v*cuucduaaj' ocpicniuci i , 1 7 7 7 1 1 11-1 I ll\ f luidt. Ul-ll \ I LJ(\ Fashion show to aid breast cancer research By Irene Gentle SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER For some, a fashion show is a way of bringing style to life. But for Lesley Goertzen, it is a way to bring life through style. Since surviving a bout with breast cancer six years ago, Goertzen has been doing her part to save lives through an annual fashion fundraiser. So far her efforts have raised a whopping $73,000 for the Princess Margaret Hospital's breast cancer research program. After the Sun. Oct. 17th show at Halton Hills Place, she's hoping to swell that figure by another $ 15,000. At press time, the $50 tickets were already sold out, with the $45 ones going fast. There are also $35 tickets avail able. For that, more than 300 guests can fall under the spell of magician Brian Michaels. The man who wowed the crowd at a Celine Dion concert at the Molson Amphitheatre will demon strate his bag of tricks during a 5 p.m. cocktail hour and a 15-minute stage performance. Though his fee was initially out of reach, Michaels was won over when he learned more about the breast cancer fundraiser. "He is giving me a really good price," said Goertzen. And the facility should feel familiar to the magician -- he was married there last year. Jazzing up the agenda is a dynamic Bob Fosse dance number performed by members of the Milton Centre for MuSic and Theatre Arts. Then there is the fashion itself. The millennium has made its mark on Linda Lundstrom's fall line, noted Goertzen. "It has made the fall line more dressy. There's a lot of beautiful, elegant clothing," she said, "like sweaters with a long, burnt velvet skirt." New fall colors will compete for the audience's attention with a • breezy resort line. And for the first time, the show will feature other designers. "It is complimenting Linda," said Goertzen. "Not everyone can be everything to everybody." This year's show also boasts big ger, better door and raffle prizes. A new Maytag washer and dryer set, an interior design consultation with materials included from Bergsma's and two rounds of golf at Greystone Golf Club are just a few of the hot prizes donated to the cause. And after six years, Goertzen is definitely getting the hang of this fashion fundraiser thing. "The tickets are easier to sell because I'm known now," she said. "And now people are coming to me and saying they want to help." That makes gathering goodies for guests a lot less taxing. "The hardest part is begging for prizes," she said. "This makes it a lot less stressful on me." Ironically, this year's fundraiser could be tagged the show that almost never went on. That's because Goertzen had thoughts of packing it all in when she closed up her Milton store, Green Ginger, last year. But too many stories of coura geous women waging war on breast cancer changed her mind. "I thought, 'I can't stop now,"' she said. "I have got to keep going." Though Goertzen lost a breast to the ailment, she considers herself one of the lucky ones. She stumbled onto the disease after finding a lump during a breast Lesley Goertzen: breast cancer survivor funds for breast cancer research. self-examination. A hastily made appointment with her doctor led to an equally hurried date for a biopsy. About a month after that, she found herself in a hospital bed hav ing her breast removed. Since the disease hadn't spread, Goertzen managed to escape painful radiation or chemotherapy treatments. Today she is proud to be down to yearly check-up visits. Though the danger of the dis ease may fade, the stamp it leaves behind fashion show to raise is indelible. And it inspires her to continue her crusade. "Unless you have been through it, you don't know how it feels," said Goertzen. 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