Fashion for a cause

Deirdre Newman

A fashion show benefiting an organization that supports children with

diabetes will take place tonight in Newport Beach.

The event, sponsored by the Padre Foundation, will feature children

and teens diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, along with professional models

showcasing spring’s hottest fashion trends from Robinsons-May.

Padre, based at Children’s Hospital Orange County, provides numerous

education and support programs to children with diabetes and their

families regardless of their medical provider or where they are located.

A local student and her mother are also involved in the fight against

diabetes.

Stephanie Speer, a sophomore at Corona del Mar High School and a

diabetic since she was 3, and her mother, Heather Valdes Speer, who is

the diabetes research and education coordinator at CHOC, traveled to

Washington, D.C., last week for the American Diabetes Assn.’s “Call to

Congress: Conquer Diabetes.”

FYI

The fashion show starts at 5:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception and

silent auction. The fashion show will take place at 7:30 p.m.