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Tickets selling quickly for tea to benefit Christmas Bureau
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said Schaffer. Schaffer said the tea allows women to dress up and come together. “There aren’t many opportunities for people to dress up anymore and that’s fun,” she said. “It’s a wonderful way to spend the day.” There will be dozens of silent auction items and they are bringing back the popular Christmas cracker raffle. They will have 500 crackers available for $10 each. They sell out fast, said the organizers. There will be one-of-a kind jewelry made by local artists up for grabs among other exciting items. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the Christmas Bureau, Frosting Cupcakery and JD Farms and deli.
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enth year volunteering with the bureau in the sponsorship division. “Last year the generosity of this community in sponsorships was overwhelming, just amazing,” said Schaffer. In 2014, the Christmas Bureau helped out more than 800 families and 1,700 children. The tea started out as the Mayors’ Wives Tea fundraiser but now their daughters, Marilyn and Kirsten, are just as much a part of organizing the tea as they are, the moms said. “I’m seeing a lot of mothers and daughters coming to the tea together. What’s neat for us is my daughter helps out and now my granddaughter, who is 10, wanted to get involved and she is helping too,”
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Clockwise from back, left: Kirsten Charlesworth, Marilyn Morgan, Debbie Froese and Jean Schaffer will once again present the annual Thank You For Caring Tea in support of the Langley Christmas Bureau.
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Langley residents will be able to get into the spirit of Christmas early, at the Thank You For Caring Tea — a fundraiser to benefit the Christmas Bureau. It takes place on Sunday, Nov. 22 at Cascades Casino and Resort. Now in its fourth year, the tea is hosted by the wives of Langley’s two mayors, Debbie Froese and Jean Schaffer, joined by their daughters Marilyn Morgan and Kirsten Charlesworth. The tea, which begins at 1 p.m. and continues until 4 p.m., can accommodate up to 500 people. Last year it sold out quickly. It’s the Christmas Bureau’s biggest fundraiser, said bureau coordinator Leigh Castron. Last year, the tea raised more than $30,000. “We are so grateful for this tea and all it brings to the bureau and families at Christmas,” said Castron. Because it has become such a big fundraiser, a solid crew of volunteers make the entire day go smoothly. As with other years, bureau cochair Jim McGregor will emcee the tea, with Steve ‘Elvis’ Elliott providing the entertainment. The Langley Community Music School will once again provide chamber music. Frosting Cupcakery will provide the delicious desserts. Finger sandwiches will also served and women are encouraged to dress up and wear fascinators or fancy hats. For Froese, it’s knowing the good the tea can do for the Christmas Bureau that makes all the effort worthwhile. “I love the awareness it brings of the Christmas Bureau and how many families can be helped out because of this event,” she said. Both Froese and Schaffer also volunteer at the bureau each year. “It’s humbling, watching the faces of the parents who are able to pick out what they want to give to their kids,” said Froese. Schaffer is going into her sev-