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Local artists in city class are among the many groups helping to boost Tea for the Cure Date published: 10/20/2005 By ROB HEDELT IT STARTED as a simple conver- Bettie Wilson of Stafford County was at Image Studio in Spotsylvania County, keeping her regular appointment with longtime friend and stylist Janice Lancaster. "Janice mentioned that a group of local folks were doing the Tea for the Cure event again in October Wilson immediately thought She noted that the class is a free-form sort of thing that has continued for years, with students of varied skill levels learning from Johnson and sharing with other artists who've become like family. With Lancaster's call for help in mind, Wilson appealed to the 20 or so in the group to donate paintings or any other works of art or handiwork to the 2005 Fashions and Tea for the Cure. The event, to be held Oct. 30 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Fredericksburg Elks Lodge, is a a combination tea party and fashion show that features models who have survived cancer or are currently fighting it. More than 300 guests attended last year's event, raising some $15,000 for the American Cancer Society. Wilson said that many in her art class had heard of the event and took a keen interest in helping. "It's a sad thing, I guess, but if you mention breast cancer to any sizable group like that, there are going to be lots of people who know someone or have a family member who's been touched by the disease," Wilson said. Though they didn't talk much about specifics of whom they knew or how cancer had affected them, Wilson said several in the group--including Johnson--said they'd do something.
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