Photos by Jill Smitherman
Lynn Bell, Betty Suagee and Melanie Lovuola, from left, take a seat as they prepare to start work on the Assistance League's Jazz and Jewels event.
Jazz and Jewels Chairman Sharon Guzzino, left, and Vice Chairman Kathleen Courville have fun planning the Assistance League event scheduled for April 7 at the Hilton.
Kathleen Courville, left, and Sharon Guzzino, right, go over plans for the Jazz and Jewels Style Show with Brooks Cima.
Jazz and Jewels Style Show
to make its spring debut
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ssistance League of the Bay Area will host its first-ever jazz brunch and jewelry style show called Jazz and Jewels. Scheduled for Thursday, April 7, the event will be in the Discovery Ballroom at Hilton Houston NASA Hotel at 3000 NASA Parkway. Tickets to the inaugural event will be $100. Space is limited. To purchase tickets or become a sponsor, visit the website at https://www.assistanceleague. org/bay-area/jazz-and-jewels/ Guests will start arriving at 10:30 a.m. to the lively music of The Greg Pitito Jazz Trio. DJ Mr. G will be emceeing and tantalizing event-goers as models wander the ballroom wearing a variety of beautiful jewelry pieces. Jewelers and shops involved in the event include Lewis Jewelers, Franks & Sons, James Avery, Karat Creations, Unique Jewels, the little pink bag,
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Kendra Scott Baybrook, and The Clotheshorse. Participating jewelers are donating jewelry pieces for an exciting raffle. Tickets will go on sale for $20 each or 6 for $100 beginning March 16 at Assistance League Resale Shop, 100 E. NASA Parkway, Suite 80 in Webster and will also be sold during the event. Ticket holders do not need to be present to win. Sponsorships are instrumental to the success of nonprofit events. Jazz and Jewels sponsorships are available ranging from $100 to $5,000 and may include tickets, as well as event, program, or website recognition. Sponsorship details are listed on the website. Monies raised from the event will provide new school clothing, nutritional support, or prom attire to referred students in need, plus Assault Survivor Kits to victims of assault, or job interview clothing to
those re-entering the workforce. “Tough times never last, but tough people do,” a quote by Robert Schuller reminds Chairman Sharon Guzzino of her fellow Assistance League members. “As plans were underway for this event, my co-chairman and I thought about the strength of our members to endure and continue to change lives in the community we serve. This annual fundraiser helps Assistance League of the Bay Area do just that.” Assistance League of the Bay Area is an allvolunteer, nonprofit organization that changes lives through philanthropic programs in the Houston Bay Area community. For more information on how you can help change lives, visit the website at www.
assistanceleagueba.org
