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FÊTE
DES ROIS and JEUX
DE SOCIÉTÉ
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Évelyne baked a wonderful galette des
rois ! |
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Lyn D’Alessandro finds the féve. |
Queen Mary Gail Smith & King Strother Purdy |
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Queen Lyn D’Alessandro & King
David Keats |
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Sunday, January 15 -- FÊTE DES ROIS and JEUX DE SOCIÉTÉ at the beautiful Purdy home in
Bridgewater. After Evelyne
explained the significance of the galette des rois, we crowned two kings and two queens. Later we enjoyed friendly conversations and
lively games of Scrabble (Édition française).
Notre fête
de Noël Alsacienne
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Our Fête de Noël Alsacienne
was held at the Emergency Services Building in Woodbury. After
a delicious dinner Alsacien
prepared by Renée David, T.J. Thompson of Taft School entertained us with a
program of seasonal music. The happy
event also included wine tasting and a Christmas sing-along. Lottery winners walked off with fleur-de-lys bookends, beautiful Christmas trivets, and other
interesting items.
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Pictures from our
Ninetieth Anniversary Celebration
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Over 90 members and friends attended
our 90th anniversary celebration which was held in the beautiful
dining room at Taft School. |
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Cynthia McCorkindale
entertained with a wonderful collection of French classics. |
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Rev. Joseph Looney, a member of our
Alliance, led the group in a prayer of thanksgiving. |
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Marilyn and Serge Gabriel won a
one-week homestay in Provence, France. |
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Kathleen Brophy
was the lucky winner of a 18k gold pendant from Tiffany & Co. |
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Yolande
and Charles Bosman won a beautiful oil painting by Brian Denyer |
More photos
of our gala celebration are available at: http://community.webshots.com/album/581065934FsQleV
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Our visit to the
magnificent flower gardens at Hollister House in Washington, Connecticut. -- June 25, 2011
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