Karen Files and Greti Szilagyi greet the breakfast
diners.
The table decorations in Keys Hall at Bee Ridge Presbyterian.
Paul Weber, Jean Raskin, Daphne Waggener, Anne
Hathaway, and Lauryn Sasso help out in the kitchen. Anne Hathaway and
Lauryn Sasso assist Head Chef Ingemar Persson while Genevieve Beauchamp,
Paul Weber, and MacKenzie Vance provide moral support.
Breakfast was enjoyed by all who attended.
Debye Bernard.
Pancake Breakfast
Fun'd Raiser
On Sunday, September 27, 2009, The Sarasota Choral
Society sponsored a fund raising breakfast at Bee Ridge Presbyterian
Church themed "Pianos and Pancakes". The menu included scrambled eggs,
sausage, coffee, orange juice, and of course, pancakes. Entertainment
was provided by Tim Gemesi and Debye Bernard on the piano.
Head Chef Ingemar Persson oversaw the operations of the
kitchen crew which included Anne Hathaway, Lauryn Sasso, Paul Weber, and
Jean Raskin, just to name a few. Karen Files and Greti Szilagyi greeted
people at the door and everyone involved helped to serve. Table
decorations by Allison Vance helped set the "stage" for a very fun
morning.
The Society's new Artistic Director, Genevieve
Beauchamp, mingled with the diners and greeted the members who
participated. Her two daughters, Ariane Beauchamp and Daphne Waggener
helped as well.
After breakfast, Choral Society members joined the Bee
Ridge Presbyterian Chancel Choir where the church helped the Society
celebrate "Messiah Sunday" and its 65th anniversary production of
Handel's Messiah with the singing of the Hallelujah Chorus during
the service.
More than 60 tickets were sold for the breakfast helping
to raise some much needed funds for the Society which is a 501.c.3
non-profit charitable organization. These funds help the organization
defray the operating expenses of putting on large productions such as
Messiah.
Loud applause and many thanks to the volunteers who made
this event such a success; Debye Bernard who spear-headed the whole
thing, Ingemar Persson who arrived before 7:00 AM to start cooking,
Allison Vance for providing the decorating, Tim Gemesi for the loan of
his talents, and all of the others without whose able assistance this
event would not have been possible: June Raskin, Bob Bernard, Lauryn Sasso, Anne Hathaway, Paul
Weber, Genevieve Beauchamp and Daphne and Ariane, Karen Files, Greti
Szilagyi, Jean Raskin and Sarasota Young Voices (my sincere apologies if
I have missed anyone).
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