Evening of Tracy Reese fashion to raise funds for Cancer Center

St. Joseph Mercy Oakland (SJMO) announces that tickets are still available for “An Evening with Tracy Reese,” a benefit for the hospital’s Cancer Resource and Support Center, to be held at 6 p.m. Friday, November 12, 2010, at The Townsend Hotel, 100 Townsend St., Birmingham.

The intimate event will feature a reception, simple supper, program and informal modeling of the Detroit-born, New York designer’s fashions by local community members.

Among the models will be Patricia Nolf, who is the founder of the Pink Ribbon Trailblazers, a grassroots organization that raises funds to provide free mammograms for uninsured and underserved women who reside in Oakland County. Judie Goodman, DO, Medical Director of SJMO Oncology Services and a member of the Benefit Committee, also will model.

Tickets are $75 for patrons, $150 each for benefactors (includes a special reception and the opportunity to meet Tracy Reese). To purchase tickets, call SJMO Manager of Donor Relations Joyce Russell, 248-858-6146.

Reese’s clothing lines, Tracy Reese, Plenty by Tracy Reese and Frock! by Tracy Reese, are available in the Detroit area at such top retailers as Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue and Anthropologie.

SJMO’s planned Cancer Resource and Support Center will be located in the Alice Gustafson Center on the hospital campus in Pontiac. It will serve as a comfortable, “one-stop shop” for information and education on cancer topics, social support and counseling, complementary therapies and classes, and provide access to cancer experts and community resources. The focus will be on helping to improve the knowledge and quality of life of patients with cancer, along with addressing patients’ and family members’ physical, emotional and spiritual needs.

Cancer Care at SJMO offers a continuum of advanced cancer treatment, from acute inpatient care to outpatient services, cutting-edge diagnostics and surgical options, access to the latest clinical trials and award-winning palliative care. SJMO is a member of the Mercy Cancer Network, one of Michigan’s largest cancer networks offering the latest in cancer diagnosis, clinical research trials and therapeutic technology.

Members of the Benefit Committee are: Nancy Smith, Malti Patel, Susie Mansoor, Dr. Goodman and Erin Reese-Burks, sister of Tracy Reese and Administrative Director of SJMO’s Oncology program.