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STRUT FOR A CURE ~ Supermodels, partygoers and you!

Presented by FASHION Magazine and benefiting the Coast-to-Coast Against Cancer Foundation, STRUT FOR A CURE starring supermodel Coco Rocha, promises an unforgettable party. On Thursday May 27, The Berkeley Church will host this illustrious one-of-a-kind event which will bring fashion and music to life. Jeanne Becker is playing emcee for the night and international supermodel, Coca Rocha will strut the runway with her friends from Elite Models, outfitted in London-based Canadian designer Todd Lynn’s Fall 2010 collection,

Tickets are $95 and can be purchased at strutforacure.com. 100 % of the dollars raised will go towards improving the survival rate and quality of life of children & their families impacted by cancer.

STRUT FOR A CURE was launched spontaneously in 2009 in Barrie, Ontario when 11-year old Erika sought help from cousin, supermodel Coco Rocha to raise funds in support of children diagnosed with cancer. With the success of the inaugural year, Strut for a Cure is making a move to Toronto for this years bigger and better event.

Coast-to-Coast Against Cancer is a volunteer-based organization that provides financial and other support to childhood cancer charities focused on helping children and their families live with and beyond cancer.

Support St. Jude on eBay when you buy and sell

You have the opportunity to bid on one-of-a-kind items to help St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the fight against childhood cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. Bid on St. Jude items on eBay Giving Works.

Whenever you buy an item on the St. Jude eBay Giving Works page, the seller will donate 10% to 100% of the final sale price to the cause. All money raised through St. Jude auctions will go toward helping doctors and researchers at St. Jude find cures for children all over the world. Items that benefit nonprofits such as St. Jude are marked with a blue and yellow ribbon. Members of eBay with a PayPal account can make an online cash donation or you can donate to St. Jude at the eBay checkout.

As an eBay seller you can also contribute to this great cause by designating between 10 and 100 percent of your listing’s final sale price to benefit St. Jude. Sellers that create a listing with eBay Giving Works will receive the eBay Giving Works Fee Credit which will credit the Insertion and final Value Fees back to the seller, equal to the percentage of the final sale price! Learn how to create an eBay Giving Works listing for St. Jude.

Remember St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as you shop or sell on eBay and help ensure the dream of hospital founder Danny Thomas that “no child should die in the dawn of life.”

Make an impact whenever you shop!

About St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to find cures for children with catastrophic illnesses through research and treatment. Children are treated without regard to a family’s ability to pay. St. Jude covers all costs not covered by insurance for medical treatment rendered at St. Jude. Families without insurance do not pay. St. Jude freely shares research findings with doctors and scientists around the world.