08/16/2022
With today marking 13 years of Drew’s passing we felt that this was an appropriate night to share our latest charitable endeavor in Drews honor. A few months ago we learned of the story of a New Orleans native Alise Peraino who was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer at age 30 after a routine visit to her OBGYN because she was newly engaged and wanted to talk about family planning. Needless to say, her life was flipped upside down and she and her fiancé quickly got married and she began her fight with extremely aggressive chemo.
We learned that at the same time, she and her husband had bought a home but had no time, energy, or resources to furnish/decorate it. The DRF foundation partnered with their good friend Anthony Ryan Auld, Project Runway Allstars winner who is also a designer. We connected them and he jumped at the chance to design her home. From our initial Zoom call to many group texts later, it has been incredible to see their friendship quickly unfold. Ryan is also a two time cancer survivor so he knows how to make her space feel like a healing sanctuary for her and her husband! We are so happy to have helped make her house into a home! Here are some before and after pictures with a video soon to follow!