Times of the Islands Winter 2015-16

faces and places
With main sponsorship from The Wine Cellar, Turquoise Distribution, and Crystal Water, event-goers enjoyed a fun Saturday with great company
and entertainment by Josh Shapiro from New York City and Karen Bizzell from the UK. Pauline Barclay along with Hazel Hegewald and
their committee worked hard to put a seamless event together with the help of the great staff at Asú Beach Restaurant at the Alexandra Resort.
Third Annual Ladies Hat Luncheon
The annual fundraiser was held on November 14, 2015, raising $20,000 for local children’s education. It was
attended by hat-conscious ladies of the Turks & Caicos Islands, as well as regular visitors. The location was the new
Asú Beach Restaurant at the Alexandra Resort on Grace Bay Beach. There were fabulous prizes for Best Hat, Most
Creative Hat, and Wow Factor Ensemble.
By Claire Parrish ~ Photography Paradise Photography, www.myparadisephoto.com
Some of the country’s men joined the event taking on roles including “Champagne chaperones,” judges, MC, and DJ. Jewelry designer Margo
Manhatton flew in from New York City for her second year at the luncheon, donating a piece of her jewelry.
Debbie Travin of New York’s Resident magazine attended to cover the event, seen above centre with organiser Pauline Barclay.
Corporate tables, single tickets, along with silent and live auctions, raised the $20,000 for children’s education. Hat judges were presided
over by the Honourable Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale. Politicians present included the Honourable Akierra Mary Deanne Missick and
the Honourable Josephine Olivia Connolly.
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