Saturday’s Best Excuse to Dress to the Nines in Garner

If your closet has been waiting for a reason to debut that statement headpiece, here’s your green light: high tea for a high cause!

Dust off your fascinators and head to Garner on Saturday, April 25, 2026, for an afternoon that feels like a pre-Kentucky Derby celebration without the Churchill Downs humidity. Hosted by the Cumberland, Johnston, and Wake County chapters of First in Families of North Carolina, this gathering blends high fashion with high impact. You’ll be treated to a spread of tea biscuits, finger sandwiches, and salads, all while browsing one-of-a-kind headpieces from local vendors.

The best part? Every ticket helps provide tangible assistance to local families of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Whether you arrive in a vintage pillbox hat or buy a new show-stopper on-site, you’re helping our neighbors thrive. It’s cozy, it’s community-centered, and it’s the most elegant way to spend 2 p.m. this weekend.

📍 1329 US 70 W, Garner, NC 27529
📅 Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 2 p.m.
💰 Tickets from $28.52
📎 Event Details & Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hats-off-to-first-in-families-tickets-1980126558841

Pinkies up, Raleigh—it’s time to show the Derby how we do tea time in the Triangle. Don’t forget, the bolder the hat, the better the photos!

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Lisa Jeffries Nobling

Founder + Principal at Raleighwood Media Group + Raleighwood Event Group

Lisa Jeffries, a 2007 graduate of N.C. State University’s Wilson College of Textiles and Poole College of Management, has been working in marketing since 2005. Her professional work experience ranges from independent, family-owned businesses to high-growth tech startups. Lisa’s specific areas of expertise include new media and experiential marketing for service-based businesses. Passionate about her clients, cheering on the Wolfpack, live music, and rescuing animals, she is also the founder of Raleigh Food & Wine and Raleighwood Wifi. Lisa completed the NC State + SKEMA Business School MSc dual master’s degree program in Global Luxury Management in 2016, publishing a thesis, Location-Based Opportunities for Brand Marketing With Emphasis on Application Within Luxury Industries.

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