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Hats off to all the supporters and partners who made our 23rd annual Les Chapeaux dans le Jardin a wonderful success. Very special thanks go out to our esteemed event Chair, Debra Hadley, for leading a spectacular day of celebration, camaraderie and philanthropy.

This year’s event featured the runway show, “Fleurs et Couture: Designs Inspired by the Art of Dale Chihuly.” The show paired ten local floral designers with volunteer community models in the design and creation of floral hats, headpieces and accessories, inspired by art from the Conservatory’s renowned Chihuly glass collection.

This year’s Hat Day program also honored Bill Gerhardt as the recipient of the 2024 Ann Isaly Wolfe Award. This award was presented in recognition of Bill’s extraordinary service, leadership and support of the Conservatory.

Total funds raised exceeded $455,000 and all proceeds fuel the Conservatory’s pre-K and K-12 education programs—which create opportunities for thousands of young people, of all ages and backgrounds, to explore, engage and connect with the natural world.

2024 Hat Day Sponsors

Hat Day 2016 Gold Sponsors Advanced Drainage Systems
Battelle
Cardinal Health
Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority
First Financial Bank
Charleen Hinson & The Hinson Family
JPMorgan Chase
Katie Wolfe Lloyd
Cathy M. Lyttle
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
White Castle System, Inc. (2)
Ann Isaly Wolfe
Wolfe Associates Fund
Women’s Board Friends of Franklin Park Conservatory (2)
Hat Day 2015 Silver Sponsors Heidi Anderson
Anonymous
Bank of America
Mary W. Crall
The Dunn Family
Experience Columbus
Pam Farber & Aly Kelly
“Favorite Day in May”
Michael J. and Karen G. Fiorile
Fisher, Hutchinson & Kass
DeeDee & Herb Glimcher
Georgia Ruch Gocken
Grange Insurance
Kate Jenks, Molly Hughes, Jill O’Donnell & Whitney Lucks (2)
King Business Interiors, Inc.
Karen Levin
Lux Laser
Mount Carmel Foundation
Nationwide
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
PNC
Danielle & George Skestos
Teads, Jessica Jenzen
Women’s Board Friends of Franklin Park Conservatory
Hat Day 2015 Benefactor Sponsors Catherine Callard
Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation
GreenScapes Landscape Architects & Contractors
Grange Insurance Audubon Center
Intel
The Scout Guide Columbus
WesBanco Bank, Inc.
2024 Fleurs & Couture Floral Designers Eulogio B. Baldonaza, CFD, AIFD, freelance floral designer
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Bear Roots Floral
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Creative Muse
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Expressions Floral Design Studio
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HOKU Floral Studio & Event Design
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lēf floral & botanical
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Oberer’s Flowers
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Prema Designs
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Studio Artiflora
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Vessel Floral & Event Design
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2024 Hat Day

2023 Hat Day