Allyson Rae, NBC News Chief Meteorologist and LVCC Board Member, presided over the fashion show at Windstar Country Club on January 17^th, which offered both casual and elegant fashions to fit any occasion. 

LVCC raised an amazing $23,000 to support its critical mission of literacy.  Thanks especially to our fashion show partner, Petunias of Naples, and to the generous sponsors of the event:  the Jackler family; Bill and Jackie Mears; Peter and Mary Zimmerman; Custer Construction; American Property Management Services; Kelso Huffman and Huffman Wealth Advisory;  Bond, Schoeneck and King, Attorneys;  Naples Best Addresses; Caple Landscape Management; Elaine Sulat of Bangles and Beads; Teresa Kolar of Sweet Mare Studio; and PNC, the event sponsor. The irreplaceable Jackie Mears, who has been putting this event on for four years, is a resident of Windstar Country Club and helped make this fundraiser a success!

A special shout-out to the models that also helped sponsor this event:  Joy Buck, Liz Freher, Marilynn Kempf,  Jill Kenyon, Lee Kraus, Jo Maeder, Wendy Needham, Shelly Plakans, Sandy Keeler, and Bonnie Slobodien.  It was a great day to support LVCC that does so much to change people’s lives for the better!