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Contact:
Rachael Glaws
RGI events & public relations
2801 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
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Critters (and Couture!) For The Cure

Washington, DC – January 5, 2010

Critters for the Cure, a DC non-profit providing financial aid to women with cancer, will host Critters (and
Couture!) For The Cure, a fashion show and champagne gala on the evening of March 11, 2010 at
Bloomingdale’s in Chevy Chase.
At the event, female cancer survivors and their critters will strut their stuff on the ‘cat’walk, while attendees
enjoy a luxury silent auction, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Doctors from Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
and Suburban Hospital will receive honors for their dedication to a CFTC member who recently lost her
battle with cancer. Event sponsors include Bloomingdale’s, Polo Ralph Lauren, Puppia, Genentic,
Barefoot Wine & Bubbly, and M&T Bank. Host committee members include Angie Goff, Anita Brikman,
Nikki Burdine, Andrea Roane, Kate Michael, Sue Palka, Eun Yang, Pamela Brown, Krista Johnson, and
Lana Orloff. Members of the Honorary Committee include Congresswoman Maxine Waters, United States
Senator Barbara Mikulski, United States Senator Robert P. Casey Jr., The Honorable Chuck Grassley,
Congressman Tom Petri, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer, Congressman Charles Gonzalez,
Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Congressman Gene Green, Congressman Michael C.
Burgess, M.D., Congressman Fred Upton, Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter, Congressman Mike
McIntyre, and Congressman John Dingell.

Critters for the Cure is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit that provides financial assistance to those fighting womens
cancer, and encourages recovery through the love of critters. The Critters Patient Treatment Assistant
Fund (CPTAF) allows CFTC to assist DC area women who are uninsured, underinsured, or not covered
by state and federal programs receive the treatment they need to survive. CFTC differentiates itself by
providing the most direct and fastest support of any womens cancer non-profit, including national
organizations. Almost 90% of every dollar raised at the Gala will go directly to local women in need –
whether is used to shop for groceries, fill a prescription, purchase wigs and prosthetics, or take a dog to
the vet.

This event will take place at 5300 Western Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, from 7-9pm. Committee
members and sponsors will be joined by members of the political, professional, medical, and philanthropic
communities to help fight the ongoing battle against womens cancer. More information can be found and
tickets can be purchased at www.crittersforthecure.com. General admission tickets are $75, and VIP
tickets are $150, which includes a VIP cocktail reception, early silent auction viewing, reserved seating,
and luxury gift bag,

Contact: rgi@rgievents.com
Phone: 202.719.8086

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