AUTHENTIC COLONIAL AFTERNOON TEA TO BENEFIT
THE ADULT DAY CENTER OF THE VNA OF SOMERSET HILLS
Event honors the Basking Ridge Garden Club’s 85th Anniversary

Caption: From left to right: Janet Santoro, Basking Ridge Garden Club co-president, Cynthia Wynant of Basking Ridge, Jeanne Lynch of Bernardsville, event co-chair, Diane Carroll of Annandale, and Ann Millan, co-president of the Basking Ridge Garden Club get ready for the March 4 Afternoon Colonial Tea.

BASKING RIDGE, NJ (January 29, 2009) – The public is invited to The Art of Tea in the 18th Century on Wednesday, March 4 at 2 p.m. at Fair Winds at the Basking Ridge Country Club, hosted by the Friends of the Adult Day Center of the Visiting Nurse Association of Somerset Hills. The event will honor the Basking Ridge Garden Club’s 85th anniversary.
Bring your favorite cup and saucer and enjoy an afternoon of tea, finger sandwiches, scones and sweets and artisan boutiques. The cost is $40 per person and the proceeds will directly benefit the Adult Day Center of the VNA of Somerset Hills. For reservations, please RSPV to event chairperson Jeanne Lynch at (908) 766-2947 or HYPERLINK "mailto:brynch@earthlink.net" brynch@earthlink.net by February 18. Reservations are on a first come, first serve basis.
The tea will feature performing artist Bonnie Fairbank, member of the Little Maids of History in Williamsburg, Virginia, who has appeared in roles depicting historical persons at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, The White House and on the History Channel. Ms. Fairbank wears Colonial period clothing and shares information about events bringing history alive.
“We wanted to do something special for the Basking Ridge Garden Club which generously donates their time and skills to keep the Adult Day Center’s outdoor garden maintained so beautifully,” said event chairperson Jeanne Lynch.

The Adult Day Center of the VNA of Somerset Hills in Basking Ridge provides customized care for the frail elderly or chronically disabled adult who would otherwise have to stay home alone or be placed in a long-term care facility. The Day Center’s experienced and caring staff focus on enriching, fun activities designed to ensure that participants’ physical, cognitive, creative and social functioning will be maintained at the highest possible level.

The Visiting Nurse Association of Somerset Hills and its subsidiaries provide individuals and families with comprehensive, high quality, cost-effective home and community healthcare services, regardless of ability to pay, using partnerships where appropriate. It is a charitable, tax-exempt home health agency and hospice certified by Medicare, accredited by the Community Health Accreditation Program and licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.