Scent Of Hope Potpourri On Sale
COLUMBUS (December 3, 2003) - First Lady Hope Taft delivered 200 bags of potpourri to the Ohio Statehouse Museum Gift Shop today to kick off sales of the fifth annual Scent of Hope tradition. Mrs. Taft made the potpourri packages from flowers grown in the Governor's Residence gardens. The Statehouse Museum Gift Shop will sell the potpourri with proceeds going to the Governor's Residence Foundation to benefit the gardens.
"Gardening is one of my favorite pastimes," said Mrs. Taft. "It's great relaxation from a busy schedule. Through this special project, citizens will have an opportunity to purchase potpourri that captures the beauty and fragrance of the lovely Governor's Residence gardens while supporting its maintenance."
The 2003 limited edition potpourri bags, labeled Scent of Hope, are personally signed by Mrs. Taft and will be sold for $12.00 each, plus tax. This is the third year for the Scent of Hope potpourri container made by Ohio artist, Carey Ferguson of Marblehead, Ohio. Mr. Ferguson has hand engraved each glass container, $30 each, plus tax. Also available, for the second year, will be the Scent of Hope ornament cookie cutter filled with potpourri, designed by Ed Fox of Little Fox Factory in Bucyrus, Ohio, $6 each, plus tax.
The First Lady participated in developing the potpourri and packaging it with her former Cincinnati garden club members, Les Jardinières. This is the fifth year the club has assisted.
The Governor's Residence Foundation is a non-profit corporation, organized
and operated for charitable and educational purposes to provide financial support
for the maintenance and beautification of the official residence of the Governor
of Ohio.
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For more information, contact Abbi Failla, First Lady's office, (614) 995-2000.