- First place winner is Lois Alford for her entry titled: “Feathered, Furry & Frida”
- Second place winner is Clare Geyer for her entry titled: “Bra-sket Weave”
- Third place winner is Susan Waltz for her entry titled: “AbracadaBRA”
“In past years we included the three winning bras in the silent auction but we decided to feature them in the live auction to give them the attention they so richly deserve,” said Mary Kashmar, “Bras for a Cause” chair.
Winners were selected by a three-judge panel that included local artists Nancy Howells, Qiu-ming Hay, and Carrie Arnone, membership director at the Capitola-Soquel Chamber of Commerce. A “People’s Choice” award will be selected at the event by bidders during the silent auction of the remaining bras. The “Bras4aCause” fundraiser has raised more than $25,000 since its start seven years ago.
The Capitola Soroptimist club uses proceeds from the silent and live auction to support local women’s causes. These include: WomenCARE — help for women undergoing cancer treatment, individual/group moral support, education about nutrition, alternative medicine, transportation to medical appointments and much more; Gemma — an organization originally started by women inmates as a pathway for women incarcerated to help them reunite with their families and the community which is now a program of the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc. and of course, awards thousands of dollars in scholarships each year to deserving local women.
Soroptimist, a coined Latin phrase meaning Best for Women, is a worldwide service organization for women who work to improve the lives of women and girls in local communities and throughout the world.
For more information, or to become a member willing to work to help us help women and girls, visit the SI Capitola website at www.best4women.org or contact SI Capitola at info@best4women.org. sisantacruz.blogspot.com