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September 14, 2007
Breast cancer meets its match
I swung by the Brooklawn C.C. on Friday (Sept. 14, 2007) for the annual Rose of Hope Tennis Tournament.
The event, organized by Donna Craft, Beth Davis, and a few of their friends, was attended by -- I'm guessing here -- about 40 or so women. The proceeds were donated to the Norma Pfriem Breast Care Center in Fairfield, a subsidiary of Bridgeport Hospital.
The women were forced to play tennis because -- can you believe it? -- Brooklawn doesn't have a single badminton court! But I digress. Most of the ladies were, appropriately enough, wearing pink. (Good thing they weren't playing at the Patterson Club, or they would have been sent home for not wearing white.) Even the balls were pink.
Here's why planning a party can drive you nuts. The details can be 99 percent perfect, but if there's always that one little percent that goes wrong. This time, there seemed to be no plates (there was also a luncheon). Someone at the club managed to scrounge up some styrofoam plates from the Dollar Store, which is what they might have wound up using. They wouldn't have gone well with the crystal, sterling and cloth napkins, though, but any port in a storm. I didn't hang around to see how that situation sorted itself out.
This is why I always carry a spare set of china in the trunk of the car.
The China Syndrome notwithstanding, it was a great party. Remember -- it's always a good idea to give your guests something to do, besides just standing around drinking and eating.
Here are some photos from the event:
Beth Davis, Donna Twist and Donna Craft
Fiona Andren, Karin Keith and Stephanie Kelly
Cathy Cannella, Andy Gleeman (Beth's Husband) and Gail Keegan
The tennis patio. The luncheon actually took place inside the tennis clubhouse. That's Donna Twist with the clipboard, keeping track of things.
Posted by john on September 14, 2007 6:59 PM
