First Call puts fashion first in May fundraiser

  • Following the fashion show, models, presenters and organizers gathered on stage from l-r: Ashley Culberson, Lisa Hanscom, Diana Arendt, Juleen DuBois, Josephine Giles, Rick Franks, Suzanne Ramsey, Melinda Spivey, Dr. Jay Spivey, Sarah Spivey, Charlotte Mosteller, Charlotte Engel, Tammy Beatty, Nellie Quiros and Cindy Falanga.
    Following the fashion show, models, presenters and organizers gathered on stage from l-r: Ashley Culberson, Lisa Hanscom, Diana Arendt, Juleen DuBois, Josephine Giles, Rick Franks, Suzanne Ramsey, Melinda Spivey, Dr. Jay Spivey, Sarah Spivey, Charlotte Mosteller, Charlotte Engel, Tammy Beatty, Nellie Quiros and Cindy Falanga.
  • Cool and casual was the first model, Ashley Culberson.
    Cool and casual was the first model, Ashley Culberson.
  • Juleen DuBois on stage.
    Juleen DuBois on stage.
  • Model Diana Arendt poses on the catwalk.
    Model Diana Arendt poses on the catwalk.
  • Looking good on stage is Cindy Falanga.
    Looking good on stage is Cindy Falanga.
  • Nellie Quiros in a lovely sundress by Spivey fashions.
    Nellie Quiros in a lovely sundress by Spivey fashions.
  • Charlotte Engel in her first outfit for the ladies.
    Charlotte Engel in her first outfit for the ladies.
  • Tammy Crowe Beatty wows the crowd in black.
    Tammy Crowe Beatty wows the crowd in black.
  • Lisa Hanscom models for the ladies.
    Lisa Hanscom models for the ladies.
  • Looking great in yellow is Josephine Giles.
    Looking great in yellow is Josephine Giles.
  • First Call Pregnancy Center’s Donna Clifton with Corporal Harris of the Greensboro Tammy Smith and Debbie Kowalewicz helped with sales. Police Department displaying a photo of his daughter taken at birth 14 years ago.
    First Call Pregnancy Center’s Donna Clifton with Corporal Harris of the Greensboro Tammy Smith and Debbie Kowalewicz helped with sales. Police Department displaying a photo of his daughter taken at birth 14 years ago.

    First Call Pregnancy Center (FCPC) held its 5th annual Spring Fashion Show Fundraiser on May 9, at Festival Hall in Greensboro.

    Doors opened early for shopping hosted by Spivey Jewelry & Fashion, followed by event hosts Dr. Rick Franks and Melinda Spivey kicking off the fun-filled event at 11 a.m., shortly before the fashion show got underway.

    A light lunch was provided, and the event also featured a raffle, silent auction, and shopping for clothes and accessories. Jewelry designer Sarah Spivey was on hand, joined by her brother Luke, who makes unique candles in bottles and also offers candle making classes.

    In a letter sent to The Eatonton Messenger, FCPC Executive Director Dawn Clifton said the inaugural fashion show event in 2019 raised approximately $4,400 but more than $52,000 was collected for the cause this year. She said the fashion show events have raised more than $100,000 total for First Call and thanked the Spivey family and volunteers for their continuing support.

    All proceeds from the event went to FCPC, which provides services to men, women and families in a five-county area. The money raised also supports pregnancy education programs, as well as much-needed upgrades to and around the facility.

    Open since August 2005, First Call Pregnancy Center calls itself “a resource to assist and advise you in the event of an unplanned pregnancy, or to help and educate mothers and fathers on taking care of their baby.”

    FCPC is a non-profit, non-political and non-denominational organization “committed to the sanctity of human life.” It seeks to offer assistance to anyone in crisis, particularly because of an unplanned pregnancy.

    First Call is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Thursday at 1531 W. Broad St., Greensboro. For more information on FCPC, call 706-453-1908, email fcpcgreensboro@gmail.com, or visit online at firstcall.me.

    First Call Pregnancy Center
    Putnam County
    Spivey Jewelry & Fashion