Attendees enjoy Family Holiday Party

What could be more fun than Holiday festivities at Newsies with family and friends? The annual event included wonderful raffle items, delicious foods, and an entertaining musical.

Delores Tomasek and family

Sharron McKinney, Patt Walker, Leslie Christiansen, Julie Moore and Pat Phee

Co-chairs Mary Parker, Bonnie Newhoff, Nancy Evans

The Parker family

Recognition Luncheon at the Wrigley Mansion BIG Success

Nina Filippi arranges Raffle Table items

Co Chairs Barb Erhard, Nina Filippi, Pat Phee

With 93 attending, the ballroom at the Wrigley Mansion was, as guest speaker Barbara Barrett called it "Chock a Block" full of interesting and influential people. We enjoyed the beautiful views, the stunning hats for the Kentucky Derby theme, Barbara Barrett's wonderful comments on AZ, raffle items, tours of the home and delicious lunches. The May 3 event is also the time to hand over the Board of Directors and Committee Chairs to the upcoming year. We are pleased to have Anne Lupica accept the Presidency of the Historical League for 2016-2017.

Next years President Anne Lupica accepts the
gavel from President Margaret Baker

Barbara Barrett speaks about "Why Arizona is a great state to live in."

Recognition Luncheon committee enthusiastic about the May 3 Wrigley Mansion event

Guest speaker Barbara Barrett

Co-chair, Barb Ehrhard, and her committee are enthusiastic about this day. "This is truly a BIG event.  We have a fabulous and distinguished speaker -- Ambassador Barbara Barrett, who is a Historical League member, Historymaker, aviation attorney, diplomat, rancher, chairman of the Aerospace Corporation, backup space flight participant to International Space Station, first civilian woman to land an FA-18 Hornet on an aircraft carrier, member of several boards including Smithsonian, Sally Ride Science, and O'Conner Institute, and owner of the Triple Creek Ranch in Montana, which Travel+Leisure recognized as one of the best hotels in the world. We will have two sets of free tours of the Mansion, raffle prizes, and of course, our Annual Meeting and Recognition of Volunteers this past year.  Thus, we needed a large committee so that no one person felt overwhelmed with any tasks.  Plus, what a great way to get to know each other better and have fun!

This event would be the perfect time to bring family and friends to appreciate the history of the Wrigley Mansion, the novelty of Kentucky Derby hats and the wonderful and rare opportunity to enjoy one of our own Historymakers speak. We hope you can come."
For reservations, please contact Rebecca Stone or www.HistoricalLeague.org

Some of the committee members: Nina Filippi, Pat Phee, Barb Ehrhard, Renee Donnelly, Pam den Draak

Recognition Luncheon planning parties

Working on a Historical League committee is not all work as these ladies show us in planning the Volunteer Recognition Luncheon.
Pam den Draak is showing off her culinary /cake decorating skills.  Pam made this cake from scratch and decorated it using the Kentucky Derby theme for our upcoming Annual Meeting and Volunteer Recognition Luncheon. The event will be at the Wrigley Mansion on May 3rd.

Nina Filippi (Publicity and Raffle), Pat Phee (Co-Chair and
Decorations), Barb Ehrhard (Co-Chair and Invitations), Renee Donnelly (Venue
and Guest Speaker), and Pam den Draak (Decorations).

Other members of the committee who were not pictured include: Jeannine Moyle (Finance and AM Tour of Wrigley Mansion), Karen Swanson (Raffle and PM Tour of Wrigley Mansion), and Rebecca Stone (Reservations and Decorations).

RSVP $50 www.HistoricalLeague.org