Sunday, December 9, 2012

Christmas Celebration at Imperial Country Club


Members of Delta Pi Delta Alumnae Chapter met for a Christmas celebration at Imperial Country Club in Naples, Florida, on December 8, 2012. The group was large and festive, and hostess Donna Porter provided a beautiful luncheon and included our perennial favorite at Imperial, sticky buns, on the menu. As Christmas gifts, members brought gift cards to grocery, drug and department stores for women in shelters in Lee and Collier Counties.

After lunch The Voices of Naples, performed holiday music. The Voices of Naples is a community chorus currently comprised of 70 members ranging in age from mid 20’s to mid 70’s. The group is open to any person who loves to sing. Their mission is to provide quality choral music to the community and to provide scholarship opportunities for student vocalists. A representative number of the chorus sang at our luncheon under the direction of the very amiable and talented Artistic Director, Dr. Douglas Renfroe. The choral group looked terrific, and they sang even better. They included uplifting Christmas music and even a little Hanukkah music in their repertoire of songs. This was an occasion filled with Christmas spirit.

There was one more special event in honor of one of our younger members, who is about to get married. Tiffany and her fiance Jim were serenaded with the Alpha Chi Sweetheart Song in anticipation of their forthcoming nuptials. Members Scottie and Darlene led our group in this song, which we wish we had more occasions to sing.
 
 
The entry to the club house at Imperial Country Club
 
 
Becky, Nancy M, Betty, Nancy K and Susan ready to enter the club
 
 
Becky with a Christmas village in the lobby of Imperial Country Club
 

Elinor and Gene with another Christmas village in the lobby
 
 
Valary, Esther, Linda, Fran and Darlene
 

Barbara, Marjorie and Sandi
 
 
Edna, Barbara, Rosemary and Phyllis
 
 
Ronda and Teddy
 
 
Shirley, Donna and Fran
 

Hostess Donna with the Alumnae Appreciation Award from Alpha Chi, which she received last year at this time
 

Bunny, Mary Ellen and Patty
 
 
Marty, Sandy and Helen, looking lovely all in red
 
 
Paula and Susan
 
 
Mary, Anne, Jean and Alice
 
 
Phyllis and Susan
 
 
Sasha, Brenda and Tiffany
 
 
Sasha, Allison and Anne
 

Sharon and Sandi
 
 
 
December Birthday Girls Edna, Nancy, Phyllis, Denny and Scottie
 
 
The Voices of Naples community chorus
 
 
Artistic Director and choral conductor, Dr. Douglas Renfroe
 

Chorus accompanists
 
 
A trio of female chorus members singing,
Do You Hear What I Hear?
 
 
Male chorus members singing Silent Night
 
 
The Voices of Naples
 
 
Darlene and Scottie leading the Sweetheart Song
 

 Jim and Tiffany being serenaded with the Sweetheart Song 
 
 
 
Tiffany and Jim
 
 
Members of Delta Pi Delta Alumnae Chapter
December 8, 2012
 

 
 

 

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