October 15 - Dear Nicholas Sparks

Dear Mr. Sparks,

We are down to 1 week before the 2015 Masquerading Angels Ball.

Tickets are flying, feathers from wings are all over the office (literally), plans are being wrapped up and auction items are being delivered.

It is like planning a wedding every single year.  That you ask for sponsors to pay for.   With gifts that you need donors to donate.

It's like begging for a wedding every single year.

But this is our 20th anniversary celebration and actress Patsy Pease from "Days of our Lives" is our celebrity guest.

And I don't have a date.  Because you turned me down (insert smirk with sarcasm here).   I know, I know, you have other plans already that outrank our charity event.  I agree and understand.  That just means that we will have to find some other way for you to learn about CDH, meet families and give us a chance to get you to open your heart to this cause that so badly needs your voice.

Sincerely,
Dawn M. Torrence
Tired CHERUBS President

Photo by RDU Media

Actress Patsy Pease

Photo by M. Eric Honeycutt at VegaBlue Studios

August 16 - Dear Nicholas Sparks

Dear Mr. Sparks,

Today was a very interesting day.  Along with 2 friends, Laura Tomczyk and Holi Tavernier-Bradley, I modeled for a promo shoot for our 2015 Masquerading Angels Ball.   

This event is our biggest fundraiser in North Carolina and this year, we will celebrate our charity's 20th anniversary.

We met the incredible Eric Honeycutt of VegaBlue Studios in Raleigh and then proceeded to take photos in costume.  Eric is an awarding winning Southern Gothic photographer and a pretty great guy.  We are so blessed to have his support and his talent for our cause.  

We had a lot of fun and have been able to use these shots quite a bit. 

I met Eric through Laura (who lost her nephew, Owen, to CDH) at a show at his studio.  I immediately fell in love with his work because it is so different, so creative, so dark but yet, so compelling.  Eric is a Christian and he's very respectful in his work.  We have plans for more photos on a different project and I look forward to working with him again.

Sincerely,
Dawn M. Torrence Williamson
CDH Mom Raising Awareness