DIDSBURY -- Didsbury Museum's spring fashion show fundraiser, Fresh as a Daisy, was a complete sellout, say organizers.
The fashion show, which took place on May 5 at the museum, featured five local models displaying spring fashions from Didsbury's Fashions on Main.
Dawn Stewart, vice-president of the Didsbury and District Historical Society, said the event went very well. She said the organizing and the event itself both went off without a hitch.
"This was the first time I was involved with an event of this calibre," said Stewart. "The volunteers were amazing. The community support was fantastic. I was overwhelmed with just how helpful people were and willing to do whatever it took to pull off."
As a relative newcomer to Didsbury from Calgary, Stewart said she was very impressed with how people came together to put on the fashion show.
"We don't have an idea yet of how much was raised," she said. "We're just going through cleanup now. It was a sold-out event. We sold out of tickets two weeks before."
In addition to the actual fashion show, the event featured delicious hors d'ouvres, dainties and a raffle for prizes donated by local businesses.
"The raffle sold out as well," she said. "We were really happy about that. That was a lot of fun. Everything we tried this time around was a huge success. Fashions on Main really enjoyed themselves and the models enjoyed themselves."
All the money raised from the fashion show will go toward the Didsbury and District Historical Society's history book project.
"This money is going towards that book going from the concept phase to the coffee table book phase," she said. "So far it's going really well. People have been submitting all kinds of stories, whether they've been here for three weeks or 35 years. Everyone has a story to tell."
Anyone interested in telling their story for the Didsbury and district history book can call the museum at 403-335-9295.
