We had a wonderful tea party! Thanks to all who helped out.

A wonderful tea-time was had by all on Saturday, January 31st in Chu Hall, celebrating Morristown UU Fellowship's 70th anniversary year. We had a great turnout of old and new friends alike! Quite a few folks came in great Tea Party Attire - so many awesome outfits and hats that we had to double the number of prizes! Thank you to everyone for dressing for the occasion and making it such fun, and for sharing your teacup stories and learning some history.

We enjoyed some fabulous Confections made by members and friends - I wish everyone could have gotten a prize, and I hope we get to try them again! Thank you for your contributions.

In addition, Thank You to our wonderful Diana Hart and her Green Apron team, including Barbara Lucas-Chin, Sheila Battaglia, and Diane Marks, who put in many hours of prep ahead of time, and Minda Chu, Susan Oxman, Irene Mendelson, Katharina Pietrazek, Judy Bjorkland, and Carolyn Evans, who worked before, during, and after the party to make the food and the presentation so wonderful. Thanks also to Maria Yumbla, one of our custodial staff, for her work in the kitchen and smiles for all. You all rock!

Thanks to Alex West for working with us on audiovisuals and to Matt Barry for the wonderful music playlist he curated - music through the decades since the 50s, and all UU-friendly! Maybe he could offer that list at our next Service Auction!?!

Our gratitude to the industrious folks

who came and helped us set up and stayed to help clean up: Margaret Roman, Paul Snellgrove, Andrea Zugale, Tim Davis, Kathleen Johnson Caccavale, Kendall Martin, June Perigo, and the party planning team members.

A big thanks to Bob Scott, who has spent countless hours researching our history and the people who founded our Fellowship, and his articles giving us back our stories.

Thanks also to Steve Parker for collating and writing the history of the building and the stories behind it. We hope to capture all this history in an album – both physical and online – soon. I’m sure there were others who helped that I haven’t listed. Thank you! We are grateful to everyone who helped make this a success.

Lastly, a HUGE thank you to the 70th Anniversary Planning Team - Candice Donaldson and Nan Perigo led a great team, including Barbara Long, Bob Scott, Delina Blount, Carolyn Schwartz, Rachel Barry, and Ida Picker. And, to all the lovely folks who let us borrow your teapots - THANK YOU!

Please remember to pick yours up from the mansion kitchen - they're having their own tea party in there!!