Canceled wedding becomes fundraiser
NEW YORK (UPI) -- A New York woman whose wedding was canceled says she turned her intended reception into a soup-kitchen fundraiser, bringing in $10,000.
Robin Rogers, 40, said she and ex-fiance George Overholser, 50, had already paid $3,500 to hold their Sept. 25 reception at a restaurant, The Dressler, when they called off the engagement in February, the New York Daily News reported.
Rogers said she did not want to let the reservation go to waste so she organized a $100-per-person event at the restaurant to benefit the Greenpoint Reformed Church's soup kitchen. The event featured auctions for a Jane Wilson-Marquis dress and haircuts from renowned stylists.
"I feel great," Rogers said. "When something doesn't work out it's sad, but I'm really glad we got something good out of it."
Robin Rogers, 40, said she and ex-fiance George Overholser, 50, had already paid $3,500 to hold their Sept. 25 reception at a restaurant, The Dressler, when they called off the engagement in February, the New York Daily News reported.
Rogers said she did not want to let the reservation go to waste so she organized a $100-per-person event at the restaurant to benefit the Greenpoint Reformed Church's soup kitchen. The event featured auctions for a Jane Wilson-Marquis dress and haircuts from renowned stylists.
"I feel great," Rogers said. "When something doesn't work out it's sad, but I'm really glad we got something good out of it."
Copyright 2010 by United Press International
No comments:
Post a Comment