(Decatur County, IN) – You can kick off spring by joining the Decatur County Community Foundation (DCCF) for a Garden Tea Party on Wednesday, April 23 at Into the Woods Event Space.
The event is designed to grow the Fund for Women and Girls and will include an announcement of three grant recipients, along with a feature presentation by Charlotte Bischoff of the Window Box Gardener.
“The Fund for Women and Girls was started in 2004 to benefit programs affecting women and children in Decatur County,” said DCCF Executive Director Tami Wenning. “Since then, recipients who have benefitted from this fund include groups like New Directions, Decatur County Memorial Hospital’s Mammography Department, the pregnancy care center, and even a scholarship for a local woman returning to school.”
Founding committee members included Toni Collins, Sharon Crites, Sheila Doerflinger, Brenda Miller, Greta Solgere, Mary Stradley, and Sharon Wickens, among others. That group of women hosted formal luncheons and other events to grow the original fund.
Fast forward 21 years and a new group of women remain committed to carrying on the event. That group is led by chair Emily Steele; Samantha Baldwin; Michelle Schutte-Cathy; Amy Kinker; Elizabeth Lecher-Hochstedler; Sarah Schneider; Bridget Weber, and Angie Wood.
Doors will open at 5:30, with the official welcome and light buffet starting at 6 p.m.
Tickets for this year’s event are $25 per person, or $175 for a table of eight, and can be purchased online at dccfound.org, or by calling the Foundation office at (812) 662-6364.
For more information about the Fund for Women and Girls or the Decatur County Community Foundation, visit dccfound.org.
