St. Peter’s Lutheran School, located on West Bellevue Street, is receiv­ing the aid of two Ferris stu­dents at its annual fash­ion show.

Tirzah Price and Kristy Britton, alumni of St. Peter’s, have decided to donate some of their time to help the school raise funds to help sup­port itself.

“Being in a smaller set­ting in a pri­vate school is very dif­fer­ent from pub­lic schools,” Price said of her expe­ri­ence at St. Peter’s. “I really appre­ci­ate the sup­port I got there beyond the classroom.”

Britton, senior in his­tory edu­ca­tion and 2003 grad­u­ate of St. Peter’s, has vol­un­teered to be a model in this year’s show and has been mod­el­ing since she was two years old. Price, junior in English and 2006 St. Peter’s grad­u­ate, will be mod­el­ing cloth­ing this year as well and has been doing so since she was in sec­ond grade.

According to Britton, other mod­els will include mostly St. Peter’s stu­dents, past stu­dents, and teach­ers. The prin­ci­pal and pas­tor will be escort­ing the models.

The theme for this year’s fash­ion show is From Sea to Shining Sea and will take place on Oct. 29 begin­ning at 10:30 a.m. with an auc­tion at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center. The lun­cheon will begin at noon and the fash­ion show, fea­tur­ing styles from local busi­nesses, will follow.

Price and Britton will also vol­un­teer to help set up and dec­o­rate the ball­room in accor­dance to the theme, place favors at each table and help orga­nize the items being auc­tioned off.

“My fam­ily is com­pletely rooted in St. Peter’s. It’s not a ques­tion,” Britton said of why she decided to vol­un­teer. “It’s like a sec­ond home to me. Anything that I can do for that place, I do. I’ve been there all my life, so I always try to help.”

“As col­lege stu­dents, some­times we can’t always donate our money because we don’t have a lot of it, but we can always vol­un­teer our time to help. It’s a time com­mit­ment, but I really enjoy doing it,” Price said of vol­un­teer­ing at the school.

Items auc­tioned in pre­vi­ous years have included gift bas­kets from var­i­ous fam­i­lies and busi­nesses, jew­elry, fur­ni­ture, home items, cook­ies, sports tick­ets and gift cards.

Some of the busi­nesses par­tic­i­pat­ing in the past included Maurice’s, The Sole, Eugenia’s, Tractor Supply, JCPenney, and Fairman’s Apparel, which is oper­ated by peo­ple from St. Peter’s.

Money raised from the event will go toward St. Peter’s Lutheran School. Although the school is a pri­vate insti­tu­tion, tuition doesn’t cover all the costs of oper­a­tion, Price said.

According to Britton, being an edu­ca­tion major has made her appre­ci­ate the edu­ca­tion she received at St. Peter’s and believes it is impor­tant to help them dur­ing these tough eco­nomic times.

“These days with the econ­omy, there’s almost no sup­port for them,” Britton said. “It would break my heart to see them not do well.”

Price agreed and said she is happy to give back to them because she spent some of the best years of her life there.

Tickets are on sale for $30; all ticket hold­ers have the oppor­tu­nity to win one of sev­eral grand prizes. Grand prizes in pre­vi­ous years have included an iPod 2 or a stay at the Holiday Inn, Britton said. For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact Jennifer Hegenauer at fourhegs@gmail.com or 796‑8782.

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