e first night!! These ladies are amazing! I am so blessed to have met each of the ladies tonight and the stories and laughs we shared were priceless! Thank you to our artists Bonnie and Natali for your creativity...so helpful!
Central Florida!!
We are beyond humbled by the generosity of Patrick Davidson and the Nitesol, Inc. crew. They have so generously offered us the use of their incredible office/art studio to host the Promise Ladies painting nights. Patrick shared with me today his passion for art and his desire to share that. We are so excited about the partnership we formed with Nitesol, Inc. and know that with their involvement this years Promise Chair Affair is going to be top notch!
We are so blessed to have the talented and creative artist, Christopher Archer, back with us again this year. Christopher's art not only stole the show last year, his two paintings raised over $2,000! Chris' humility and pure passion for what he does is not only refreshing, it is inspiring! With the use of several different techniques and mediums, Chris' work is breathtaking! Being a cancer survivor himself, Chris understands the heart of what The Promise Chair Affair is really about. Welcome back Chris...we are delighted to have you!!
My name is Theresa Ferreri and I am currently in my last semester at Rollins College as well as completing an internship with Susan G. Komen. I have partnered with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, to create an art project to support women who are battling breast cancer. It is called "The Promise Chair Affair."
We will be hosting a group of 10-12 artists, women who are battling or have survived breast cancer, once a week for 5 consecutive weeks: April 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 from 6:00p.m.-9:00p.m. We do not currently have a meeting place in which to host these artists, but will post that information as soon as we get it.
Through in-kind donations, we are hopeful to have plain wooden chairs, paints, brushes and supplies, for these women to create a themed chair of their choice. Each week they will add a little bit more to their chair in hopes that after 5 weeks they will have created a masterpiece all their own. I currently have local artists that are willing to donate their time and talents to provide creative ideas, artistic assistance, and implementation .
After the chairs are completed, we will host a live voice auction event in which we will spotlight each woman, give her an opportunity to share her story and describe her work of art! Each piece will then be auctioned off and all of the proceeds will go directly to the the Central Florida Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The event is planned for the week of May 17th. It will be a classy evening of wine, hors d'oeuvres, music, silent auction, and of course the main event will be the voice auction involving our "Promise Ladies."
This is a great opportunity to meet some incredible women with incredible stories! This project allows these women one night a week to not think about cancer, to focus their attention, energy, and strength on something beautiful, and in the end have created something from nothing!
Thank you for taking the time to read this. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any further explanation. If you are interested in being a part of this project in any way, please contact me via email: theresa.ferreri@gmail.com
With hope and determination,
Theresa Ferreri
