By JillAnderson

I was invited by Victoria Fernandez to stop by the Woman’s Club Holiday Party to meet some of our neighbors and take some photos of the event to share with you.

The holiday party was held at the beautiful home of George Waters and his wife, Cindy Waters. When I arrived at 7:30 pm the party was in full swing with probably 70-80 people in attendance despite the fact it was snowing outside.

Carol Tether with Woman's Club Co-President Victoria Fernandez

Did You Know?

Carol and her husband, Tony have been residents of Lake Barcroft two times; with a 14-year lapse between them when they moved to California. Victoria with her husband, Luis own a Structural Engineering company, Fernandez & Associates in Falls Church. Luis handles the engineering portion while Victoria manages the business side of things.

Jack & Jan Keith

The Keiths’ are original owners of their house on Mansfield Rd; having built it in 1957. They have had to leave our area on two different occasions but are thankful that they never sold their home here.

Debra Lee, Stair Calhoun & Michael Calhoun

Debra is an artist; who knits extraordinary handbags and other items that she sells at the Torpedo Factory in Old Town Alexandria. Stair is the owner of Little River Yoga. The dinner line was forming and I didn’t get a chance to find out about Michael Calhoun. My apologies.

Duffy Ftikas, Chris Finch & Woman's Club Co-President Ilona Szemzo

I stopped and introduced myself to Ilona (who, along with Victoria Fernandez, are Co-Presidents of the Woman’s Club) who was chatting with Duffy Ftikas & Chris Finch while others were nibbling on appetizers.

Host George Waters with Alice Lowenthal & Leigh Gonzales

George Waters, pictured above; found a few minutes to mingle with Alice Lowenthal and Leigh Gonzales before having to run off for more host duties.

I didn’t have a chance to meet all of the party-goers but a few that I spotted included Kevin Howe, Betsy Washington, Steve Klein, Burma Klein, Eva Kosztarab & Ken Kastner.

The Food looked fabulous!

There was an abundance of food; including Chef Luis Fernandez’ Roasted Pork Loin, Chef Ken Kastner’s famous Fried Turkey and tempting side dishes brought by the guests. I overheard many guests ooh and ahh over George’s famous Eggnog. Next time, I’m going to make sure that I try a glass (or two).

I hope to see YOU at next year’s Woman’s Club Holiday Party.

In the meantime, you can learn more about the important work that the Woman’s Club does as well as find out about how to join them at Lakebarcroft.org.