The Morrison House Hosts a Mother & Daughter Tea Party

CFNC mothers and daughters enjoyed an elegant Tea Party on Saturday, June 18 at 11 AM at CFNC's Birchmere location, thanks to the generosity of Alexandria's Morrison House, a Kimpton Hotel. The Tea Party, which included traditional tea sandwiches, scones and cookies served on real porcelain tea sets, was presented by Annee Gillett, Director of Catering at The Morrison House and Hotel Monaco, along with her staff as well as CFNC's Family Support Services department.

Upon arriving, each child received a tiara, necklace and bracelet to complete their tea party attire. After enjoying the food, mothers and daughters created butterflies out of arts and crafts materials and then enjoyed a reading by The
Morrison House staff of Ms. Spider's Tea Party. Children took home their crafts, costume jewelry, a book and, most importantly, the memories of a unique and special opportunity and quality time spent with their mothers.

Glymaris Lugo, a Social Worker at CFNC who helped put on the event, noted: "The girls and their mothers had such a wonderful time! This may be a once in a lifetime opportunity for the children and families that CFNC serves, and certainly a special event for them."

CFNC is very appreciative of Annee Gillett and her staff at The Morrison House for hosting the tea party and looks forward to working with the Kimpton on future events.

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