From the late-1990s to the early 2010s or so, a December holiday social event was a regular part of life on the Terrace. However, as the residential mix changed over time, and then the COVID-19 pandemic put the clamps on all group activities, that evaporated.
Today, we were able to revive the tradition with a holiday luncheon in the banquet room of McGreivey's Restaurant in Waterford attended by 20 neighbors.
Many thanks to Janice Dessingue, who coordinated the event with the able assistance of Anne Hunter, Ellie DeBonis, and Maryanne Gordon and who, as a group, developed the menu with the McGreivey's staff, provided festive evergreen centerpieces, and led holiday-memory activities.
Along the way, we also collected a large box of new socks to be donated to homeless shelters, one of the most in-demand items at such facilities.
Here are a few photos from the event, taken by Bill Dowd -- which explains why he does not appear in any of them.
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