2nd Annual Erica Paul “Fabulous” Event

The Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation is bringing the “fabulous” back this summer with the 2ndAnnual Erica Paul Fabulous Event, taking place Saturday, June 23rd – a popular fundraising event to raise funds for the organization’sErica Paul Memorial Fund.  The event will take place both on the rooftop and inside the ever popular Clarendon Ballroom located in Arlington.
   The evening will be filled with signature cocktails, savory bites, entertainment, a Fabulous Auction and a high-end live auction.  Chris4Life will also be launching the Erica Paul Resource DVD for patients diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer.  
 
Through her beauty and amazing sense of fashion, Erica Gough Paul typified being fabulous.  The word “fabulous” was her favorite word to describe practically anything in life.  More importantly, it was through her compassion, courage, and inspiration that Erica wholly redefined the word itself.  At the age of 26, Erica was diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer.  Instead of letting the devastating news stop her in her tracks, Erica began her fabulous journey of hope and activism.  Through the many procedures, treatments, and surgeries, she always managed to flash that brilliant, fabulous smile.  She began sharing her story in the hopes that others would not be stricken with such a terrible disease.  On March 6, 2011 Erica lost her battle and passed away from the disease.  In her honor, last year Chris4Life launched the Erica Paul Memorial Fund. The Erica Paul Memorial Fund provides much needed financial resources for colorectal cancer patients and their caregivers.  This program is part of the Patient Treatment and Care Program of the Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation, and is being used to launch a multi-media resource guide, (the first of its kind) for patients that have been diagnosed with this disease.  This extensive resource will be available free of charge to 25,000 patients yearly.  In honor of Erica, Chris4Life has raised $50,000 for the Erica Paul Memorial Fund. Show Us Your Fabulous! (Awareness Campaign)

Chris4Life invites people to show off their fabulous.  How can you show fabulous? Go to www.chris4life.org/fabulous and print out a "fabulous" sign.  Take a picture of things in your life that make it fabulous and include the sign.  The non-profit will add it to their event slide show that will be looping throughout the event and on YouTube.