Let The Fashions Begin 'MEN OF STYLE 2009'

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Let the Fashions Begin Announces "Men of Style 2009" Honorees
Event Raises Funds to Find Cure for Sickle Cell Disease and to Benefit Sickle Cell Patients

WHAT:
Men of Style, which honors men in the Houston community who have shown a sense of fashion savvy and dedication to community service while raising funds to find a cure for sickle cell disease, announces its 2009 honorees.

WHO:
Presented by Let the Fashions Begin, Inc. New York Life Insurance Company and Polo Becca. benefiting the Texas Children's Sickle Cell Center and Sickle Cell Patients.

HONOREES:
Mr. Dwight Boykins - President and CEO Boykins Consulting
Councilmember Peter Brown
Len Cannon - Channel 11 Anchor
Reverend Marcus D. Cosby - Sr. Pastor of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church
Mr. Marcus Davis - owner of The Breakfast Klub
Mr. Terrence Fontaine - Senior Consultant Reliant Energy
Mr. John Guess - Businessman, Art Consultant
Mr. James Harris - Director of Diversity, HEB
Attorney Bill King - Author, Counselor, Former Mayor Kemah
Mr. Layne McClanahan - CPA and Businessman
Mr. Ali Nasser - Principal of Houston wealth management company
Dr. Nino Rainusso - Pediatric Hematology/Oncologist at Texas Children�s Hospital
Mr. Ali Taghi - Owner A. Taghi Fine Men's Apparel and A. Taghi Construction
Mr. Jonathan Zadok - Zadok Jewelers


LIVING LEGENDS:
Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell - Senior Pastor of Windsor Village United Method Church, and Community Leader

GALA:
men will be honored at a gala on Thursday November 5, 2009, at 6:00 PM.

WHERE:
Galleria JW Marriott Hotel, 5150 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 77050

WHY:
Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that causes an abnormality of the structure of the red blood cells which tend to get stuck in blood vessels, leading to excruciating pain and sometimes life-threatening organ damage. Approximately eight of every 100,000 people develop sickle cell disease. It is more prevalent in certain populations, affecting one in every 400 African-Americans; and one in 1,200 Hispanic-Americans. All funds raised benefit the Texas Children's Sickle Cell Center to find a cure for this disease

TICKETS:
Individual tickets are available online for $150 and various sponsorships are available. Contact Event Chair Latricia Williams or Constance Charles at 713-703-6042.

This is our fourteenth year anniversary presenting this event and the list of past honorees has been impressive.