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Santa Monica Breakfast Club Honors Ray Carriere

5th annual Mad Hatter Tea Party on Sunday, October 6.

By Staff Writer

“One of the deep secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.”

This quote by Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland, reminds us of something we often forget. What better way to spend your Sunday afternoon than with “Alice” and the “Cheshire Cat” and your friends, toasting noted philanthropist and community hero Ray Carriere with flutes of bubbly Prosecco. Ray, a popular longtime business owner in Santa Monica, has been a vital member and donor to several local service organizations. He served as President of the Santa Monica YMCA and is Director of the Santa Monica Sister City Association. Come to our very British High Tea – at Santa Monica Breakfast Club’s 5th Annual Mad Hatter Tea Party fundraiser.

Each ticket purchased to this event helps the members of the Santa Monica Breakfast Club raise funds to provide urgent dental care for local children whose families can’t afford it, and to continue our Healthy Smiles presentation for first graders in Santa Monica public schools in partnership with the UCLA School of Dentistry.

Our Mad Hatter Silent and Live Auctions and creative Gift Baskets are legendary. Attire is elegant or eccentric – it’s a “Mad” Tea Party of course. 

Tickets are $95 each. Sunday October 6th from 1:00 p.m.  4 p.m. 

Location: Doubletree by Hilton Santa Monica, 1707 Fourth Street.

For further information call Kathryn at 310 493 8004 or Jeannie at 310 866 1221 Or email santamonicabreakfastclub@gmail.com.

Proceeds benefit children’s dental care through Santa Monica Breakfast Club Welfare Fund.

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