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Saks Fifth Avenue���s Quarter-Million-Dollar Triple Play for the Cancer Crusade Terry Zmyslo Brian Cruver Millette Sherman Faith Majors Christian Louboutin Key to the Cure Kickoff to Dining and Dishing with Christian Louboutin Catherine Cruver MEGAN PRUITT WINDER SURVEYS THE FASHIONABLE AND PHILANTHROPIC SET. PHOTOGRAPHY JENNY ANTILL, PRISCILLA DICKSON, DANIEL ORTIZ. Chair Gary Petersen Bill Hamilton Honoree Brian T. Ross Honoree Donna Bruni Beth Sanders Moore Melissa Mithoff Catie Ross Chair Elizabeth Petersen Chad Carpenter Margaret Williams Phoebe Tudor Red-Souled Night Ronald Frasch Andy Cordes Honoree Brian Teichman Luvi Wheelock Caroline Finkelstein Carlos Wheelock Tijuana Harvey Michael Mithoff Monsour Taghdisi Greggory Burk Stephanie Cockrell O ne of fall���s most anticipated social happenings lured more than 650 guests for a high-voltage trifecta of fun and fund-raising at Saks Fifth Avenue, all to bene���t CancerForward: The Foundation for Cancer Survivors. Saks Fifth Avenue partnered with the incomparable Beth Sanders Moore, the nonpro���t���s founder and a cancer survivor, to craft the moving, memorable evening that boasted a record-setting turnout. The night was a sea of red-soled shoes click-clacking across the marble ���oors of the generous retailer, as Monsieur Christian Louboutin himself, was to preside over a VIP dinner later that evening; all told, the bighearted crowd shopped enthusiastically, raising an extraordinary $250,000 in just one night, equaling the totals of the event���s previous two years combined. Chair tri-couples Elizabeth and Gary Petersen, Joyce and Hugh Echols, and Susan and Mike Plank ecstatically presided. Presenting sponsors included Saks Fifth Avenue, natch, as well as Sewell Automotive Group, 51���fteen Restaurant and Lounge, the Teichman Family, Ann and Clarence Cazalot, and the Petersens. The ���rst part of the eve, the Key to the Cure Kickoff ��� the launch for a 14th annual Saks shopathon bene���t weekend that to date has raised millions around the country ��� unfurled in two Honoree acts: Level one boasted morsels from Latin Bites, Merele Yarborough RA Sushi, Brio, Straits and Dolce Delights, quaffs of Absolut Vodka Lemon Drop martinis passed by A Fare Extraordinaire and vibe-y musical numbers performed by Julie Johnson Jazz Band. Well-heeled ones also congregated on the second ���oor for the Houston Forward Movers presentation. Saks Fifth Avenue president and chief merchandising of���cer Ronald Frasch, in from Manhattan, joined Houston store director Terry Zmyslo in honoring a dozen luminaries, all cancer survivors, who exemplify the spirit of moving on. Screen and television actress Tracy Nelson, a three-time cancer survivor, received the Flash Forward Mover Award in absentia (to be bestowed upon her in a ceremony this January in L.A.), joined by Houston honorees Donna Bruni, Ann Cazalot, Chris Curran, William V. Flores, Maryann Hoffer, Marcy E. Kurtz, Cathy Lamboley, Brenda Love, Gina Brian T. Ross, Trey Velasco, and honoree Merele Bhatia Yarborough; alongside co-founder Brian Cruver with wife Catherine. Also receiving accolades were the H. Rudy Teichman Family: The ���rst annual Anchor of Strength Award, established to shine light on caregivers, was accepted by family matriarch Donna Teichman and her son, Brian Teichman. The night���s ���nale was a VIP, sold-out dinner at Saks��� 51���fteen with a PA by the designer of dreamy, entrancemaking red-soled stilettos and platforms: Christian Louboutin, who jetted in from Paris to attend. In the soleful set: Luvi and Carlos Wheelock, Caroline Finkelstein, Stephanie Cockrell, Greggory Burk, Allison Bagley, David Bamford, Lindsey Dinges, Mary Stanton Smith, Lisa Holthouse, Lacy Baird, Tiffany Smith, and Cassandra Johnson. Kathy McCord Rose Cullen Jennifer McCord Tim Moloney PaperCity���s Kate Allen Stukenberg Ceron Becca Cason Thrash Ed Jones Honoree Brenda Love Nini Hale Annie Tan Jessica Hernandez Donae Chramosta Honoree Ann Cazalot Jess Moore Allison Bagley Mary Stanton Smith Lisa Holthouse Lacy Baird