Calvin Fashion Show to Benefit Sudan

April 12, 2006 == MEDIA ADVISORY

Models will take to the runway to benefit Sudanese orphans in the 2006 "Love
First: Struttin' to Heal the World" fashion show at Calvin College.

The show begins at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 6 in the Lab Theatre at Calvin.
Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12 and students with a
valid ID.

Also, a donation basket will be passed during the show. All proceeds will
benefit the Sudanese Christian School for Orphans.

"The whole night is a family night," says junior Cheryl Brown, who with
sophomore Jocelyn Jones is coordinating this second-annual event. "It's not
just a party for college students. You can bring your kids. You can relax, and
it's just a fun time."

The 2006 Love First will not only be a multimedia event, like last year's
show, which donated $3,000 to Partners in Health for health care in Haiti, it
will also feature theatre, a reception, a party, dance lessons and a
letter-writing opportunity.

The show itself is designed to take the audience through an entire day of
fashion, with summer, casual and hip hop categories. Slide images of streets
from all over the world will serve as a backdrop for the models. Models will
wear both clothing loaned from local stores and original designs from Brown,
Calvin alumnus Emilee Pearce and designers from Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo.

At one point in the show, Matthew Riak, the pastor of Sudanese Christ Lutheran
Church, will take to the stage for a talk about the current Sudanese situation
and how the donated money will benefit the Sudanese Christian School for
Orphans.

Riak will also be available for questions at the reception that immediately
follows. That reception, also in the Lab Theatre, will feature world music,
dancing, and dance lessons. Children who attend the party will be invited to
write letters to Sudanese children.

While the money collected will be sent directly to the Sudanese Christian
School for Orphans, Brown hopes to deliver the children's letters in person
when she visits Sudan this summer with Riak and others.

For the full story see www.calvin.edu/news

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Received on Tue Apr 11 23:15:04 2006