10 FRONTDOORS MEDIA | MAY 2018 Emma Bosworth shares a special moment at the Charity Ball with her mother, Allison Bosworth (above) , and with her mother and aunt, Laura Greenwood (right) . Photos: Steve Yap Carolyn Bosworth, Allison Bosworth, Emma Bosworth and Nancy Gaintner at The Board of Visitors Mother-Daughter-Grandmother Tea last fall. Photo: Duke Photography

MAY 2018 | FRONTDOORS MEDIA 11 F or Emma Bosworth, the evening of April 7 was the culmination of months of planning. The 17-year-old Arcadia High School senior touched up her hair and makeup and donned a long, white ballgown. But this wasn’t prom night; rather, she was preparing to be presented as a Board of Visitors Flower Girl. Emma emerged at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn ready for the evening. “When I was in middle school, I learned about the program,” she said. “I always kind of hoped to be involved, and it’s been really amazing.” A 103-year-old tradition, the Charity Ball is the longest-running philanthropic event in Arizona. Generations of families celebrate the Flower Girls as they are presented to the community at this fundraiser every year. But even among those with histories with the venerable event, Emma’s family possesses a special, longstanding association. The family’s connection stretches back to Emma’s great-grandmother, Betsy Taylor, who was a Board of Visitors member since 1963. Betsy’s three daughters were all Flower Girls, and two went on to become Board of Visitors members themselves. “When we were Flower Girls, we had trays filled with flowers attached around our In the Taylor-Bosworth family, some traditions never wilt FLOWER POWER COVER STORY {by karen werner}