Butterfly Wishes presents Sixth Annual Fashion Show

THE RAIFORDs—Denise and Edward (photo by Debbie Norrell)
THE RAIFORDs—Denise and Edward (photo by Debbie Norrell)

Six years ago, Denise E. Raiford held her first Butterfly Wishes fashion show. Her late mother, Arlene B. Keith, was the catalyst for the show. Raiford says she wanted to reach out to others who had also lost their mothers and celebrate mothers on Mother’s Day.
The show had its beginnings in the Homewood Library Auditorium and continued to grow into larger venues.
On May 16, nearly 500 attended the Sixth Annual Butterfly Wishes Fashion Show and Dinner at the Doubletree Monroeville Convention Center.
Raiford says each year a portion of the proceeds is donated to organizations who have made a difference in the community. Past recipients of the proceeds include: Gwen’s Girls, Bethlehem Haven, Life Mastery Ministries and the St. James Education & Food Service Ministry.
The 2015 recipient was Wreaths for Water, a program developed by Glenda Anderson who sees a vision to become a ministry of healing for the world for the men, women and children who are in locations that have to drink unclean water that can lead to death.
According to Anderson, in some locations, every 20 seconds a child dies due to the lack of clean drinking water. Since Anderson had a stroke, she has no longer been able to operate her business GDecor Decorating and Catering, however she wanted to bring her gift of making wreaths forward for God’s glory and created Wreaths for Water.
As always the fashion show featured excited fashions with Lesely Crawford as commentator, Deejay Mac was the man behind the music and Flo Wilson from the Old School Band performed.  The entire evening was a shoppers dream with numerous vendors in every corner with unique items for sale.
 

 

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