Membership Meeting and Tea, October 20, 2015

 As always, click on photos to enlarge.

Setting up is hard to do.....

.....unless you have MR. RIGHT to help!

And here is MRS. RIGHT (aka Mary Hicks) doing her stuff!

The "kitchen staff" is having too much fun.....

Last minute touches by Joanne R.

What delightful center pieces!

Yumm....don't you wish you were there?

Jane B, Mary K, Barbara C, Ellen S, Marzette W.

Adrienne B, Barbara A, Marlene H,

Let everyone see that we are meeting here today!

Our members are our best customers....

Marlene Bollhoffer, advertising "Restaurants with Heart"
our monthly & tasty fundraiser

Luisa P, Marlene H, Barbara A, Karen S, Mary K

Marlene B, Gerry N, Luisa P

Archana A. and Eve Shaw, Assist. Director

Honoring our members for their years of service :
Barbara Alexander, 10 years

Sarah Beetem, 10 years

Luisa Pliska & Barbara Sheldon, 15 years

Nayla Sleiman, 20 years

Karen Sutherland, 25 years

Jane Bradley, Ann Bennett, Ellen Smith, 35 years

Debbie Burkholder, Director Auxiliary Relations

The 10 year group! Congratulations!Barbara A, Sarah B, Marlene B,
Nancy Bronstein, Marlene Hom, Susan Kirtley, Dallas Manning, Karen Stevens, Mary Anne York

Bonnie Miller, 45 years

Sarah B, Parliamentarian & Nancy Larsson, PAA President

Attentive audience....in a beautiful setting, on a lovely afternoon....

Sue Pettegrew, Ruth Wood, Catherine McGilvray, Betty Breyman,  40 years

Unfortunately...all good things have to come to an end...and clean up happens!

 SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER FOR OUR AMERICAN GIRL FUNDRAISER,
AND ON THE 17th, FOR THE MEMBERSHIP MEETING. UNTIL THEN....
Thanks to Stephanie Beach for the wonderful photos above.

"FANCY NANCY" Event, September 19, 2015

  Friday, September 18, PAA members went to Los Altos to set up for the much anticipated new event
"FANCY NANCY"
(Click on photos to enlarge)

An almost empty church hall greeted us....

...with Mary, Cathy, Adrienne (hidden) & Sarah's help it changed quickly!

What a terrific centerpiece!!!

Showing off at the future photo booth are: Cathy, Sarah and Nancy..

..also sharing the act are: Erika, Adrienne and Mary.

Meet NANCY, "Fancy Nancy", the star of this event!
We are ready on Saturday morning to open the doors....

In the kitchen all was prepared because Mae, on right, was in charge

Luisa P. was there to sell our popular cookbook; Kathy S. helped with raffle items

The photo booth was busy!!! Some dads were also in the audience

Boas for sale; bags with goodies....

The book's illustrator was a hit with all who attended....

4 of our trusted servers: Betty, Carol, Bonnie & Nancy

 This show, "Fancy Nancy" and "American Girl Doll" Tea & Fashion Show in November,
could not happen if we did not have the wonderful help from NCL Daughters and Mothers.

Grace and Hilary were in charge of the "Reading Bug" book tables
(Please, support this San Carlos store)

PAA President Nancy Larsson, and Kathy S

Book Illustrator, Robin Preiss Glasser, teaching good posture with a banana instead of a book!

Robin Preiss Glasser signing books at the end of the show.
THANK YOU, ROBIN!

September 2015 Membership Meeting

        After the monthly auxiliary business was taken care off, we worked on items for our first-ever
                                           "FANCY NANCY" event to be held on Sept. 19;
                                  Corresponding Secretary, Mary Anne York & Mary H., above

         Rolling & tying scrolls, a gift item, or cutting fleece to make boas, one of the items for sale,      
                 are: Marzette W., Nancy B., Marlene Bollhoffer (RwH), and Sharon Brugos (HB)

Social Chair, Dallas Manning, is selling raffle tickets, and BJ S. will be cutting
one of the boas which came in a multitude of colors!!

Parliamentarian, Sarah Beetem chatting with Dues Chair, Mary Koeppen

Evelyn L., Karen Stevens (RwH) and Ellen Smith (TT) are hard at work

A busy group.....

                     Along with catching up on every one's summer news, a lot of work got done.
       See you ALL at the October Meeting, the yearly TEA. Look our for your invitation in the mail.