To the more than 80 members and friends who attended our La Vie Parisienne fundraising event on Sunday, May 3 at the Heritage Hotel in Southbury, we hope you had fun and we thank you for your Support!

We raised approximately $1000.00 which will go towards supporting our AF Center and French Language School opened in September 2014 in Southbury.

We also wish to thank all of the area businesses* and members and friends who generously donated gift certificates, original artwork, and other fine items for our Silent Auction, Raffle and our River Seine book stall (listed below).

It’s important to note that without our team of very hard working members who spent endless hours creatively planning, organizing, purchasing materials, fixing up baskets, and putting all the finishing touches on everything, this fantastic event would never have happened and we send you “Un Grand Merci!”:bravo

Room Settings and Themes creatively designed by Nancy Callahan; Basket Beautifications: Nancy Callahan and Carol Donahue;  Contracts: Brian Denyer, Richard Stoops, Yvonne Stoops; Program Ad Sales: Gail Gros, Rolly Grover, Evelyne Purdy and Yvonne Stoops; Program Copy and Design: Marda Gutierrez; Set up: Nancy Callahan, Carol Donahue, Jim Donahue, Michele Paquet Finn, Candida Fitts, Jean-Marie Gutierrez, Richard Stoops, Yvonne Stoops, Diane Yates with special thanks to Deb Tata for the use of her bistro table & chairs; Clean-up: Brigitte and Rod Bentley, Noelle Janatka, Gail Gros, Marcel Gros, Evelyne Purdy, Strother Purdy; Photographer: Lea Claflin; Montmartre Backdrop Created by Diane Yates

La Vie Parisienne Program  mime, carol&nancy2  committee members  rich  partycartoons.com

Mime: Jeff Smithson, Proponent of Play; Caricaturist: Bill Hernandez, Graphics Interactive LLC.

If you missed our event but wish to add a donation, please visit our Donations Page

*Please consider thanking the businesses for their generous support by giving them your business: Ace Hardware, Woodbury; Ameico, New Milford; Deb A. Tata, CFP, ChFC, MBA: Ameriprise Financial Services, Middlebury; Dietrich Gardens, Woodbury; Edwin Sparn, CatBackward: A Tale of CIA; Heritage Hotel, Southbury; Heritage Pharmacy, Southbury; LaBonne’s, Southbury; Middlebury Baking Company, Middlebury; Newbury Musical Theatre, Southbury;  Ovens of France, Woodbury; Oliva Restaurant, Bethlehem; Premier Wines & Spirits, Southbury; Riva’s Rides, Danbury;  Shutter Speed Photo, Middlebury; SPLASH Car Wash, Southbury; Warehouse Wines and LIquors, Southbury and Danbury.