kevin Grace Design and HGTV’s Design Star and Randi Moxi of Moxi Global.

Ticket sales benefited Visualize & Rize Foundation, founded by Chicago Bear Jermon Bushrod and his wife, Jessica, to help at risk youth afford an education and the Bryan & Amanda Bickell Foundation, created by Chicago Blackhawk Bryan Bickell, and his wife, Amanda, to help abused and abandoned “pit bull” type dogs and children.

Visualize & Rize donated a portion of the event proceeds to A Safe Haven Foundation for programs for at-risk youth.

Ticket holders were treated to complimentary beverages courtesy of Lagunitas, Stella Rosa Wines, Dr. Pepper, Snapple, Fiji Water, Coconut Water, Neuro and Body Armor. A delicious “Best Bites of Chicago” display is brought to you by Stanley’s Kitchen & Tap, Stanley’s Fried Chicken, Barn & Company, Vienna Beef, Mambo Italiano, and The Couture Caterer, with desserts provided by ChrisPuff. The front two rows of the Luxe Be A Lady Charity Fashion Show floor seating also received Luxe Swag Bags compliments of Cos Bar.Hotel accommodations were available from Hotel Lincoln.

Luxe Be A Lady was produced by Randi Moxi and Trevor Brody. For information on events, contact Randi at randi@moxiglobal.com, 224-938-0135.

About Visualize & Rize Foundation

The mission of Visualize and Rize Foundation is to support youth sports and education programs, to enable students and provide them with the necessary tools to facilitate them to reach their full potential and more. Jermon Bushrod created The Visualize and Rize Foundation to inspire youth to become leaders, to be positive influences in their communities, and to motivate them to reach their dreams. Programs include the summer football camp, which began in 2009 and has been at capacity each year and features guest coaches including NFL stars Jermon Bushrod, Jahri Evans, Zach Strief, Jonathan Goodwin, Roman Harper, Mark Ingram, Torrey Smith, Nate Bussey, Johnny Patrick, Leigh Torrance and Usama Young.

About the Bryan & Amanda Bickell Foundation

The Bryan & Amanda Foundation is dedicated to creating awareness for the compassionate, loyal, and misunderstood dogs labeled “pit bulls”, and working with them to assist abused children.

The foundation works to create a positive cycle of awareness through “pit bull” type dogs that were once the victims of neglect, abuse, or abandonment. These dogs are often misunderstood and mistreated as a result of their name. The foundation works to promote these dogs for adoption or to aid in their rescue through the Bick’s “Pit” program. The foundation also works to educate the public about “pit bulls” while providing services to low-income “pit bull” owners through the Chicago Loves “Pits” program. By working with “pit bulls” that are rescued or adopted and have overcome abuse or bullying, volunteers at the foundation then can focus on promoting the human-animal bond by bringing certified therapy “pit bulls” together with children who are victims of abuse through the Paws for Strength program. Lastly, foundation volunteers work with children who are victims of bullying to teach kindness and compassion through “pit bulls” as part of the Bullies Against Bullying program.