In the Pink: Sweet 'chair-ity' supports cancer foundation at Mitchells

Hoda Kotb, co-host of the fourth hour of the television "Today: show with Kathie Lee Gifford, was guest speaker at the 2nd annual Pink Aid/Pink Chairs event held at Mitchells of Westport on Thursday. Photo: Meg Barone

K.C. Williams, left,of Wilton and Chris Gulotta of Bridgeport sit on one of the 32 pink chairs created for the 2nd annual Pink Aid event Thursday. The chairs were auctioned to raise money to support local and national organizations that provide care to uninsured and under-insured women with breast cancer. Photo: Meg Barone

The Pink Aid event Thursday at Mitchells of Westport included a fashion show featuring breast cancer survivors as the models and the auction of 32 pink chairs created especially for the cancer charity event. Photo: Meg Barone

Breast cancer survivor Patricia Zins, left, of Westport walked the runway at the 2nd annual Pink Aid event with her mother Grace Schlein of Fort Lee, N.J., at Mitchells of Westport. Photo: Meg Barone

Breast cancer survivor Lauren Baber, right, of Weston, poses with her daughter Allie, 18, and son Patrick, 15, Thursday at Mitchells of Westport. Lauren Baber was one of the models for the 2nd annual Pink Aid event and as she walked the runway she was accompanied by her children. Photo: Meg Barone

Val Jensen, left, of Ridgefield hoped to have the winning bid Thursday on a chair designed and created by Matthew Tucker Interiors with the Bright Group. She poses at the Pink Aid event with Marcia Tucker, right, who donated the chair to the cause, and Amy Darrah of Edelman Leather, which provided the fabric.

Photo: Meg Barone

Pink chair by Lillian August at Thursday's Pink Aid fundraiser at Mitchells of Westport. Photo: Meg Barone

Pink Aid event co-chairwoman Deb Placey speaks Thursday to an audience of about 500 people from the stage at Mitchells of Westport, some of them sitting in chairs created and auctioned for the fundraising event. Pink Aid raised at least $400,000, according to organizers. Photo: Meg Barone