Jessica's Tea Party
Jessica Elkins’ Live, Laugh, Love Memorial Scholarship and Meningitis Awareness Fund

The Jessica Elkins' Live, Laugh, Love Memorial Scholarship and Meningitis Awareness Fund.

Jessica’s Tea Party on October 1st is a time to celebrate life while raising money for the Meningitis Awareness Fund at the Beasley Center in Athens.

Tickets for the event are $20 for chicken salad plates and $10 for peanut butter and jelly plates.

Guests are encouraged to wear their finest hats, gloves, scarves, pearls and other fancy tea party attire.

Organizers are looking for individuals or groups of girlfriends who will be willing to create Table-scapes for Jessica’s Tea Party. According to organizers, any type of decorations would be welcome — beautiful fresh flowers in elegant vases and silver appointments or even teddy bears and friends gathered together for a morning snack. Organizers hope to have 30, primarily round, tables decorated for the event.

The following are guidelines for table-scapes and items needed for each table:

• Tablecloth. A cloth, not plastic, tablecloth is requested. This can also be a quilt, etc.

• Centerpiece. Be creative. Think fresh flowers and elegant, a garden look, or childish with stuffed animals, miniature tea set, etc., all gussied up for little girls. Candles are always a nice touch.

• Dishes needed. Eight plates, eight napkins, eight silverware, eight glasses and two pitchers are needed. This can be from your china collection or all different patterns that look as if you’ve pulled dishes from your grandmother’s attic. Note: Food will be served on clear plastic plates on top of your dishes to help prevent the chance of any damage. Two pitchers are needed for tea and ice water to be self-served from each table. (Two to four per table. No plastic pitchers.)

For more information about Jessica’s Tea Party and how to help, contact Kandye Jones at  jk1104@bellsouth.net.