A time-honored tradition at St. James, the Old English Tea raises money for charities all over the city and county. Gathering together to put on a beautiful tea party along with booths to purchase many wonderful goodies, the women, and many of the men, and the youth of St. James go all out to make the tea a very special event. The Tea is certainly a joining together in fellowship to show Wichita a great time and to do a great deal of good.

You may think "Tea" seems a quaint gathering -- this event transforms our Guild Hall into a beautiful "courtyard" look and feel and serves 400-500 people. Plan to be a part of this activity; set aside the first Saturday in May to participate.

FABULOUS NEWS!

This year’s Old English Tea was wonderfully successful! The thanks goes to all of you who worked so diligently or helped support this venture by buying thousands of dollars worth of beautiful geraniums.

Every penny of profit went to support local charities and agencies.

• Our own Episcopal Social Services received $5,000; $3,000 of which arrived in time for ESS to purchase a refrigerator shortly after the old one died.
• The Wichita Children's Home received $1,300. This agency protects and shelters children when they and their families need help.
• The After School Program received $1,000. This social service agency was started by St. James Volunteers and is based at St. James.
• Each of the following recipients received $800: The Kansas Food Bank, The Salvation Army Shelter Program, Harry Hynes Memorial Hospital, the YMCA Women’s Crisis Center/Safe House, The Wichita Area Assault Center, HIV/AIDS medication at KU Med Center, Breakthrough Club (an agency serving the mentally ill) and Victory in the Valley (a support system for cancer patients).

If you helped in any way to make this year's a tea so successful, pat yourself on the back. If you missed this wonderful opportunity, please consider next year -- first Saturday in May, 2011 -- the 82nd Old English Tea.

	Getting Ready
	Entertainment
	Vendors
	Guests
	Fashion Show
	A Lovely Time!
Photos by Deb Bagby and Brenda Wright 81st Old English Tea-2010