On April 24, 2026, local Galveston Retailers Gaby & Grace and Kimmy’s Boutiques will be featuring their exclusive styles as co-hosts of our second annual Passion for Fashion Style Show, a fundraising style show to benefit CASA of Galveston County during Child Abuse Awareness Month at the Legacy Center in Galveston, Texas! This event will support children in our community who are experiencing foster care. Your participation and investment in this event will provide financial resources to further our vision that every child have a Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteer to navigate the child protection system and be their best interest voice in the court system.
Guests will enjoy an upscale lunch by Chopin Mon Ami while sipping on a signature champagne cocktail that is included in your ticket and sponsorship purchases. We hope to see you there to raise awareness about the plight of children in our community that experience foster care.
A silent auction will be on sight for guests to engage in while socializing and finding that perfect package in support of our need to bring additional volunteers to provide this critical voice for children in the child protection court. Our community makes a difference through their investments.
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2025 Passion for Fashion Style Show Highlights!
Every Child Has a Chance -it’s YOU!
STYLE SHOW RETAILERS
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!
CHANEL SPONSORS:
Bunny DeLaittre
Fallon Franklin
DIOR SPONSORS:
Gerald and Sheila Meritt
Lydia Cook, CPA
CHAMPAGNE SPONSOR:
GUCCI SPONSORS:
Ms. Pamela Bailey
Our Keynote Speaker – Judge Susan Baetz Brown
Presiding Judge, 11th Administrative Judicial Region of Texas
Judge Susan Brown was appointed by Governor Abbott as the Presiding Judge of the 11th Administrative Judicial Region of Texas in March of 2018. She previously served as the Judge of the 185th Criminal District Court in Harris County where she presided over felony criminal cases from 1999 until her retirement in 2018. Judge Brown is one of the founders of the Houston Pearls Foundation a mentoring program for young men and woman age fourteen to eighteen who are in permanent care of the Texas Department of Family Protective Services and currently serves on the Foundation Board. She served as the Administrative Judge of the Criminal Division from 2013 until 2017. During that time, she worked closely with the McArthur and Arnold Foundations to obtain grant funding to better the criminal justice system in Harris County. Judge Brown was also instrumental in creating the Re-integration Court for low level drug offenders and obtaining the Pre-trial risk assessment currently used by the criminal courts.
Judge Brown graduated from Texas A&M University in 1982 with a degree in Educational Curriculum and Instruction. She received her Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas College Law in 1985.
She serves on the Board of Angela House a program for women recently released from incarceration, The Children’s Commission, and the Curriculum Committee for the Texas Center of the Judiciary.
Judge Brown is married to Justice Marc Brown they have two adult daughters and one beautiful granddaughter.
Our Master of Ceremony – Gina Spagnola
President & CEO, Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce
We’re excited to welcome back Gina Spagnola as our Master of Ceremony for our Passion for Fashion Style Show!
Gina M. Spagnola has served as the President and CEO of the Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce since 2004, leading Texas’ oldest Chamber in its mission to foster business and community development. Under her leadership, the Chamber has become one of the most influential business organizations along the Texas Gulf Coast.
Gina founded the Galveston Women’s Conference, an event that has thrived for 17 years, empowering women in business. She is also recognized for her advocacy in the Gulf Coast Windstorm Coalition and her effective relationships with elected officials, which have resulted in significant achievements for the region.
In response to natural disasters, Gina has shown remarkable resilience and commitment to community recovery, leading successful initiatives after Hurricane Ike, Hurricane Ida, and other crises. Her efforts have garnered both state and national recognition.
Gina’s leadership has earned her numerous accolades, including Houston’s Woman of the Year in 2022 and recognition as one of the 50 Most Influential Women by Houston Woman Magazine in 2021. She also holds several prestigious appointments, including her role on the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives (TCCE) Board of Directors since 2022, and most recently, as Chair of the Galveston County Business Taskforce, reactivated in 2024 after Hurricane Beryl.
Her dedication to promoting business growth and community development continues to leave a lasting impact on Galveston Island and the Texas Gulf Coast.