SI Riverside Christmas in July Function – August 2011

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For the eighteenth time SI of Riverside hosted another Christmas in July held at the Lefroy Hostel at Bateman. The evening is mainly for the partners and carers of alzheimer’s patients at the centre. Members arrive early to decorate the tables and organise the meal which consists of soup, a Christmas ham, turkey and cranberry sauce and roasted vegetables with peas and carrots followed by home made Christmas puddings with custard and cream and coffee. The whole meal is prepared by the members and bought to the centre. The puddings are all home cooked using a recipe that was handed down by a former member who made them every year. All the members wait on the tables and a “Soroptimister” serves drinks during the course of the evening. One of the members plays background music on her keyboard and a singalong is held at the end of the evening. The feedback we get is so uplifting and we look forward to hosting this function every year.

Regards Joyce Scammell