The Girl Scouts Young Professionals Society will host the second annual Soiree@Saks Aug. 11 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Saks Fifth Avenue at The Summit.
A Role Model Runway will be introduced this year. This fashion show will feature professional community leaders wearing some of Saks’ hottest fashions.
Tickets, $30 for an individual and $50 for a couple, include beverage tickets. Tickets can be purchased at HYPERLINK “http://www.girlscoutsnca.org/soiree”www.girlscoutsnca.org/soiree.
The event will feature hors d’oeuvres by Café IZ, live music by the Jason Bailey Band plus a silent auction. Flip Burger Boutique will serve its liquid nitrogen cocktails, while other beverages have been donated by Good People Brewery.
Also, guests will get the chance to shop at Saks Fifth Avenue, with a portion of the sales going back to the Girl Scouts. The first 50 guests will receive Super Swag Bags filled with goodies, and the next 100 will receive regular swag bags.
There will also be a door prize drawing for a Saks item.
Silent auction items include baby packages, hotel stays, event tickets, dinner dates, fitness packages, spa days, Saks merchandise and more.
Models in the Role Model Runway are Amy Bailey of MyScoop Media; Courtney Bascom Truss of the Birmingham Business Alliance; Keith Brashier of Gregory, Burns & Brashier; Jason Gardwood of Moore Chiropractic; Audrey Pannell of STYLE Advertising, Mary Potter Cummings of the Frost Cummings Tidwell Group, Marc Raby, local playwright and author; Shannon Raine of Protective Life; Dr. Anuradha (Anu) Rao; Janine Smith of Burr Forman; Dafina Ward of AIDS Alabama; Elena White of the Green Way and coordinator of Green Drinks; and Walker White Dorman of Summer Classics.
Chairing the event is Sarah Moran; Vivian Yeilding is co-chairman. Other committee members are Ben Goldman, Stephanie Hutcheson, Lindsey Mann, Melissa May, Rukiya McClain, Rachel McElroy, Colleen Mullins, Wynona Raby, Jen Ruiz, Susan Sheilds and Tiffany Story.
All proceeds from the event will benefit the initiatives of the Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama.
For more information, contact Liz Furst at 980-4750, ext. 1023 or HYPERLINK “mailto:[email protected]”[email protected], or visit HYPERLINK “http://www.girlscoutsnca.org/soiree”www.girlscoutsnca.org/soiree.
