Nancy Swiezy Events and The New England Socity makes The New York Social Diary

On Friday, November 12th, the New England Society in the City of New York hosted its 205th Annual Dinner Dance at the St. Regis Hotel. Members and friends gathered to honor Tom Chappell, co-founder of Tom's of Maine and Ramblers Ways, with the Reginald T. Townsend Award, as well as honor the current and past New England Society scholarship recipients.

Upon accepting his Townsend Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement while representing the finest attributes of the New England character, Tom accurately defined the New England character as the spirit of freedom that comes from acting socially responsible. He also shared the story of his New England and New York ancestry. His gracious words and personal message were enthusiastically received by the 150 guests, including scholarship recipients: Juliette Ferrigno, Class of 2013, Gregory Gumbs, Class of 2010, and Cathya Solano, Trinity Class of 2011. The dancing and celebrating continued on until midnight and an over all terrific evening was had by all thanks to co-chairs Christopher and Liz Apgar, Tom Farrell and Suzanne Milton.


Two of my brides and grooms...Valery and Eric Lourd Sarha & Jere Patterson.
Good friends Jamie Gaston, Gail Gaston, and Frances Gaston

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Photos by Anne Watt http://www.society-photos.com/

Turkey, Feathers and Harvest Flowers Were Bountiful At The 205 The New England Society Dinner Dance

This was my fifth year doing the decor for The New England Society.
Feathers were accessorized not only in the Thanksgiving flower arrangements ,
but many of the guests were adored with them as well!
Many thanks to Ann Watt for shooting our event.


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To learn more about The New England Society please visit
www.nesnyc.org



Kathleen Schauer Vogue's her Turkey Feather hair piece and watering can!




Thumb-Controlled Watering Pot
Handmade in Maine, this delightful earthenware "thumb pot" resembles those seen in 17th-and 18th-century English gardening prints. Immerse the pot in a barrel of water to fill and, holding a thumb over the top hole, carry it around the garden to water the plants. Releasing your thumb allows a stream of water to flow from the bottom.


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A New England Wedding Flower Container

I found these floral containers for the New England Society's 2011 Dinner Dance.

So Charmimg!











Call nancy@anewportaffaire.com for pricing

The New England Society Annual Dinner Dance

It was a wonderful night!













The flowers I designed and created for the event were a hit!

The baby pineapples in hot pink was the inspiration for the floral design.
Leasle Stahl was our honoree and the New England color guard is one of our traditions that makes this event quite special.

I'm so proud to be part of it.

Thanks to Mari O'Connor for her millinery help with the May Flower Madam!
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The New England Society Gala

Im so excited about doing the flowers this year. This is my 4th year!

2009 Annual Dinner Dance

The New England Society in the City of New York (NES) will host its 204th Annual Dinner Dance at the St. Regis Hotel on Friday, November 13, 2009. Lesley Stahl, correspondent on the CBS investigative news television show 60 MINUTES will be honored at this year’s Dinner Dance and awarded the Society's highest honor, the Reginald T. Townsend Award. The Townsend Award recognizes outstanding achievement representing the finest attributes of the New England character.

Lesley Stahl has been a 60 MINUTES correspondent since March 1991. Her distinguished career is marked by memorable interviews such as the first interview with American hostage Roy Hallums who was held captive by Iraqis for 10 months and former Bush administration officials Paul O’Neill and Richard. She was the first to report that Al Gore would not run for president in 2002 and served as CBS News White House correspondent during the Carter, Reagan and George H. W. Bush Presidencies. Her reports appeared on the CBS EVENING NEWS, first with Walter Cronkite, then with Dan Rather, and on other CBS News broadcasts. She has a collection of Emmy Awards for her interviews on FACE THE NATION and her 60 MINUTES reporting, including a Lifetime Achievement Emmy given in September 2003. "Punishing Saddam" won Stahl an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Journalism Award. Her profile of search engine giant Google earned her a 2005 Business and Financial Emmy award.

Founded in 1805, NES is a nonprofit charitable organization that provides significant, merit-based scholarships to financially-challenged New York City students attending New England colleges and universities. NES has over 500 members, and conducts an active program of social and fundraising events, culminating in the annual Dinner Dance. NES member Alex Donner and his orchestra will provide music for the evening and there will be a silent auction.

Dinner Dance tickets are $500 (Benefactor), $400 (Patron) and $300 (Sponsor).

For further information, contact Executive Director Valerie Bickel at the New England Society in the City of New York.

www.nesnyc.org

I hope you can come!