By Ellen Davis
Each year the community connection to Not My Daughter…find a cure now! becomes more personal. It’s a connection and message that resonates with parents, grandparents, neighbors, who join the effort to support the goal of a cancer –free future for their children.
“Each year we add something special to add to the event experience, and this year is particularly exciting. Not My Daughter…find a cure now! 7th Annual Shopping Boutique and Luncheon is about the community joining together to have a great time while supporting a good cause,” comments Denyse Hostig, Not My Daughter..find a cure now! founder and chairwoman.
In its own way, Not My Daughter…find a cure now! is able to cross all ages, politics, demographics and bring people together to support a cause that affects everyone in some way. The Not My Daughter…Find a Cure Now! 7th Annual Shopping Boutique and Luncheon will be on Monday, October 24, 2016 from 10:00AM – 2:00PM at the Marriott Hotel Heron Bay 11775 Heron Bay Boulevard, Coral Springs, FL . Proceeds benefit cancer research charities PAP Corps and Susan G. Komen (Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Affiliate). Since 2009,the volunteer organization raised over $400,000 to support funding a cure for breast cancer.
Not My Daughter started with a group of friends, led by Denyse Hostig, a breast cancer fighter, who in her recovery proposed the idea to create an event that would bring attention and raise funds to fight breast cancer in the community. That event started 7 years ago and has grown into a grassroots movement to support families, fund research, unite community members, and inspire activism among the children who are involved in this growing organization.
Perhaps what is most unique about the annual Not My Daughter…Find a Cure Now 7th Annual Shopping Boutique and Luncheon is that the community event is a day of fun, shopping, connections, and friendship. Each year the event brings together 500 members of the community to literally feel the love and empowerment while enjoying a day of shopping at the popular 40 vendor shopping boutique, Silent and Chinese auctions, raffle prizes, and entertainment.
Not My Daughter has grown to include an active Teen Advisory Committee. Currently with 20 members and still growing, the mantle of philanthropy is inspiring the next generation to get involved in the cause.
“Not My Daughter began as a promise from a mother to a daughter, and has grown into hundreds of families echoing that belief and working to make that promise a reality. We hope that everyone attending and supporting Not My Daughter…find a cure now! will continue to join our mission to eradicate cancer,” states Jody Sternfield,a Not My Daughter founding member and committee co-chair.
Not My Daughter…find a cure now! 7th Annual Shopping Boutique and Luncheon tickets are $75 per person or $100 for VIPink (includes gift). For tickets & info: www.notmydaughterfindacurenow.com
