In addition to raising a family and running two businesses, Christy Hogan – president of Podz Eyewear and Dr.SunRx – somehow finds time to support local charity events. For starters, she created two styles of breast cancer awareness sunglasses, which she is donating to survivors at the Race Against Breast Cancer. The glasses are also available for interested distributors to carry.
This year, Hogan has also fundraised $4,600 for the American Cancer Society (ACS). She personally lent her support to the 7th annual ACS Couture for Cancer event at the Topeka Performing Arts Center on April 16, 2011. This women’s fashion event included a live and silent auction, yielding nearly $80,000 for the charity. The ACS uses donations to fund research, as well as offering patient programs, education and various services to assist patients during cancer treatments.
Besides her own contributions, Hogan takes it upon herself to find additional businesses in the area to participate in donating to the cause. “It amazes me the amount of strength I see in so many breast cancer survivors; their spirit and courage inspire me to believe that in my lifetime, there will be a cure,” Hogan shares.
Christy Hogan (left) with Editor Karen Butler at the 2011 JK-North America West Coast Tanning Expo.
