Order tickets by mail from:
MHA
PO Box 2021
128 N. Main, Suite F
Hutchinson KS 67504-2021
620-663-7772
email for more info: patsy@mharenoco.org
Here are some photos from the 2007 tea:
We asked local businesses and organizations to decorate tables and provide
favors. It was something I had seen done elsewhere and liked the idea.
Dr. Susan Evans' table had a really elaborate centerpiece with lots of detail.
I'm including two photos of it to give a better view of what it was like.
Her favors were bath and body products.
This was the Altrusa Table. Altrusa uses blue as a signature color. Their
favors were antique china cups and saucers - really beautiful.
First National Bank was using Nancy Shears' mother's china. It was stunning.
Hospice of Reno County had a really beautiful centerpiece that was flowers
in a teapot. The picture doesn't do it justice.
Friendship Force - this was Nancy Murry's china - it's over 100 years old.
Their favors were all different - things from different parts of the world
where their members have traveled. There was a wonderful teapot pin from
England and a tea towel from France and some goodies from Mongolia. I don't
remember all the others, but it was really cool.
Advanced Chiropractic Care - Dr. Renee Hurst
Elm Grove Estates
Coming Home's table was done by Maribeth Reimer, who was in my leadership
class.
Hutch High Counseling Center - Andrea bought hand made candles as favors
for everyone. She even put eight people at her table at the last minute.
The others all had six.
All That Jazz (a hair salon) did a take off on Alice in Wonderland and the
"Mad Hair." They had a really creative approach and some great
coupons for people who sat at their table. Everyone got to take their teacup
and saucer, filled with nail polish and other goodies, with them. Then one
lucky person got everything else on the table - the flowers, china, clock,
everything. It was really neat.
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Other Kansas Fundraiser Teas:
Taking tea in Kansas is not as easy as it may be in some places, but we
have some great opportunities for it. I've become a great fan of teas done
as fundraisers because so much care is put into them.
When you're taking tea with a group that does it only once a year, as opposed
to a business trying to make a profit at it, you find considerable effort
is put into the event, and every detail is attended to.
I certainly do this with teas for the MHA of Reno County, Kansas. And I've
found it to be true for other fundraiser teas I've attended in Kansas.
Of course, it's wonderful to have tea rooms available so we have an opportunity
for tea at any time. But attending a Kansas tea done as a fundraiser is
a special event not to be missed.
Here are some of the ones I know about...
Tea in Arlington, Kansas - September 2006 (read about this tea in 2004
on http://patsyterrell.livejournal.com)
Tea in Augusta, Kansas -
First Weekend in May - Read about the 2007 tea at http://www.patsyterrell.com/2007/05/tea-in-augusta-kansas.html
Tea in St. John, Kansas - November (read about the 2005 tea on www.patsyterrell.com,
and the 2004 tea on http://patsyterrell.livejournal.com)
Tea in Hiawatha, Kansas - the last Sunday in March
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us for our 6th Annual MHA Victorian Tea on August 9, 2008 in Hutchinson
at Grace Episcopal!
