Blazers & Butterflies
Fashion, Healing & The Power Within
Event details at a glance
- Date
- Sat, October 17, 2026
- Time
- 4:00 PM
- Evening ends at 7:30
- Location
- 347 Main Street
- Laurel, Maryland 20707
- Attire
- Blazers & Butterflies
- Your favorite blazer, or a butterfly-inspired accent
Some rooms ask you to explain yourself.
This one does not.
On October 17, the Ladies of Hope Ministries (The LOHM) is opening a space in Laurel, Maryland for an evening of fashion, dinner, storytelling and community.
A runway. A room full of people who came to look with admiration instead of judgment. A cast of models from across our community, ages 6 and up, walking in blazers they helped choose.
Come in your favorite blazer. Add a butterfly. However you show up, show up as yourself.
The Evening
The Mingle
Doors open. Conversation, connection and a room built to welcome you in.
Dinner
Dinner is served, and it is included with every ticket.
The Runway Story
Three chapters of testimony, fashion and becoming, hosted by Ayana.
The Reclamation
The live auction, awards and closing. The evening ends at 7:30.
Why Fashion
Clothing carries story. What we put on our bodies says who we believe we are, and choosing that for yourself is not a small thing. For many of the people walking this runway, this is the first time they are looked at without judgment.
This is more than a runway. It is reclamation in motion.
Sponsored By
Public launch
Held & Heard
Youth Reentry Program
Blazers & Butterflies marks the public launch of Held & Heard, The LOHM's reentry program for young people ages 15 to 24 who are justice-impacted and impacted by domestic violence. It begins inside, with an eight to ten week healing-centered curriculum before release, and continues in the community afterward. Most systems address behavior. We address what sits underneath it.
- Trauma-informed emotional wellness support
- Mentorship, life skills and reentry navigation
- Storytelling and identity rebuilding
- Family connection and community reintegration
- Creative expression through fashion and the arts
- Evaluation, data tracking and program growth
Three Ways In
Attend
Take a seat
Dinner and full access to the evening. Seating is limited, so reserve early. Give what you can at checkout, or give nothing at all. Your seat is yours either way.
Reserve your seatWalk
Walk the runway
We are casting models of every age, size and background, ages 6 and up. No experience needed, blazers are provided, and it is free to participate. A parent or guardian registers for anyone under 18.
Register as a modelVolunteer
Build the room
Setup, check-in, backstage support, styling, food service, breakdown. Shifts run from 1:00 PM through 8:00 PM, and you choose the hours that work for you.
Sign up to volunteerBecome a Founding Sponsor
Founding Sponsor
Presenting recognition across all event materials, program, stage and social. Reserved seating for four.
The Mingle
Named recognition at the reception, plus program and social recognition. Seating for two.
The Afterglow
Named recognition at the celebration, plus program and social recognition. Seating for two.
Auction Sponsor
Recognition during the live auction and in the event program.
Runway Sponsor
Recognition in the event program and on event signage.
In-Kind Partner
Catering, printing, styling, venue and vendor support, recognized at the matching level.
This is year one. Every sponsor who steps in now is on the record as a founder of this work. Your investment does not fund an evening. It funds the first year of a program that helps young people come home whole, supported and heard.