Fashion show models: (From left) Marcia Siegert, Karen Bennett, Lisa Franklin, Patsie Uchello, Linda Ely, Denise Wight, Bonnie Lilley, and Jeanne Gayler. Photo by Tom Manning/Gazette Packet
The Yacht Haven Garden Club held its 35th Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon Fundraiser "Autumn Glory" at the Mount Vernon Country Club in Alexandria on Oct. 11. Garden Club members modeled fashions provided by Details of Occoquan.
The Yacht Haven Garden Club works to further education in horticulture, floral design, and conservation among its members and the surrounding community.
To achieve these goals, proceeds will be divided among the following projects and organizations: The American Horticulture Society at River Farm, University of Maryland Honey Bee Project, National Arboretum Friendship Garden and Youth Garden, National Arboretum Fern Valley, USO Wounded Warrior Healing Garden, Woodlawn Plantation Rose Garden, Mason Neck Wildlife Refuge State Park, Sherwood Hall Library Garden, Mount Vernon Post Office beautification, and Yacht Haven Neighborhood Entrance beautification. In addition, the club has a scholarship fund for students pursuing an education in horticulture.