Delta Pi Delta Fashion Show/Fundraiser at Bonita Bay Country Club

On Valentine’s Day, 2015, members of Delta Pi Delta Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority met at the Bonita Bay Country Club for their annual fashion show/fundraiser. On this day, members are encouraged to bring their friends to play cards and other games, as well as to share the luncheon and enjoy the fashion show afterwards. Many guests accompanied their Alpha Chi friends and raised the total number of attendees to a high of 84. There were a number of very desirable items that were donated for the raffle, for which members bought tickets. The annual fashion show featured J. McLaughlin from the Village on Venetian Bay in Naples. Our own Alpha Chis modeled the clothes, and Pam Lawson was the mistress of ceremonies. Pam is the manager there and also the daughter of Alpha Chi, Esther Lawson. Everyone had a big surprise when, right after the fashion show, the models distributed shopping bags from J McLaughlin to members. What was inside the shopping bag was even more surprising--beautiful, quite large, flowy scarves from Pam’s shop, and there were scarves of different colors and patterns in the bags. Thanks a million, Pam! The February Birthday Girls were Valary Banker, Sue Halvorson, Ann Farrell, Sasha Williams, and this day of days, Valentine’s Day, is Mary Herndon’s birthday. 

The porte-cochère at Bonita Bay Country Club

Geraniums and begonias in profusion with a baby’s breath border 

The garden beds are a riot of colors

On this Valentine’s Day, Alpha Chi Omega goes to the right, and Delta Gamma to the left. It is a coincidence that another sorority has a luncheon on the same day as ours.

Shirley, Linda, Nancy K, Nancy M and Kerry at the reception desk

Esther buys raffle tickets from Linda, and Nancy is next in line.

Madeleine, Amy and Sue

Patty, Pat and Sasha

Carol, Kathleen and Kim

Judy, Ginny, Sue and Linda

Shirley, Phyllis and Becky

Evie and Phyllis

Esther and Shirley

Carolyn, Teddy, Guest, Darlene and Scottie

Alpha Chis and Guests

Alpha Chis and Guests

Alpha Chis and Guests

Jan, Sandy and Donna

Valentine’s Day Birthday Girl Mary, Carol and Rosemary

Maryann, Marilyn, Sandy and Scottie

Betsy, Betty and Bobbi

Cathy, Ann, Irma and Peggy

Valary, Kathy, Donna and Guest

Elaine, Lillian and Donna

Sasha and Phyllis

Luncheon plates are on the way.

Beautiful, and appropriate for Valentine’s Day, centerpieces

Our entrée was Bonita Bay Salad: Grilled chicken breast with julienned mango, macadamia nuts, grape tomatoes, baby greens, radishes, and shaved parmesan with honey-lemon vinaigrette, courtesy of Executive Chef Richard Brumm.

Dessert was molten chocolate cake with vanilla bean ice cream topped by a square of flower-embossed white chocolate. 

Our MC from J McLaughlin, Pam Lawson

Model Ronda

Ronda

Ronda 

Model Jane

Jane

Jane

Model Kerry

Kerry

Kerry

Model Rosemary

Rosemary

Rosemary

Model Darlene

Darlene

Darlene

Model Nancy

Nancy

Nancy distributing J McLaughlin shopping bags

Ronda giving the bags to friends at her table. You can see that they are about to open the box which each scarf  came in.

Shirley has just taken her scarf out of the box.

Ronda’s friends look pleased with their good luck at having come to the luncheon.

Raffle items

Ann is drawing a winning raffle ticket out of a bag held by Linda, and Shirley is standing by, mic in hand.

Ginny won a “bouquet” of cleaning products.

Kim won an orchid.

Caroline won a bottle of bubbly.

Shirley really wanted to win this “heart” necklace made by her friend, Phyllis.

After the luncheon and fashion show, Nancy K and Nancy M depart Bonita Bay Country Club on a jitney ride to the parking lot.

 Bye-bye, Bonita Bay. 

A New Year begins for Delta Pi Delta

The venue for the first Delta Pi Delta Luncheon of the new year was Windstar Country Club in Naples, Florida, on January 10, 2015. The featured speaker was Shannon Holland, a certified financial planner. Shannon introduced us to the phrase, “Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations,” an expression that describes failure in the successful transfer of wealth from generation to generation; that is, the older generation works hard and amasses wealth, the second generation enjoys the wealth and fails to increase it, the third generation has no experience of work and consumes the fortune, and the fourth generation ends up with nothing and has to go back to work.  Shannon gave reasons why the transfer of wealth to inheritors often results in failure and described strategies to transfer wealth to inheritors successfully.

Windstar Country Club on Naples Bay

Approaching Windstar Country Club   

Our Alpha Chi welcome sign 

Rosemary on the way up to our dining room

Sasha, Brenda, Phyllis, Kerry, Kim and Brenda

Phyllis and Nancy

Susan and Shirley

Donna, Treasurer, and Shirley and Ann, co-presidents, preside at a meeting before lunch.

Linda and Jean

Beverly and Sandy

Doris

Rosemary and Amy, hostess for this meeting

Our presenter, Shannon Holland, a Raymond James financial adviser in Naples, Florida

Pat, president of  Naples Panhellenic Association

Sallie and Becky

Valary

Scottie and Teddy

Darleen

Sallie

Ruth, Mary and Mary Ellen 

Ruth was an AX, Delta Epsilon Chapter, at SE Missouri State.

Our lovely centerpiece of fresh flowers

Our entrée was sautéed Chicken Française with artichoke, sun-dried tomatoes and dollops of goat cheese served with herbed orzo and julienned vegetables.

Our server was Bette, who explained the ingredients of the entrée and also served dessert. 

Bette  went above and beyond her duties as a server to help us out. 

Dessert was Grand Marnier cheesecake.

Shannon is set to begin his presentation.

Shannon during his presentation

The group during the presentation

 Amy hand-made these white chocolate favors on a stick.

Scottie and Teddy haven’t eaten theirs yet.

Kerry, Shirley and Phyllis--it’s time to say “good-bye.”