DECEMBER 2008 NEWSLETTER
______________ A SMALL TOWN CHRISTMAS For the most part, I grew up in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. We had a large extended family so our holidays were spent visiting relatives or having aunts, uncles, and cousins over at our house. I sure enjoyed those times but haven't had that same familial closeness as in over 30 years - mostly because my closest relative is about 300 miles away. For whatever reason, except for church or school activities, our family was never involved in the community in which we lived. Eight years ago, when I changed careers (left the corporate world) and started to get to know people in the New Hope / Lambertville community, little did I know that many of the people I was meeting would eventually become my new "family." This became quite evident to me a couple of weeks ago while attending the Annual New Hope Historical Society Spirited Christmas Tea, which is, essentially, a big town- wide holiday party. I had always dreamed of experiencing the magic of Christmas, like in the holiday movie White Christmas. So, singing holiday and Christmas songs in the foyer of the centuries old Parry Mansion with dozens of other New Hopians was about the closest I have gotten to that dreamed-about feeling. So, just like George Bailey at the end of It's a Wonderful Life, when he sees all his friends around him, I feel like the wealthiest woman in town. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah! ______________ CALENDAR LISTINGS You can now add events to the Calendar of Events page. You don't have to wait for me to add the events. Whew! Please pass this message on to all local non-profit organizations. I particularly want to include their events. ______________ UPCOMING EVENTS
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(click on the Faces & Places logo to be taken directly to the Faces & Places page) LOCAL COLOR - Roy Ziegler is the town star this month. His new book New Hope Pennsylvania - River Town Passages was just introduced - closing out the 50th year anniversary of the New Hope Historical Society.
AROUND TOWN- Just when you thought you counldn't bear the economy one more day, along comes a workshop to pull you out of the doldrums. The Prosperity Workshop is being facilitated by Chris Pattay and Jon Satin at the Treehouse Lifestyle Center.
ART & HISTORY- Local artist LisaBeth Weber was selected to create a Christmas ornament for the Whitehouse Christmas tree.
___________ FREE MONTHLY DRAWING! This month's Free Monthly Drawing is a $75 Gift Certificate to The Mansion Inn (B&B and Restaurant) in New Hope.
To enter the FREE DRAWING, go to www.ILoveNewHope.com - the Free Drawing entry form is on the home page. Good Luck!!! The November Winner of four tickets to the Duke Robillard Concert at Havana New Hope on Dec 16th was Daria DiLeo. Congratulations
Daria!
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