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Garden Club members from all over the area gathered on Wednesday, September 30, at 11:30 a.m. at the Garden Club Center to have lunch together and enjoy a fashion show. The event is an annual fundraiser for the Sugar Loaf Garden Club.

The money raised will be used to award a scholarship to a Virginia Western Community college horticulture student and donate the Arboretum, upgrading and maintaining their award-winning butterfly garden at Oak Grove Elementary School, present a program at a local nursing home, supporting Valley Beautiful and Clean Valley Council, VA Hospital Veteran's cookie plates at Christmas, support Friends of the Blue Ridge parkway and Scenic Virignia - planting trees, and support of Southwester Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank.

Garden Club member, Lydia Celin said that this is the fourth annual and  largest fundraiser that the Sugar Loaf Garden Club does. She also said that the scholarship has been increasing every year. 80 tickets were

The afternoon began with a welcome and a luncheon and the fashion show by Henri Kessler Furs and Second Hand Rose. A silent auction was also going on during the event.

Door Prizes were also given out and there was a raffle drawing. The door prizes and raffles were created by donors which include, gotekgo.com (Susan Lucas), William Adkins CLU-ChFC with Nationwide Ins., Maria Lin Jewelry, Lavender Dreams, Colors & You, Plantagenet Rose, White Oak Tavern, Townside Gardens, Cindy's Greenery, VA Greenhouse, Showtimers, Mulch 'n More, Doreen's Gourmet, Virginia Western Arboretum, Sanctuary Spa, Taubman Museum of Art, Wine Gourmet, Toad'ly Kids, Petal Pushers, Glebe Gardens, Hallmark, Chocolate Paper, Willow Grove, and Star City Playhouse.