#GarbageGala on Show Me St. Louis 7/25

I thought would give Smiles and Rants a break from another Garbage Bag Gala blog post. If you haven't caught my tweets, Facebook posts, and other blog posts, the St. Louis Salvation Army Garbage Bag Gala is Friday, July 27th at the Moonrise Hotel.

Florence Dewan, Kate Kerans, Me, and Erin Kilfoy

I was at the Moonrise Hotel today shooting a clip for Show Me St. Louis, a local daytime show discussing fun local events and issues.  I am one of the models for the gala and was debuting one of the outfits for the fashion show portion of the event.  I was there with my designer, the very talented Erin Kilfoy, Kate Kerans (another model) and her designer, Florence Dewan. Make sure tune in to Show Me St. Louis 7/25 at 12:30 on KSDK.  I'll post the video after it's aired.

Me with my designer, Erin Kilfoy

I first mentioned the Garbage Bag Gala in a blog post here,Corporate Sponsorships: "Do the Most Good". I am more than excited about this event particularly because of what it will do for the homelessness community in St. Louis. The issue of homelessness is not going away. In fact it's growing, especially now in a down economy. One of the reasons I'm a part of this is because people can talk about problems all day, but very rarely do they actually take action. The Salvation Army is an organization that takes that action and tries to fix the problem. They help people. That's enough for me to want to get help them help others. The St. Louis Salvation Army will use this event to continue to fund programs that help the homeless.

And you can help too. Watch Show Me St. Louis 7/25 at 12:30. Get inspired. Purchase a ticket and come see me and others at the Garbage Bag Gala this Friday. By doing that, you'll help fight homelessness at the same time. For a limited time, Garbage Bag Gala tickets are 50% off the $45 ticket price. Sounds like a pretty good deal, don't you think?

If you have any questions, connect with me on Twitter @andreeac_t or  reach out to @salarmystl.

Pictures: Michael Kilfoy, StudioX

Erin getting her mic

Filming