2024 Luncheon & Fashion Show

The Victory Center is celebrating warriors of all kinds at the 17th Annual style show. Join us at the Hilton Garden Inn on March 1, 2024 for a showstopping event!

• Doors open at 10:30am
• Ballroom seating begins at 11:30am
• Gourmet lunch served at 12:00pm

CALL TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST: (419) 531-7600

Don your armor for a luncheon celebrating survivorship and honoring those lost to cancer. Mature Living readers voted The Victory Center’s LFS Toledo’s Best Local Charity Event in 2020.

8 local boutiques are slated to show off their best 2024 Spring fashions; Altas Bridal (and Blue by Atlas), Chico’s Levis Commons, Dillard’s Fallen Timbers (Men & Women), JJill, Kids Klothesline, Ragazza, and Sophia Lustig will be featured on the runway.

Prizes

Purchase Victory Sweepstakes tickets HERE to win high-value prizes, including:

Prize #1 | “Windy City Warrior”: (2) night stay at the Ritz, Waldorf, or Four Seasons in Chicago; Fine dining experience at RPM Steak or Shaw’s Crab House; Comedy show at The Second City Revue! ($2,389 Value) Pick any LETTUCE ENTERTAIN YOU restaurant from this list!

Victory Sweep Prize #2 | “A Winning Wardrobe”: From the runway to your closet! Enjoy a shopping spree with gift cards to LFS’ array of boutiques ($1,150 Value)

Victory Sweep Prize #3 | “White Topaz”: Delicate Rope Bracelet in Sterling Silver with circle White Topaz gemstones ($700 Value)

Buy a mystery pair of earrings for the chance to win a $2,500 pair of Mann Made diamond studs donated by Jeffrey Mann Fine Jewelers!

Models

The Victory Center’s Featured Survivor Models

Sally Baas
Gina Castellucio
Caleb Croniser
Lindsay Frankart
Shonda Jones
Jerrie Mowery
Emily Weber
Clarence Williams

In Memory of: Paige Wojcinski

Friends of The Victory Center Models

Alison Avendt
Helena Bruns
TaTiana Cash
Melissa Chevalier
Dan Cummins
Adam Fineske
Suzy Gibbons
Katy Harden
Brittany Joseph
Becky Johnson
Dr. Peter Koltz
Claire Mitchell
Katie Morgan
Connie Nuhfer
Dr. Brithany Pawloski
Mona Qaimari
James Starks

Child Models

Dario Graciani
Delino Graciani
Kennedy Johnson
Uriah Kuhn
Claire Morgan
Averie Morgan
Raeya Okdie
Ezekiel Shaw
Emery Shaw

Centerpieces available for purchase $30 apiece!
Beginning at 10:30am | Social Hour

Mix, mingle and peruse our wide array of specially themed raffle baskets:

• Raffle basket tickets: {25} for $20 (no limit)
• VICTORY SWEEPSTAKES Tickets: $20 apiece (no limit)
• Don’t miss our Jeffrey Mann Jewelry Pull: $20 for a mystery pair of earrings
  • (Get yours early—there are only 350 pair!)
  • CZ earrings generously donated by Jane Wurth Ragazza
• Our handsome Tie Guys are selling raffle tickets
• *Find the table near the ballroom to pay by credit card*

SURVIVOR guests receive (1) free ticket for a chance to win a beautiful jewelry set handmade by Itzel Krauss.

We’d like to honor your survivorship with a ribbon handmade by Michele Kress and Suzy Gibbons.

Write the name of a loved one you’ve lost to cancer on a leaf and add it to this year’s Hope Tree.

16th Annual Luncheon and Fashion Show Planning Committee

Dianne Barndt
Vicki Fesh
Shannon Henegar
Penny Kice
Michele Kress
Katie Maskey
MaryAnn Mills
Kimberly Rosinski
Connie Spevak
Katrina Trombley
Cheryl Walter
Alyssa Warren

Warriors in White: VIPs

Welcome: Keiva Bland, MD, FACS; Fellowship-trained breast surgeon; Medical Director, Mercy Health Comprehensive Breast Program

Program Introduction: Dianne Barndt, Executive Director, The Victory Center

Featured Survivor Model: Lindsay Frankart, PhD. 

Master of Ceremonies: Chrys Peterson, Cancer Awareness Advocate

Choreographer: Katie Maskey, Local Author Ferdinand with the Extra Toes

Featured Musician: Spencer Elfring

Music & DJ Services: Doug Kwiatkowski, Epic Homes Real Estate