Bokenkamp Center Fashion Show raises $35,000 for children
Oct. 1 , 2006

Corpus Christi - The Corpus Christi community struck a pose for Bokenkamp Children's Shelter in Corpus Christi on Sept. 30, raising more than $35,000 at the 15th annual Change a Life at Bokenkamp Fashion Show and Luncheon.

More than 350 guests enjoyed the latest fashions from Stein Mart, food, fellowship and a live and silent auction that raised nearly $6,000. The event was held at the Omni Corpus Christi Hotel.

"The Corpus community never fails to amaze me," said Fashion Show Committee Chair Elaine Brundrett. "For 15 years, they have supported this fashion show to make a better life for children in need."

Bokenkamp Children's Shelter provides emergency shelter to children, ages infant to 17. Bokenkamp is an affiliated ministry of Lutheran Social Services. LSS is the social service arm of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. LSS annually serves nearly 35,000 children, elderly and poor in Texas and Louisiana regardless of religious beliefs, ethnicity, gender or age. Its ministry includes children's centers and shelters, therapeutic foster care, adoption, adult day care, health care and retirement centers, emergency assistance and disaster response.