Hats off to fundraiser
Published 8:36 pm Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Participants of the Rainbow Tea and Hat Show event Saturday, Oct. 20, strike a pose with the hats they showcased at a runway event at Prince Edward County Middle School. Pictured are, from left, Ardeania Ward, Patricia Gray Scott, Daphne Hunt, Joan Johns Cobb, Minerva Venable, Margaret Stiff, Joy Cabarrus Speakes, Kimberly Ashton, Micah Clark-Reed, Olivdean Taylor and Beatrice Kennedy. (Photo by Emily Hollingsworth)
Olivdean Taylor poses in a stately blue hat. (Photo by Emily Hollingsworth)
Beatrice Kennedy tips her hat to the audience. (Photo by Emily Hollingsworth)
Participants of the Moton Family Challenge Rainbow Tea and Hat Show on Saturday, Oct. 20, displayed all colors of the rainbow, and more, through a hat show and dinner.
(To view more photos from the show, click here.)
Proceeds from the event went to the Moton Family Challenge scholarship, where a series of families and friends compete to the raise the most money for scholarships to honor those affected by the public school closings in Prince Edward County from 1959-1964.
Chair of the Moton Family Challenge, Joy Cabarrus Speakes, said the scholarship, in its eighth year, awards a $2,500 scholarship for its winners, which can be renewed for up to three years after it is initially awarded.
Groups of people sat at tables representing each color of the rainbow: blue, indigo, violet, red, orange, yellow and green.
The hat show took place with flying colors, and approximately 12 women participated posing with beautiful hats and even greater confidence.
