CONGRATULATIONS
We were honored to attend the Black & Blues Ball, to see Frank Kaufman and Kevin Sullivan honored, and to support the City of Hope.
Here’s a recap of the night from Kathleen Talbot of City of Hope. All photos are courtesy of Karina Pines Photography, for City of Hope.
The Fashion & Retail Group raised $625,000 at the
2013 Spirit of Life Award dinner. More than
400 apparel and fashion industry executives attended
the dinner on November 8, 2013, to honor
Frank Kaufman of Moss Adams and
Kevin Sullivan of Wells Fargo for their efforts
on behalf of the nationally recognized research and treatment institution.
Held at The Grove of Anaheim, theBlack & Blues Ball themed event gave guests the opportunity to get into the spirit of the event by purchasing a Hudson Jeans bow tie. The silent auction – featuring items such as a Flow snowboard, dinner with LA Kings legend Luc Robitaille, and a guitar autographed by Tom Petty – raised over $30,000 on event night alone. Live musical entertainment included blues musician Brother Yusef and five-time Grammy Award winner Robert Cray and The Robert Cray Band.
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS
Thank you to the numerous companies that donated including Moss Adams, Topson Downs, Wells Fargo, Dutch, LLC., RVCA, Innovative Systems, All Access Apparel, KWDZ Manufacturing, A4, Bibby Financial, Buchalter Nemer, J Brand, L*Space, Swat Fame and many more.
100 X 100 CHALLENGE
Join us in our 100 x 100 Challenge for City of Hope! Our goal is to get industry 100 executives to donate $100 to celebrate the 100 years that the Fashion & Retail Group industry has been supporting City of Hope. Be a part of the legacy! Click here to donate now!
This year marks the centennial anniversary of City of Hope, launched by a small group of merchants from the L.A. garment district who led a fund-raising drive to purchase a 10-acre plot in Duarte, Calif. There, they erected a pair of canvas tents to treat people in need of treatment for tuberculosis, then one of the nation’s deadliest diseases. Today, thanks to those founders and the continued support of volunteers like the Fashion & Retail Group, City of Hope is a world-renowned biomedical research, treatment and education center.
