Fashion and fundraising collide in Faurot Park Saturday afternoon, for the first ever Runway at the Park. Around dozen local businesses participated in the fashion show. A portion of the sales made Saturday and a ticket raffle went to help the Blessing Bag project, which provides gifts and hygiene products to kids in foster care. Beside wanting to help out, owners of these local businesses are glad to see the community coming out to support them.
“if we go main street, it’s cool, but if not we are comfortable supporting each other,” says Quincy Peoples the Owner of Gitta Gang. “Wearing each others brand, eating each others food, and keeping the money circulating with in the community as a whole. I am not just saying Allen County, I am talking everywhere, Shelby County where ever you are at. Keep supporting your local businesses and that is how you are going to keep the money generating.”
Event coordinator Diamond Enayzi came up with the idea to showcase local fashions because of her family and friends that are designers, but the idea to help raise money for the Blessing Bags Program came from something near and dear to her heart.
“I have been a foster parent for over 10 years,” says Diamond Enayzi Coordinator of Runway At the Park. “Actually it was my kids idea for the Blessing Bags. I just said lets get together lets make everything happen all at once.”
Enayzi hopes event shows that we can inspire one another to create great things and great businesses and that’s what keeps Lima alive.
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