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Acacia Creek Fall Fashion Show

Acacia Creek Residents to Give Back to the Local Community

Community members are invited to celebrate National Make a Difference Day at Acacia Creek

On Oct. 26, 2013,
residents of Acacia Creek Retirement Community will celebrate their third
annual Fall Fashion Show and Harvest Lunch.

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The date of the show holds special significance: Oct. 26 is
National Make a Difference Day, the largest national day of community service,
and October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Mary Jane Hodges, community outreach manager
at Acacia Creek, explains, “The Fashion Show is a way for Acacia Creek
residents give back to the local community.”

Each year, proceeds from the Fashion Show support local
charities.  This year’s beneficiaries are
the New Haven Schools Foundation and HERS Breast Cancer Foundation.  Representatives from both organizations will
join Acacia Creek residents in modeling clothing donated by local Chico’s and
Men’s Warehouse stores.

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Acacia Creek resident Elizabeth O’Donnell, one of this
year’s models, explains, “As a former teacher, I’m so glad to be able to
support our local schools.” 

Executive Director of HERS Breast Cancer Foundation Dr. Vera
Packard will join O’Donnell on the runway. 
Packard says, “We applaud Acacia Creek for supporting Breast Cancer
Awareness Month with this beautiful event. We are grateful to be one of the
beneficiaries for the second time and I am so delighted to be one of the models
this year.”

Rebecca Venable, president and CEO of New Haven Schools
Foundation adds, “The New Haven Schools Foundation is very grateful to the
Acacia Creek community for their continued support and we are honored to once
again be a beneficiary of this year’s Fashion Show.  I’m excited to see what they have planned for
this year’s festivities.”

The Fall Fashion Show is just one example of how Acacia
Creek residents participate actively in the Union City community throughout the
year; they also sponsor and engage in a number of service-oriented activities
that benefit local schools, charities, and residents.  Learn more about Acacia Creek’s active,
purpose-driven lifestyle at acaciacreek.org.

Members of the greater Union City community and local media
are invited to attend Acacia Creek’s Fall Fashion Show and Harvest Lunch.  Details are as follows:

What:  Acacia Creek
Fall Fashion Show and Harvest Lunch

When: Oct. 26, 2013 at 11:30 a.m.

Where: Acacia Creek Retirement Community 34400 Mission
Boulevard, Union City, CA 94587

Price: $35/person for
fashion show and lunch. All proceeds benefit the New Haven Schools Foundation
and HERS Breast Cancer Foundation.

RSVP:  Reserve your
place by Oct. 22 by contacting Acacia Creek at 510/441-3717. 

For more information, contact Mary Jane Hodges, Acacia Creek
community outreach manager, at 510/441-3717 or mjhodges@acaciacreek.org.

Photo: Acacia Creek residents Edith Ecklund, Marion
Martinez, and Nancy Attinger will model in this year’s Fall Fashion Show.

About Acacia Creek
Acacia Creek is a not-for-profit continuing care retirement
community, offering several levels of health care and support for vibrant
living and successful aging.  Located in
beautiful Union City, Calif. – in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area –
Acacia Creek’s mission is to enrich the independence, well-being, and security
of our residents through exceptional services and care based on Masonic values.
Learn more at acaciacreek.org.

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