NEW BERLIN – A 'Ladies Night' was held Thursday, Oct. 10 at the Remember When Cafe, Antiques and Guest house in the Village of New Berlin in hopes to garner interest and support for a local family set to participate in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in May 2014.
Lucinda (Cindy) Miller opted to become involved in the Avon Walk when encouraged by her daughter, Brittany Miller. In 2013, Brittany participated in the walk in Boston, and next year both her mother and father will be participating.
A number of women from the area stopped by to take part in the event which involved a number of components.
Kathy Enstrom, owner of Remember When, prepared the desserts on hand for the evening. Additionally, a fashion show was directed by Dawn Armondi, manager of the Peebles store in Norwich. Clothing, boots, purses and jewelry were modeled by Armondi's daughter, Kamrie Davis, Jenn Davis, Marty Benson, Fawn Dix, Marcia Smith and Cindy Miller.
The evening also offered jewelry for purchase from Lori Henry of Milford.
Medium Kristen Ekeland of Oxford was on hand to do readings for the ladies interested.
A Chinese Auction included contributions from local artists, merchants, florists, jewelry stores, beauty and nail salons, and gift and craft shops.
Sue Dunham baked and prepared pink ribbon cake, which was then put up to be raffled. Paul Zagami also organized a 50/50 raffle. Joe Miller, Cindy's husband, is raffling off a face cord of wood to help raise funds for his entry in next year's event.
Dr. Phyllis White from UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital spoke on early detection of breast cancer and the Pearl of Wisdom Program to help to encourage and inspire women to get annual mammograms.
