Dear Royal Dames,
First of all let me say congratulations on a spectacular 40th Anniversary Tiara Ball. A special thank you to our very talented and dedicated ball chairmen, Anna Tranakas and Elise Gates. Because of their vision and leadership combined with the hard work of the entire ball committee, we were able to raise over $100,000 for cancer research. A special thank you to Dr. Nell Lewis McGuire for her mentoring all along the way.
Our deepest appreciation goes out to Lorraine Thomas again this year for her most generous contributions as well as her donations of time and resources. There were so many behind the scene volunteers responsible for the success of the Tiara Ball, it would be so difficult to name them all. We certainly have a reason to celebrate!
We are so very grateful to Linda and Doug Von Allmen for opening their home for our holiday party. It was a wonderful event.
Our underwriters' party was held on Sunday, January 17th at the home of Sharon Gustafson and Barry Florescue. We thank them.
We are very proud of all our Royal Dames who are being honored in the community for the countless hours they contribute in other areas in addition to the Royal Dames.
Betty Young will be honored at the Diva luncheon for the Opera Society on February 9th. Dr. Nell Lewis McGuire will be our Women of the Year Honoree by the American Cancer Society on April 7th and she will be representing the Royal Dames. Also being honored at the same luncheon are Patricia Rowe representing The Opera Society, Carol Nugent representing the Symphony and Silvia Manson representing Women in Distress. Arlene Pecora was honored on January 21st at the 13th Women of Vision Luncheon to benefit Weitzman Institute of of Science. Stella Siegel will be honored by Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies on May 7th.
We are proud of all our Royal Dames and congratulate each and every one of them.
It is an honor and a privilege to serve as your president this year. I am so fortunate to have such a "Dream Team".
Love and peace to you and your families and may the New Year bring much joy to you all who bring so much joy into the lives of others!
Marietta Glazer