‘RX For Fashion’ To Benefit

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit At Danbury Hospital

DANBURY — Dr Kevin J. Mitchell and Laura K. Mitchell, RNC, both of Newtown, are two of more than two dozen Danbury Hospital-affiliated “supermodels” who will hit the runway in “RX For Fashion.”

The special fashion show will be a fundraiser in support of the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). “RX For Fashion” will be held at 6:30 pm on Thursday, April 12, at the Portuguese Cultural Center, 65 Sand Pit Road.

Admission is $125 per person. Sponsorships are also available; call for details.

The event will feature fashions by Lord & Taylor and dinner by Bernard’s. Wardrobe will include elegant eveningwear, professional panache, everyday allure and sophisticate sportswear worn by members of hospital leadership, clinical operations and the Associate Board of the Development Fund.

Proceeds from the event will support the creation of Caroline’s Room in the Danbury Hospital NICU.  Caroline’s Room is a national organiztion founded by Jocelyn Maminta, an anchor on WTNH/News Channel 8, and her husband Gary Doyens. In May 1997, the couple’s premature daughter lost her battle to live after two months in neonatal intensive care. 

The seventh Caroline’s Room in the country, the Danbury Hospital room will be professionally designed to create a sense of comfort and home for families who are in the midst of crisis and struggle. The mission of Caroline’s Room is to ease the trauma of families with children in NICUs. The rooms are designed to provide a safe haven within an NICU where parents can meet in privacy with their child’s caregivers, plot strategies and deal with outcomes, or spend time with their child.

The rooms are where, in the midst of crisis and struggle, families can find comfort, peace, and a sense of home.

For invitations and information, call the Danbury Hospital Development Fund at 797-7227 or visit DanburyHospital.org.