Annual fashion show and dinner April 5

ERDENHEIM >> On April 5, 2017, For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation’s Fashion Show Planning Committee will host their 18th Annual Dinner & Fashion Show, welcoming back Louella of Wayne and Malvern as they share the season’s hottest fashions. The fashion show will take place at the Whitemarsh Valley Country Club, 815 Thomas Road, Lafayette Hill.

Enjoy a wonderful evening filled with fashions, camaraderie and fun to benefit families facing cancer. Evening includes cash bar, hors d’oeuvres, delicious dinner, a fashion show, presentations and exciting contests including: Live & Silent auctions, Grand Prize Raffles and a Bermuda Trip Raffle.

All funds raised will support For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation. The evening will also feature a brief award ceremony to honor Angela M. Stout, D.M.D., M.P.H. with the Peter R. Bossow, Jr. Memorial award. Past recipients have included: Kevin Noble, Joann Canavan, Charles Dolaway, President of Allegheny Iron & Metal Co., Inc. Delran Builders, Thomas J. Timoney, Esq. and Emil DeJohn. To register, please visit www.takeabreakfromcancer.org.

For Pete’s Sake (FPS) enables cancer patients and their loved ones the opportunity to strengthen, deepen and unify their relationships by creating unforgettable and lasting respite vacations. In short, FPS provides individuals with a break from cancer. FPS sends patients and their families to the two FPS owned respite homes near Orlando, Florida, and to select destinations in the Caribbean and along the East Coast. Upon the patients’ return, FPS continues to provide ancillary support to patients and their families as their battle with cancer persists. Over 6,000 individuals have been served by FPS since 1999.

The Fashion Show Committee has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the mission of FPS, impacting countless lives affected by a cancer diagnosis. The committee is comprised of volunteers that believe in the importance of respite vacation in the healing process. The Fashion Show is sponsored in part by: Brandywine Realty Trust.

Marci Bossow Schankweiler founded For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation in memory of her husband, Peter R. Bossow, Jr., whose 15-month battle with cancer ended on Sept. 1, 1999. Alice Anne Bossow, Pete’s mother, is one of the chairwomen of the Fashion Show. For more information on FPS, visit www.takeabreakfromcancer.org. A US- based 501 (c)(3) organization, For Pete’s Sake is funded entirely by charitable donations.

The Bossow family, parents and sisters of Peter R. Bossow Jr., include (from left) Alyce Cerniglia of Wynnewood, Alice Anne and Peter Bossow of Wyndmoor, and Andrea Gerardi of St. Davids.