Back in July I had the most wonderful opportunity to donate my photography services to the American Cancer Society’s Gala event, Sailing for Hope. It was held in the beautiful town of Litchfield, CT. and it was a beautiful evening filled with love, fun, and good wishes! The Gala had silent and live auctions to help raise money for the American Cancer Society! The event was such a HUGE success and I was so honored to be a part of it! My Dad died of Cancer almost six years ago, just 5 weeks before I was to walk the aisle as a bride myself. It was a very difficult and bitter sweet time in my life. I was angry at the fact that Cancer exists and gets the best of people close to us, such as my Dad. So as soon as this opportunity arose, I jumped on it! I was so happy to be able to give back!
So of course I will blog an awesome post for all the awesome people that took time away from their busy hectic lives and schedules to come together for the Gala: Sailing for Hope!
The Gallery to view the images went live this past Monday, August 3rd. You can view them by entering HERE
and entering the password which is sailingforhope.
Here’s some images from the night!
It was held at The Henderson house at The Forman School in Litchfield.
The whole theme was Sailing and the table tops and details all reflected that!
They had Mario Andretti’s son, Peter, who was there with his yellow corvette, so guests could have their picture taken in front of it! So fun! I took it for a quick spin around the block! Just kiddin’ ;o)
Peter Andretti, far right, hanging out with a group from the gala!
A silouhette of the band….
This young girl is a Cancer survivor at such a young age…Her mom Kate Richmond stood behind her as she shared her story about Camp Rising Sun, a camp for children who have been diagnosed with Cancer.
Jan Tenney, accepting her award, is a cancer survivor herself. Her story was so honest and touching. It truly brought tears to my eyes.
Dr. Vanoni, accepting his award!
The Shaded Soul Band did a FANTASTIC job with entertaining the crowd with their talents! These guys really now how to put on a show and get the crowd goin’.
After the auctions, dinner, and awards…it was time to party!!!!
Joe Furey from Fox-61 News
Mayor Bingham gettin’ some attention from the ladies! ;o)
Special Thanks to Theresa Mullin and Patrice Bedrosian for having me on board (no pun intended!) for this special event!
Happy Thursday!
MEG
