Doggies on the Catwalk, planned for 7 p.m. June 4 at Shops Buckhead Atlanta, 3035 Peachtree Road, should be unfurgettable. The event, featuring sips and nibbles and a fashion show with looks from Helmut Lang, Alice + Olivia, Theory, Bonobos, Brunello Cucinelli, Jimmy Choo and Bella Bag, benefits Canine Assistants, which provides trained service dogs for people with physical disabilities or other special needs.
Patti Dickey, a member of the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation board, is among the models who will grace the runway with canine friends trotting along in style. Money she raises will specifically benefit CHOA's Canines for Kids program.
“This is a perfect melding of my love for kids and my love for animals,” she said. “These special dogs are allowed access to patients in almost all areas of the hospital. When a child is undergoing transfusions or chemotherapy, the dog will visit to help distract and bring a smile. They impact the patients, their families, doctors, nurses and the entire support staff. Their specialized training and calm dispositions enable them to help kids in ways that their parents or others cannot.”
It costs $20,500 to donate a trained therapy dog to CHOA, and Dickey has contributed the first $5,000 herself. To join the effort, see firstgiving.com/fundraiser/PattiDickey/doggies-on-the-catwalk1. The main event page is firstgiving.com/CanineAssistants/doggies-on-the-catwalk.
Komen race draws a crowd
More than 8,000 people participated in Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta's 26th annual Race for the Cure on May 7 at Lenox Square. Top fundraisers this year included Sam Humphrey of Sandy Springs, who was joined by her family at the event. She has raised more than $30,000 for Komen Atlanta since she was 8, enabling Komen Atlanta to provide more than 240 mammograms for uninsured metro Atlantans. Since 1991, Race for the Cure has raised more than $27 million in Atlanta, helping support local breast cancer education, screening and diagnostic services, survivor support and global research.
SPCA gala honors advocate
The Georgia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' annual gala is planned for 6:30-11 p.m. June 25 at Atlanta Classic Cars, 2586 Satellite Blvd. in Duluth. The event honors Debra Berger, founder of the Georgia Center for Humane Education and the Humane Society's Georgia director. The event is themed "Decades: Party of the Century," so attire is whatever decade you choose. It features a buffet dinner catered by Tannery Row Ale House, cocktails, dancing and a silent auction. Tickets are $75 and proceeds benefit the work at the Georgia SPCA shelter. See georgiaspca.org.
Le Cirque comes to town
For one night only, the Buckhead Club became Le Cirque. The private club teamed with the legendary Manhattan restaurant for "An Evening with Le Cirque," benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Guests enjoyed Le Cirque's cuisine and Feudi del Pisciotto wines. Members of Le Cirque's culinary team and restaurateur Marco Maccioni, son of Le Cirque founder Sirio Maccioni, were on hand to ensure authenticity.
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