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Ladies High Tea & Festival of Tables
April 22 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
2023 Ladies High Tea
This beautiful event is a highly sought opportunity for 240 ladies to enjoy an authentic high tea, around elegantly decorated tables. To attend you must be a sponsor, hostess or the guest of a hostess. This year’s event will be held April 22nd at the beautiful Licciardello Farm in Summerfield.

The purpose of this event is to raise support for the Interfaith Homeless Shelter which serves homeless women, children and families. We also celebrate the strength, passion and the will that make women unique! Our ultimate goal is to inspire woman leaders in our community to get involved in the solution to make Marion County a better place to live for all women.
We are currently seeking hostesses and sponsors
for our 7th Annual Ladies High Tea.
We are inviting ladies to be a hostess for High Tea with 7 of their friends and/or family. Tables can be decorated from simple to elaborately themed! Hostesses will be encouraged to use the event to raise funds for our Homeless Shelter Program – recruiting other ladies to join them in celebrating the strength of women coming together for a common cause. Each table is challenged to raise a minimum of $500, with a goal of $1,000 or more. The table that raises the most funds will win the traveling Golden Teapot Award!
And there’s more… we’re giving away a second award this year. The first goes to whoever raises the most money for Interfaith with donations, who will receive the Golden Tea Pot of honor and a special gift basket. The second award is the “People Choice Award” for best decorated table!
Download a flyer for the Hostess and Sponsor information here
Becoming a Hostess:
Tables and chairs are provided, spaced apart and ready to decorate at the evening before from 5pm – 7pm. Hostesses will set their table for High Tea with everything except the finger foods, dessert and hot water (which we’ll supply). On April 22nd, greet your guests as they arrive, with tea served at 2:30pm. A complete ‘how to’ guide will be provided to all Hostesses with more details.
Examples are provided below from some of our past Hostesses’ beautiful tables.

Becoming a Sponsor:
Tea Pot Sponsor level is $2,500 and includes name on all printed materials, named on Tea Pot Banner Stand and 2 seats at the Tea Pot Sponsor table.
Tea Cup Sponsor level is $1,000 and includes various printed materials, named on Tea Cup Banner Stand and 2 seats at the Tea Cup Sponsor table.
For information about this event contact:
Sonya at 352-644-9202 or by email
Karla at 352-644-9209 or by email
Thank you to our current sponsors:
Tea Pot: Susan, Lightbody, Morgan Stanley
Tammy Hoff, Ocala Electric Utility
Grace Dunlevy
Tea Cup: Amy Jo Lord, Homes to Ranches
Angela Grace, Deluca Toyota
Previous High Tea Tables: