DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody Garden Club’s 46th annual Swing Into Spring gala and fundraiser is set for April 5 at Dunwoody United Methodist Church on Mount Vernon Road.
The festivities, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Fellowship Hall, include a luncheon, fashion show, card party and silent auction.
Proceeds from the fundraiser allow the Dunwoody Garden Club to continue its projects, which beautify and improve the city’s environment.
Chico’s, a womens clothing store at Alpharetta’s North Point Village, sponsors the fashion show, which will unveil its spring line of clothing.
Local merchants and friends of the club donate silent auction items, like live plants and flowers, gift certificates to restaurants and passes to local attractions.
The club, with members from Chamblee, Brookhaven, Sandy Springs and Peachtree Corners, formed in unincorporated DeKalb County more than 50 years ago.
Since 1967, the club has been involved in projects throughout the city, including the cleanup after the 1998 tornado, the pollinator garden at Brook Run Park and the maple trees on Ashford Dunwoody Road.
Allison Metheny, president of the Dunwoody Garden Club, said she “immediately felt so welcome” when she joined the civic group in 2010.
“The Dunwoody Garden Club’s mission is ‘to sponsor civic, welfare and community gardening projects as agreed upon by a majority of the members,’” Metheny said. “We do this through our monthly meetings, field trips, garden projects and donations to many groups.”
The club encourages people interested in attending the gala to purchase their $35 tickets soon.
The ticket order form provides options for additional donations and reservations for a four-person card table.
The ticket purchase deadline is March 25.
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