4th Annual
Kiniya Tea
The Annual Christmas Tea Party in New York City has become a much-anticipated Kiniya event, and this year was no exception! In fact, the Fourth Annual Tea Party, hosted on Satur- day, December 22nd may have been our largest crowd yet, at 26 total attendees! Clearly everyone has quickly caught on to Marnie’s outstanding party hostessing skills and did not want to miss out. #21518 Nick Ansell, in town for his first ever Kiniya Tea and Leaders’ Luncheon, was crucial to the success as he helped Marnie rear- range the living space of our room at the Shelburne Affinia Hotel to convert it into a Christmas Haven complete with festive decorations and delicious treats. 16 of our 18 leaders from summer 2012 made the trek from near and far, including a few long distance award recipients, #20203 Mary Piazza, who flew back from KHU VHPHVWHU DEURDG LQ /RQGRQ MXVW LQ WLPH IRU WKH event, #20076 Anne Kennedy, in town from USC for the Holidays, and #21881 Marin Williams all the way from Sanibel Island, Florida!
Marnie and team of 20 at the Annual NYC Tea Party
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THE CAMP DUDLEY NEWS
In addition to our leaders, we welcome several staff members and honorary guests to the Tea each year to represent different groups within our community. Our honorary guests this year included our dear friends #16000 Lois Schmidt and #18178 Joan McKeown, representing the greater Dudley Family, #20240 Lisa Barnes as former Leadership Director of Kiniya, and #19976 Holly Kennedy representing past and current Board Members. Representing the 2012 Kiniya staff were #20086 Megan Bradley and #19270 Sara Nelson along with #21013 Sarah “Bear” McDonough who was announced as recipient of the 2012 Spirit Dedication. Before heading across to the Leaders’ Luncheon to- gether, Marnie presented each of us with thoughtfully prepared Christmas gifts that brought back memories of 2012 and reminded each of us of the impact we have on the girls we serve each summer. Our time together was truly amazing. The Tea has be- come an event that we look forward to each year as we spend our time together reflecting on summers past and turn the page towards another incredible summer ahead.