{"id":12663,"date":"2015-06-22T17:00:08","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T21:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/?p=12663"},"modified":"2015-06-22T17:00:08","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T21:00:08","slug":"sunset-at-ss-hookers-collection-event-raises-22000-for-pace-center-for-girls-vip-suites-for-love-that-dress7-main-event-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/2015\/06\/22\/sunset-at-ss-hookers-collection-event-raises-22000-for-pace-center-for-girls-vip-suites-for-love-that-dress7-main-event-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunset at SS Hookers collection event raises $22,000 for PACE Center for Girls; VIP Suites for Love That Dress!7 main event now available"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FORT MYERS, Fla. (June 22, 2015) \u2013 More than 150 people attended the Sanibel-Captiva Sunset Party collection event on June 11 at SS Hookers, where more than $22,000 was raised through the event\u2019s silent and live auctions, and 350 dresses were donated to Love That Dress!7<\/a>\u2019s main event.<\/p>\n

The evening included a selection of hook, line and sinker appetizers, cash bar with proceeds from the night\u2019s signature cocktail going to PACE Center for Girls, Inc. Lee County, music and entertainment by Robert McDonald of New Beginnings Events, a Chinese raffle, silent auction baskets and a live auction hosted by Mike Joyce from Gulfcoast Coin & Jewelry, and Gina Birch, local radio and TV personality. Auction items included exclusive Sanibel and the Islands vacations, spa treatments, golf outings, fishing excursions, a one-of a-kind Galatea jewelry set, restaurant gift cards, advertising packages and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother great collection event for another great cause,\u201d said Sandy Stilwell, owner of SS Hookers and PACE board member. \u201cA very special thank you to the Sunset Party committee members and local business sponsors for making this event possible and continuing to support the young women of PACE Center for Girls.\u201d<\/p>\n

Collection event sponsors included Contemporary Health Center, Goldberry, Racila, D\u2019Allessandra, & Noone, LLC, Gulfcoast Coin & Jewelry, Gulfshore Life Magazine, Island Sun and River Weekly News, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Private Client Insurance Services, Sanibel Captiva Community Bank, South Seas Island Resort and WINK News.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Love That Dress! will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 26 at the Embassy Suites in Estero, located at 10450 Corkscrew Commons Drive. In the months leading up to the event, members of the Southwest Florida community are asked to donate new and \u201cgently loved\u201d dresses and accessories at collection parties and convenient drop-off locations across the county. Collection parties hosted by generous local businesses and organizations are a way to connect with community members and sample the local fare, all while collecting inventory, raising funds and generating awareness for the main event.<\/p>\n

During the main event, attendees will enjoy the huge inventory with friends, a silent auction full of unique packages, and cocktails. Suite and VIP ticket holders are granted access to early shopping, private dressing rooms, clothing holds, express check-out service, complimentary adult beverages, hors d\u2019oeuvres and a private selection of decadent chocolates. VIP Suites are now available for purchase.\u00a0\u00a0Tickets for the main event will go on sale August 1. Visit\u00a0www.lovethatdress.org<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n

All proceeds from Love That Dress!7 will benefit PACE Center for Girls, Lee County. PACE is a non-residential program targeting the unique needs of girls, ages 12 to 18, facing challenges such as physical and sexual abuse, domestic violence, substance abuse, foster care, neglect, death of a parent, family history of incarceration, truancy and declining grades.<\/p>\n

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