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Operation
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While
haute couture will probably be the main topic of discussion
at Coco Chanel’s birthday party in Paris on August
19, school uniforms and supplies will be the focus at
a birthday party for Chanel in Raleigh that day.
Assistance League® of Raleigh, a guild of
National Assistance League®, will celebrate the fashion
maven’s birthday with a luncheon at North Ridge
Country Club in Raleigh. Cecilia Budd Grimes,
author of What it Means to be Southern is the luncheon
speaker. A silent auction will also be held during the
event.
Proceeds
from the luncheon and silent auction will benefit Operation
School Bell®. Operation School Bell is one of
the main philanthropic projects of the Assistance League
of Raleigh. The guild has selected Hope
Elementary Charter School in Raleigh as
its first beneficiary. Assistance League of Raleigh members
will provide tutoring to the school’s students and
offer reading sessions to kindergarten and first grade classes.
Funds raised at the Coco
Chanel Birthday Party will be used to purchase school uniforms
and to supply additional educational materials.
Tickets
for the August 19 event are $45. You may call the
Assistance League of Raleigh at (919) 623-7734. Tickets
are also available at Montgomery Florist in Celebration
Shopping Center, 7457 Six Forks Road, Raleigh. The
luncheon will begin at 11:30 am.
The
local guild is off to a fast-paced inaugural year, having
received its charter from National Assistance League on
June 22, and obtaining its nonprofit status on July 3.
Other fundraising activities scheduled for the remainder
of 2005 include a rummage sale in October and the renowned
Festival of Trees at the Progress Energy Performing Arts
Center in November.For
more information on activities of the Assistance League
of Raleigh or to find out more about becoming a member,
contact Brenda Griffin, Guild President at (919)
623-7734.
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