Pink Lotus Strut for the Cure Fashion Show

WELCOME BACK. THE PINK LOTUS PROJECT IS NEBRASKA, IN NEBRASKA IS CELEBRATING A BIG MILESTONE THIS WEEKEND. IT’S HOSTING ITS FIFTH ANNUAL STRUT FOR THE CURE FASHION SHOW. HERE TO TALK ABOUT IT IS PINK ROSE FOUNDER TESSA HARDING. GOOD AFTERNOON. HOW ARE YOU DOING? I’M WONDERFUL. ALL RIGHT, SO THIS FASHION SHOW, IT’S MORE ABOUT THE SURVIVORS THAN THE CLOTHES, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. SO THIS IS A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR CANCER SURVIVORS OF ALL TYPES. SO WE HAVE COLON CANCER, PROSTATE CANCER, BREAST CANCER, OBVIOUSLY, BUT ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF CANCER. IT’S A CELEBRATION OF OUR VICTORY OVER CANCER. AND SO TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT PINK LOTUS AND WHAT IT DOES FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN. ABSOLUTELY. SO PINK LOTUS WAS FOUNDED IN 2017 JUST OUT OF A NEED FOR MORE RESOURCES FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN AND TO GIVE THEM A KIND OF A ROADMAP TO WHAT’S NEXT. LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH YOUR NEW NORMAL? AND SO WE JUST TAKE A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HEALING MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT. AND SO WE’RE ABOUT HEALTHY, HOLISTIC LIVING. AND IS THERE ANYTHING BACK TO THE FASHION SHOW. IS THERE ANYTHING NEW THIS YEAR? I MEAN, IT’S GROWN SO MANY. IT HAS GROWN THIS YEAR. YEAH. OTHER THAN WAVERLE IS NOW NOT GOING TO BE MODELING, BUT SHE HAS TAKEN ON AN EVENT PLANNING ROLE. WE ARE WE’RE JUST HAVING OUR NORMAL I WANT TO SAY. STARS. WE ARE SURVIVORS. BUT JOHN EWING, OUR NEW MAYOR, WAS IN THE SHOW LAST YEAR, SO HE’S GOING TO STOP AT THE END AND JUST GIVE A SUPPORTIVE WORD. MICHAEL SCOTT, ANCHOR OF CHANNEL SEVEN, IS IN THE SHOW. JOHNNY RODGERS IS ALSO IN THE SHOW. HE’S IN THEIR SHOW EVERY YEAR. SO IT’S JUST A MIXTURE OF SURVIVORS AND SUPPORTERS, AND IT’S JUST GOING TO BE A CELEBRATION. AND HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO HIGHLIGHT THE SUPPORTERS OF CANCER SURVIVORS AS WELL IN THE SHOW? YEAH. SO, YOU KNOW, WE LOSE A LOT OF PEOPLE TO CANCER. AND I DON’T THINK ANYBODY IS NOT TOUCHED BY CANCER IN SOME WAY. AND I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE SOMETHING TO ENCOURAGE SURVIVORS TO KEEP SURVIVING, AND ALSO TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT MIGHT BE GOING THROUGH TREATMENT RIGHT NOW THAT YOU CAN SURVIVE CANCER, YOU CAN BEAT CANCER. AND THIS IS GOD’S GRACE AND MERCY POST CANCER, RIGHT? OKAY. SO CAN PEOPLE STILL BUY TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT? PEOPLE CAN STILL BUY TICKETS. SO WE GOT THE QR CODE THAT’S ON THE FLIER. YOU CAN SCAN THAT. YOU CAN CALL ME FOR TICKETS DIRECTLY IF YOU WANT A PAPER TICKET 402 2501716. ALL OF THE SURVIVORS IN THE SHOW, IF YOU KNOW ANY SURVIVORS IN PINK LOTUS, THEY’RE GETTING TAGGED IN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA. THEY ALL HAVE PAPER TICKETS, SO. BUT IT’S JUST EASIER FOR US TO GET A HEAD COUNT. IF YOU JUST SCAN THAT QR CODE, IT’LL TAKE YOU STRAIGHT TO TICKET FALCON FOR TICKET. OKAY. AND THEN ALSO WHERE IS THE EVENT TAKING PLACE? IN WHAT TIME? SO IT’S THIS SATURDAY. I’M KIND OF NERVOUS ABOUT IT, BUT IT’S THIS SATURDAY. METRO COMMUNITY COLLEGE SOUTH CAMPUS, THE CAM BUILDING, WHICH IS 2709 EDWARD BABE GOMEZ AVENUE IN SOUTH OMAHA THE DOORS ARE GOING TO OPEN AT 430. WE’LL START THE SHOW AT 6:00 PROMPTLY. YOU CAN EAT FROM 5 TO 6, SO IF YOU WANT SOME FOOD, WE ARE PROVIDING FOOD, BUT YOU BETTER GET THERE BEFORE 6:00. AND THEN WE’RE GOING TO GO 6 TO 8 WITH THE SHOW, WITH INTERMISSION. DANA MURRAY IS GOING TO BE DOING OUR ENTERTAINMENT THIS YEAR. QUANECIA FRASER IS GOING TO BE OUR EMCEE THIS YEAR, AND SO IT’S GOING TO BE A GOOD TIME. JUST SUPPORT.