Annual Mentoring Program Christmas Luncheon a Joyous Occasion

The mentees and their mentors pose for the camera, along with CFB-ISD Superintendent Dr. Bobby Burns, New Generations Co-Chairperson Victoria Mendoza and Santa Claus.

The final Rotary meeting of 2013 was none other than the Mentoring Program Christmas Party, which took place at the December 19th luncheon.  This annual event, which is a Club favorite every year, brings the mentees to Brookhaven Country Club to have lunch with their mentors and the rest of the Club in a spirited and festive setting.  Victoria Mendoza, who has co-chaired the New Generations position with Pete Cross this year, introduced each mentor/mentee combo.  Each of the pairs then took turns introducing each other to the Club, and telling a bit about their time together.  The mentees then took turns reading from Snowmen at Christmas, a spirited children's tale about snowmen who slip away to gather in the town square for a night of caroling, dancing, and an exciting visit from the snowman Santa Claus.  At the conclusion of the story, the children were led to the Christmas tree, where Santa Claus was waiting for them with gifts.  The Carrollton-Farmers Branch Rotary Club would like to extend the very merriest Christmas wishes to all of the students at both Farmers Branch Elementary and Vivian Field Middle Schools.

To view photos from the Mentoring Program Christmas Party, please click here.