Supporting Packard Children’s Hospital Has a New Sense of Style

For Release: September 16, 2010

PALO ALTO, Calif. - On Friday, September 24, Simon Fashion Now will bring the excitement of a runway show to stylish Silicon Valley shoppers in a spectacular event benefiting Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford.

Simon Fashion Now kicks off Friday at 11:30 a.m. with a catered luncheon, runway fashion show presented by Nordstrom, and silent auction. KGO-TV anchor Carolyn Johnson will emcee the event and attendees will receive grab bags of complimentary fashion and beauty items provided by shopping center vendors. Tickets are $100, and available online at supportLPCH.org/fashion. The fashionable fun continues with Trends & Friends Night, an evening of fashion and bites beginning that evening at 5 p.m. in the Center Pavilion. Participating retailers will offer exclusive deals, samples, and product demonstrations, with tasty fare and wine tasting provided by Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar.

“We have an extraordinary shopping and style experience lined up for this season’s Simon Fashion Now, enabling our shoppers to get an up-close, multi-faceted look into this exciting world of fashion,” says Julie Kelly, director of marketing and business development at Stanford Shopping Center. Thanks to the generosity of Simon Property Group and its retail vendors, all proceeds from ticket and auction sales will support Packard Children’s Hospital.

Authors

Jose Gordon
(650) 497-8489
jose.gordon@lpfch.org

About Simon Fashion Now™

The concept of Simon Fashion Now was conceived through grand opening events at properties like The Galleria in Houston, TX, The Forum Shops at Caesars in Las Vegas, NV, and The Domain in Austin, TX. Through the success of these events, which became fashion focused in 2003, Simon decided to take the events national and Simon Fashion Now was introduced. The contemporary program was designed to make the runway relevant for the everyday fashionista. Spring 2010 stops included The Westchester in White Plains, NY; La Plaza Mall in McAllen, TX; The Fashion Mall at Keystone in Indianapolis, IN; Lenox Square in Atlanta, GA; The Domain in Austin, TX; and The Galleria in Houston, TX.

About Simon Property Group

Simon Property Group, Inc. is an S&P 500 company and the largest real estate company in the U.S. The Company currently owns or has an interest in 380 properties comprising 259 million square feet of gross leasable area in North America, Europe and Asia. Simon Property Group is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and employs more than 5,000 people worldwide. The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol SPG. For further information, visit the Simon Property Group website at www.simon.com.

About Stanford Medicine Children's Health

Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, with Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford at its center, is the Bay Area’s largest health care system exclusively dedicated to children and expectant mothers. Our network of care includes more than 65 locations across Northern California and more than 85 locations in the U.S. Western region. Along with Stanford Health Care and the Stanford School of Medicine, we are part of Stanford Medicine, an ecosystem harnessing the potential of biomedicine through collaborative research, education, and clinical care to improve health outcomes around the world. We are a nonprofit organization committed to supporting the community through meaningful outreach programs and services and providing necessary medical care to families, regardless of their ability to pay. Discover more at stanfordchildrens.org.