Linly Heflin Fashion Show Set for October

The Linly Heflin Unit will celebrate its 63rd annual Scholarship Fashion Show on Oct. 12.

The annual cocktail gala is the primary fundraiser for the organization and will be held at The Club. This year’s fashion show again will be coordinated with Gus Mayer and will highlight featured designer Jonathan Simkhai. The show’s chair is Kendall Eagan, and Katherine DeBuys is the co-chair.

The Linly Heflin Unit is named in honor of Birmingham resident Linly Heflin, who helped establish a Red Cross surgical unit during World War I so that women at home could support the war effort. After her death in 1919, the Linly Heflin Unit was created as a women’s service organization to continue her work.

In 1923, the organization began awarding scholarships to women to attend college. This year, 110 young women will receive scholarships of $10,000 per year up to four years to pursue undergraduate degrees at Alabama universities.

For more information, contact www.linlyheflin.org.