Celebrity Luncheon
- The dining tables; Bob Machiz and Sandy Magruder
- Ken Downing speaks with Lisa Pagel; Robert Arnold-Kraft, Saks Fifth Avenue; and Dwight Giese, Saks Fifth Avenue
- Carol Cook, Sandy Magruder and Shannon Barthelemy; Debbie Gaby
- Julie Prusak, Jacquie Dorrance and Nancy Spetzler; Kimberley Jacobsen and Nan Howlett
- Trendsetters Vicki Vaughn and Lori Larcher
- Trendsetter Mari Lederman; Robyn DeBell bids in the silent auction
- Moll Anderson
- Sandy Hecomovich, Carrie Hall and Robyn Lee
- Katherine Thornhill, Neiman Marcus; Julie Prusak, TCF president; Ken Downing; Sandy Hecomovich, luncheon chair; and Lisa Pagel, Neiman Marcus
- Julia Baker, Missy Anderson, Sandy Hecomovich and Laurie Florkiewicz
- Shannon Barthelemy, Marilyn Alexander, Lisa James, Joelle Hadley, Mari Lederman, Diana Lents, Joette Schmidt, Joyce Santis, Lori Larcher,Vicki Vaughn
The 350 guests at the Trends Charitable Fund’s annual fundraising luncheon were treated to a special presentation by Ken Downing, fashion director and senior vice president of Neiman Marcus stores. Downing is a permanent fixture at the fashion shows in New York, London, Paris and Milan, and travels the world looking for the most innovative designers. At the April 18 luncheon at the Arizona Biltmore, he spoke on spring trends and gave a forecast of what’s in store for Fall 2013.
During the pre-luncheon social hour, guests bid on silent auction items. The luncheon tables were dressed in brown, designed by Anna Leonard of A Rosebrush.
The occasion served also to introduce the organization’s 2013 trendsetters: Marilyn Alexander, Shannon Barthelemy, Joelle Hadley, Lisa James, Lori Larcher, Mari Lederman, Diana Lents, Joyce Santis, Joette Schmidt and Vicki Vaughn.
The Trends Charitable Fund board announced the following selected charities for 2013: Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix, Crossroads, Desert Mission, Kitchen on the Street, Phoenix Rescue Mission, Save the Family, St. Joseph the Worker and Waste Not.
Sandy Hecomovich chaired the luncheon.