For its 2023 scholarship fundraiser, the Fountain Hills Women’s Club will host the “Desert Derby” luncheon and fashion show on Sunday, April 2 at the ADERO Scottsdale Resort.

Tickets are now available for $65 per person at www.fountainhillswomensclub.com. Click on “Events,” then “Fashion Show and Luncheon” to make reservations online.

This annual event traditionally welcomes guests not only from Fountain Hills, but from communities throughout the area. This year’s attendees can show off their best “hat-itude” for the Desert Derby theme while enjoying a luncheon, live auction and silent auction baskets.

Trending fashions are showcased from local boutiques Classy-Jazzy, On the Ave, ZOEY’S Boudoir and Manny’s Local 816, the newly opened menswear shop in Fountain Hills.

This is the main fundraiser each year for the women’s club to support its mission of providing scholarships to women who either live or work in Fountain Hills to assist them in furthering their education or career.

Since its founding in 1974, the FHWC has distributed more than $300,000 in scholarships to local women who represent a diversity of careers. Past scholarship recipients have pursued plans to be school psychologists, park rangers, criminal justice professionals, paralegals, biological researchers, nurses, educators, marketing and business professionals, physician assistants and more.

Advertisement space is available in the event program to fund more scholarships that are needed during these financially challenging times.

The club is also seeking donations of prize items for the silent and live auctions. Contributions of gift certificates, gift cards, tickets, merchandise, wine, jewelry, beauty products and home decor are accepted.

For questions about the event, to take out a program ad or make an auction item donation, contact FHWCFundraiser@gmail.com.