Friends and Family Holiday Dinner

A picture says a thousand words! Satisifed, content, and stuffed are a few that describe the ladies pictured! As Jean, Amy, Juanita and Eva all take a moment of relaxation last week out side of the Reynolds Dining room following our Annual Friends and Family Holiday Dinner. The evening began around 4:30pm as friends and family traveled near and far to be with their loved ones as almost 200 were served on this occasion. Guests enjoyed wine and hors D'ouvers in the Lafayette Tavern as holiday music could be heard throughout the community. It has been years since the old David Meade Inn had seen so many guests to dinner! Tonya Moyer, Administrator, gave a beautiful thank you to all those who made the dinner possible, followed by Marci Williamson's Christmas Prayer.

Chef Erin and her culinary assistants prepared a Delicious Christmas ham dinner. We are so fortunate to have the large community space that we have, as we needed to utilize every single room. From the ballroom to the bistro, families were sharing in the Holiday festivities.

Through dinner there was a presentation by Marci, our own Connections Assistant. She performed Silent Night in sign language accompanied by an interpretive dance.

Jennifer Musone, Connections Director, invited Nicholas, a 15 year old fine young musician who played music as all gathered round the fire place in the living room. It was standing room only!

Some members of the Leadership Team, pause to take a photo...It was hard getting us to all stand still long enough to pose! Pictured from left to right: Mandy Maruska, Tonya Moyer, Jamie Kinder, Tammy Foulk, Jennifer Musone. Chef Erin Gredler and Clay Erford not pictured...They must have been off working harder than us :) Probably knee deep in clean up at this point, because when I turned around after taking family photos in the ballroom, the entire community had already been cleaned!

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The Hipple Family, Pictured Right, one of our many families who joined us this holiday season to Celebrate the Little Things!

Dorris Smock enjoys the fireplace as she winds down from the exciting evening...it wasn't long after the residents were all snug in their beds...Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.