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Roser Guild hosts fashion show
The Roser Thrift Shop supports seven scholarships and more than 20 missions.
BY JOE HENDRICKS
SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com
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ANNA MARIA – The Roser Memorial Community Church held its annual fashion show and luncheon on March 14 with clothing selected from the Roser Guild Thrift Shop that was made available for purchase that day.
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Before the models hit the runway, Guild President Cherrie Birkman said, “This is one of our major fundraisers. We feature the clothing we sell in the thrift shop across the street. We also have a silent auction going on with various items from the shop. We have a dress rack with high-end clothing and our models will be modeling items from the thrift shop, which we will then sell.
“The profits go to the thrift shop. The thrift shop has been in existence for 25 years. We support over 20 missions locally, statewide and nationwide and we are also supporting seven scholarships this year. It’s a sizeable amount of work that we do and the focus is serving Christ and sharing his love,” Birkman said. Cathy Rieder served as the master of ceremonies for the fashion show and Pastor Dirk Rodgers, Charles Wade, Ginger Huhn, Curt Huhn, Kathryn Sandberg, Sharon Rowe, Mike Pescitelli, Ruth Cawain, Lillian Chin, Carol Young, Ann Bodger and Gretchen Petraske served as the fashion models.
Before the fashion show began, attendees enjoyed lunch prepared by church volunteers that included shrimp spring rolls with a sweet red chili dipping sauce, frilled teriyaki chicken skewers and an Asian-style chopped salad with sesame ginger dressing and almond cookies with cream cheese icing topped with fresh fruit.
The Roser Guild Thrift Shop is located at 511 Pine Ave. From February through March, the thrift shop is open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and on Saturdays and is otherwise open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call 941-779-2733.