St. Andrew's Society

of Atlanta

As I settle in to my new responsibilities as incoming President, I look back and hope you all have enjoyed the past two years as much as I.

By all accounts, the St. Andrews Dinner was a resounding success. I regret I could not be with you as the flu kept me close to home. I would like to extend heartfelt thanks to all those that stood in for me including David Grant; he just thought his term was over! and to Anita Sales for making all the arrangements. My wife reminds me she was actually sworn in as President and has threatened a coup if the “correct” presents do not come her way on Christmas Day.

A special thanks to our hosts for the evening, Amy and Joseph Fuentes. Bishop David Anderson was gracious in his blessing before dinner, and members Joan Sankie, Ephraim McLean, Richard Graham, and Douglas Grey offered toasts befitting a grand evening.

Santa and Mrs. Claus were the highlight of our Christmas Party as they were escorted inside to the skirl of the great pipes by Tom Keen. One could see the magic in the faces of the children during storytelling by Mrs. Claus and the distributing of presents from a huge bag of toys aided by those rascally elves dressed in their Scottish Christmas finery. We truly appreciate the visit of our guests from the North Pole.

Thank you to Shona Schmidt and her wonderful crew Cindy McGregor, Laurie Fambro, and Carolyn Douglas for organizing and supervising the children’s games and activities. Susan Douglas did her normal fine job of capturing the evening with her wonderful photography. I encourage you to view her captivating pictures online.

A special salute to Virginia and Glynn Acree who brought four generations of their family to the festivities. Congratulations to them both.

Thank you to the Officers and Directors that are stepping down for the many contributions made to the society in the past year. I am looking forward to carrying on the work that has been started and another exciting year for the Society as we welcome the new Officers and Directors. Congratulations.

Our calendar is full again this year and I hope to see each of you at all of the wonderful events we have planned.

My family and I wish you Merry Christmas with Peace and Prosperity in the New Year.