Airline tickets, hotel suites and restaurant packages are just a few items awaiting bidders at the 2013 Garden of Roses Fashion Show benefiting the Greater Keller Women's Club Foundation.
Guests are invited to join mistress of ceremonies Ginger Allen with Rick Stacy as auctioneer for this annual event April 6 at The Speedway Club at Texas Motor Speedway.Proceeds from the event, themed “The Secret Garden,” will be used to award grants and scholarships to many charitable organizations and students in the Northeast Tarrant County area.The Greater Keller Women's Club Foundation, Inc. was established in 1996 to aid the Greater Keller Women's Club.The non-profit has since awarded more than $825,000 in grants to area charities and other non-profit organizations such as Christ Haven, Battered Women's Foundation, Metroport Meals on Wheels, Community Enrichment Center, Artsnet, Safehaven, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and Rocky Top Therapy Center.The group also funds scholarships to graduating seniors at each high school in the Keller district.Last year's event drew more than 500 attendees, raising more than $102,000.Activities include a silent auction, live auction, raffle, drawings, lunch and a fashion show by Dillard's.“One of the most exciting things is that it’s at the Motor Speedway,” said Gayle Clark, president. “That’s such an exciting venue.”Clark said models for the fashion show are local housewives and teenagers.“It’s all volunteer, we don’t have any one that gets paid to do anything,” she said.Clark said the event will also have a restaurant tree. Guests pay $20, pick an envelope off of the tree and in return get a gift card worth between $20 and $100 to area restaurants.Also new this year, a wine pull, where guests can make a donation and receive a bottle of wine worth up to $250.“It’s going to be a riot, this event is one of the best functions in the area,” she said.Doors open at 10 a.m. with lunch beginning at noon. Ticket price is $70 and can be purchased by emailing reservations@gkwc.org or Mimi.Catanzaro@verizon.net.For more information, visit www.gkwc.org.Have more to add? News tip? Tell us
