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Tara fashion show raises funds for Pace Center for Girls


  • By Liz Ramos
  • | 1:30 p.m. November 7, 2023
MaryAnn McWilliams waves to friends as she goes down the runway
MaryAnn McWilliams waves to friends as she goes down the runway
Photo by Liz Ramos
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After seeing 21 outfits in Tara Golf and Country Club's Fall Fashion Show, East County's Susan Franklin was ready to shop at Darci, a boutique on Main Street in Sarasota. 

"It was all beautiful," Franklin said of the clothing at the fashion show, which Darci provided. "I want everything."

"In her mind, she just spent $1,000," said Tara's Barbara DiPalma, who is Franklin's sister.

Tara Golf and Country Club's Fall Fashion Show Nov. 6 raised $1,200 for Pace Center for Girls. 

Amy Wick Mavis, the executive director of Pace Center for Girls, said the nonprofit was appreciative of the funds. 

"It's women empowering women," Wick Mavis said. "That's what we're all about."

MaryAnn McWilliams waves to friends as she goes down the runway
MaryAnn McWilliams waves to friends as she goes down the runway
Photo by Liz Ramos
Tara's Barbara DiPalma and her sister Susan Franklin, of Hidden Meadows, say the fashion show was fantastic.
Tara's Barbara DiPalma and her sister Susan Franklin, of Hidden Meadows, say the fashion show was fantastic. "I want to buy everything," Franklin says.
Photo by Liz Ramos
Emily Acklin, the chair person of the social committee at Tara Golf and Country Club, and Joyce Yancey, the fashion show chair person, are thrilled to be able to donate $1,200 to PACE Center for Girls.
Emily Acklin, the chair person of the social committee at Tara Golf and Country Club, and Joyce Yancey, the fashion show chair person, are thrilled to be able to donate $1,200 to PACE Center for Girls.
Photo by Liz Ramos
Nancy Chavenson dances down the runway, twirling around to show her outfit and showcase her purse.
Nancy Chavenson dances down the runway, twirling around to show her outfit and showcase her purse.
Photo by Liz Ramos
Cindy Carter walks the runway.
Cindy Carter walks the runway.
Photo by Liz Ramos
Emely Trinidad with PACE Center for Girls struts down the runway as people look at her outfit in awe.
Emely Trinidad with PACE Center for Girls struts down the runway as people look at her outfit in awe.
Photo by Liz Ramos
Anne Marie Cole shows off her dog purse as part of her second outfit of the fashion show.
Anne Marie Cole shows off her dog purse as part of her second outfit of the fashion show.
Photo by Liz Ramos
The models make their final pose at the end of the fashion show.
The models make their final pose at the end of the fashion show.
Photo by Liz Ramos
Tara's Joyce Humberston claims the flowers she won.
Tara's Joyce Humberston claims the flowers she won. "They're beautiful flowers," she says.
Photo by Liz Ramos
Carol Matthews is ready to strike a pose at the end of the runway.
Carol Matthews is ready to strike a pose at the end of the runway.
Photo by Liz Ramos
Joyce Giaconia is all smiles as she makes her way down the runway.
Joyce Giaconia is all smiles as she makes her way down the runway.
Photo by Liz Ramos

 

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Liz Ramos

Managing Editor Liz Ramos previously covered education and community for the East County Observer. Before moving to Florida, Liz was an education reporter for the Lynchburg News & Advance in Virginia for two years after graduating from the Missouri School of Journalism.

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