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Boca Pen Women Invite You to Tea!
The Boca Branch of the National League of American Pen Women invite you to tea on Thursday, October 16th. This is an opportunity to meet other female artists, authors and musicians to network and learn more about this great organization. The group will also pay tribute to Patricia Wilson, a retired newspaper columnist and freelance writer. The Rickie Report urges you to make a reservation. More details are in this article.
BOCA RATON BRANCH
National League of American Pen Women
cordially invites you to
Three Hats of Pen Women
Tea and Tribute
~ Thursday, October 16, 2014 ~
One in the afternoon
Couvert is $25 for both members and guests
Reservations MUST be made by Tuesday, October 7
Don your prettiest Chapeau and qualify for a special Prize
Delray Golf Club, 2200 Highland Avenue, Delray Beach
It’s Tea Time for the Boca Raton Branch of the National League of American Pen Women. Every October the Boca branch hosts an elegant Tea, inviting area female Artists, Authors and Musicians to come discover what being a member of Pen Women is all about. This serves as their annual recruitment for new members.
The Boca Raton Branch of the National League of American Pen Women is a prestigious organization of professional women in the Arts – Published Writers, Authors, Poets, Musical Composers and Award winning Artists. The Boca Raton branch is one of the largest in the country and will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2015.
NLAPW’s corporate headquarters is based in Washington, D.C. in an historic building, once the residence of Robert Todd Lincoln, son of President Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln. It oversees branches all over the United States. The league boasts membership of such prominent ladies as Eleanor Roosevelt, Erma Bombeck, and Edna Hibel. Vinnie Ream, the only woman to sculpt President Lincoln from life, was an early member of NLAPW. Her statue of Lincoln now stands in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
As a qualified member of Art, Letters or Music, each member is exposed to participation in Art Exhibits, Book Talks and various workshops. On the third Thursday of the month – from November to May – luncheons are held with interesting, informative speakers featuring the three Muses ~ Art – Literature – Music! Reservations are required for the Luncheons and Tea!
Pat Wilson
~ Tribute to Patricia Wilson ~
This year’s Tea will feature a Tribute to Patricia Wilson, who has served the Boca Raton Branch of NLAPW as a charter member for 37 of the 39 years the organization has been in existence. She has a lengthy resume, faithfully serving the Pen Women in various offices and capacities since 1977. In 1993, Pat was proclaimed Florida’s Pen Woman of the Year.
A retired newspaper columnist and freelance writer, Pat has always been involved in community and church activities in the city of Boca Raton, where she resides with her husband, Richard and daughter, Jennifer. You will discover more about this illustrious lady at the Tea and in this year’s 2014-2015 Yearbook, which has been dedicated to her.
Reservation Form
Please make my reservation for the Boca Pen Women’s Tea and Tribute.
NAME: (Please print) _______________________________________________________________
ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________
PHONE: _________________________
E-MAIL: _______________________________________
Enclosed is my check for $25 made out to BOCA RATON BRANCH NLAPW
Mail to: Cora Lee Palma-Hayden, 7622 Trapani Lane, Boynton Beach FL 33472
Reservation Deadline: Tuesday, October 7th
For Tea Reservations and further information regarding
Boca Pen Women contact:
Cora Lee Palma-Hayden, President 561-732-9455 or clpalma35@gmail.com or visit:
www.bocapenwomen.org
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