KidSanctuary's 2nd Annual Haute Hoedown Lassos Sellout Crowd

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - March 26, 2014 - PRLog -- It was a boot stomping, bull riding, and rhinestone clad evening as cowboys and cowgirls converged at the National Croquet Center on Saturday, March 22 to celebrate KidSanctuary’s Second Annual Haute Hoedown.  The annual fundraiser is the biggest event of the year for KidSanctuary and the proceeds go directly to fulfilling the mission of building four homes and an enrichment center for abused, abandoned and neglected children. This year’s Hoedown will help support the second home and begin the Enrichment Center. The Dodero Cottage will officially become a home to six foster girls early this summer. The evening honored Design Chair, Joe Fava of Fava Design Group and the 14 designers who have generously volunteered their design innovations and services for the new Dodero Cottage.

The western themed evening was chaired by Michelle Boren, Stephanie Kantis and Frances Leidy-Mackay and brought in over 300 people. During the evening, guests could experience a taste of a real hoedown including a mechanical bull, carnival games, a whiskey poker room and live music from The Tom Jackson Band who kept the crowd on their feet all night. Additional highlights included Celebrity Design Chair, Thom Filicia from Queer Eye For The Straight Guywho helped with the live auction of a nearly flawless yellow diamond donated by Diamante Atelier and a special video message from Dr. Mehment Oz, advisory board trustee of KidSanctuary Campus.

“It was a fun evening and my gratitude goes to both the chairwomen and our designers”, said Connie Frankino, President and Founder of KidSanctuary Campus, Inc.  “Everyone who joined in the Haute Hoedown is making a difference in a foster child’s life by allowing us to fulfill our mission of providing a safe and happy haven.”

Award winning jewelry designer Stephanie Kantis said she agreed to co-chair the Haute Hoedown after meeting the girls who live in the first home, “We wanted to create an event where our guests could enjoy a evening that was reminiscent of a true western hoedown, but also let them know the benefits KidSanctuary is bringing to the foster children in our community, I think we accomplished both.”

Design teams for the Dodero Cottage opening this summer include: A. Keith Powell Interior Design, Aldo Puschendorf Interiors, Angela Reynolds Design, Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, B & G Design Group, Britto Charette Design, Deborah Wecselman Designs, Fava Design Group, Furze-Bard & Associates, Mendez International, Pepe Calderin Design, Sam Robin Interior Design, Stephen Mooney Interiors, Superior Designer Services, the William Bernard Design Group and Onshore Construction.

Event sponsors included: The Samuel J. and Connie M. Frankino Foundation, Corrine L. Dodero Foundation for the Arts & Sciences, Brooks Bishop, J.J. Taylor Distributing FL, Rocco’s Tacos, Clyde May’s Whiskey, AT&T, Pine Creek Sporting Club, Steve and Laurie Gottlieb, In-Rel Properties, Ranstad Professionals, BB&T, Gerard Weigand, Jim and Judy Harpel, Beasley Kramer & Galardi, P.A., Reid and Michelle Boren, PB Catch/Pistache, George and Cheryl Lilly, Howard and Julie Rudolph, David Lambert, William Wrigley Jr. Clarence and Ethel Williams, Christina Dennis, Terry and Linda Collier, and Stephanie Kantis.

About KidSanctuary Campus, Inc.

KidSanctuary Campus, Inc. is a charitable organization located in Palm Beach County committed to assisting children who have been removed from their home because of neglect and abuse. With land donated by Palm Beach County, and a capital campaign currently in place, the five-acre residential now has two homes: The J.M. Rubin Foundation’s Rubin Cottag and the Dodero Family Cottage which will be opening this summer. The capital campaign, lead by Capital Campaign Chairman Edward M. Ricci, Esquire, will continue to raise the necessary funds for the construction of two additional homes and a recreational/ therapy building.

For more information on KidSanctuary Campus, Inc., please visit the website at: www.kidsanctuarycampus.org,  or call 561.653.8274.