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Contact: Jill Bosley, CMN Hospitals at Via Christi Health, 316-946-5020

jill.bosley@viachristi.org

Johnston’s Fall Fashion Show to benefit CMN Hospitals

WSU Coach Gregg Marshall and family among the special guest models Johnston's, a Wichita retailer of fine men’s and women’s fashions for nearly a century, is again hosting its annual Fall Fashion Show for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals at Via Christi Health, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 at the store, 12111 E. 21st St. (K-96 and 21st).

The evening will begin with a social hour featuring wine and hors d'oeuvres from Larkspur and Hereford House, followed by a showing of men’s, women’s and youth fashions. Special guest models will include Wichita State University Basketball Coach Gregg Marshall and his family. The evening also will include a live auction of some very special items (to be announced at a later date). Live music will be provided by “Stallion” during the social hour and fashion show.

Tickets are $50 a person and are available online at viachristi.org/fashionshow, at Johnston's or the Via Christi Foundation offices, 723 N. McLean Blvd., Suite 310. Or, call Johnston's at 682-1000 to order tickets by phone. All proceeds benefit Children's Miracle Network Hospitals at Via Christi Health.

CMN Hospitals at Via Christi Health serves 64 counties in south-central and western Kansas by providing direct medical assistance to children and their families for needs not covered by insurance — regardless of illness, injury or financial status. It works in partnership with a network of six regional hospitals and foundations: St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Central Kansas Medical Center Foundation in Great Bend, Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, William Newton Healthcare Foundation in Winfield, Via Christi Hospitals in Wichita, and Hays Medical Center in Hays.

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