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n October 4th, I attended the Knoxville Academy of Medicine Alliance’s 65th annual Fashiondrama: Be Your Own Kind Of Beautiful at Gettysvue Country Club. Each table is simply but beautifully decorated with Bucket of Beautiful centerpieces by ZPots and Vnoelle’s, and a slim rose gold pin with a jewel at the top rests at each place setting. Co-chairs Cynthia Gash & Robin Hutchins stand together as guests arrive and the event they began planning in mid-February finally comes to fruition. “It’s a nervous happy,” says Gash. “When this event comes together each year, it reinforces the support from the community and the dedication of our members to further KAMA’s mission.” The mission is to promote health education programs that impact the welfare of the community and to encourage friendship among its membership. The inaugural event was called “Fashionata” in 1954, and served as KAMA’s primary fundraiser to support nursing scholarships. In 1961, the event adopted its present-day name, “Fashiondrama.” Proceeds are distributed each spring in the form of medical and nursing scholarships and grants for local health-related nonprofit organizations. KAMA Philanthropic reports, “In the past 5 years, KAMA’s
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