Fashion show raises money for recovery center
PENN TWP — Models walked down the runway Sunday afternoon, sporting clothing and outfits created and assembled in shops from all around Butler County.
While the fashion was forward at the second-ever fashion show hosted by the Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center, the real purpose of the event was to raise money for the addiction treatment organization’s programs and to pay for clients to stay at the center for as long as possible.
“We’re trying to sponsor people for their stays at the center so they can stay as long as they need to,” said Joe Mahoney, executive director of the Gaiser Center. “These funds will be used to offset those treatment costs so we can hopefully get more people into recovery.”
In 2019, administrators of the Gaiser Center were trying to implement more women’s support and fund a “serenity garden” for clients to unwind in. The resulting fundraiser, the initial fashion show, raised about $10,000, which funded the creation of the serenity garden.
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