Roland Park Community Foundation Annual Events

Foundation Home

Board & Contacts

Annual Events

Roland Park News

Spring Celebration 2009

Now a rite of spring for many Roland Parkers, the annual Spring Celebration was held on April 24th at the Woman’s Club of Roland Park. It was a night of jazz (by the Greg Hatza Trio), delicious food (by Classic Catering) and lively conversation among friends and neighbors. Most importantly, it was a night of community, an opportunity to gather and celebrate all that we love about Roland Park.

The evening also included a special tribute to Civic League President Phil Spevak, who guides Roland Park with his vision and leadership. A live auction, ably directed by an entertaining David Deboy, rounded out the evening, with a beautiful Greg Otto painting offered as the pièce de résistance.

The Spring Celebration committee is grateful to Rosemary Smart and the Woman’s Club, and all who helped make the event another huge success.

The Roland Park Community Foundation is very grateful to the following for their contributions to the 2009 Spring Celebration:

• The Woman’s Club of Roland Park, for their gracious hospitality;

• David Deboy, our Master of Ceremonies;

• The Greg Hatza Jazz Trio; Classic Catering;

• The Wine Source;

• Greg Otto and Kathy Hudson, for two beautiful paintings;

• Jean Trout at the Mitre Box, for the framing; and

• Michelle Pasternack, Connie Fitzpatrick, Sylvia Parker and Lucy Skeen, for the flowers.

In addition, we appreciate the following merchants, who made donations to the Civic League’s Family Fun, Roads & Maintenance’s Home and Garden, and Community Foundation’s Food and Wine baskets:

Basignani Vineyards, Cinghiale, Green Fields Nursery Co., Gundy’s, The Ivy Bookstore, RedZone Adventures, Roseda Beef, Schneider’s Paint & Hardware, Shananigans Toy Shop, Starbucks, WBAL, and Whole Foods, Mt. Washington.

Our thanks also go out to all those who volunteered that night and who made contributions to the auction baskets.

— Anne Stuzin and Martha Marani

May 8, 2009

Best gams in the room: Hap Cooper and John Kevin

Full House

Mary Jane Namiam (left) and the Griers

Martha Marani,                                  Anne Stuzin

            David Deboy (background)

Spring Celebration

Hosted by the Community Foundation, the Spring Fling is an annual cocktail party to welcome in the new season. Catch up with friends and neighbors and meet a few new ones! All proceeds to go toward the foundation’s work. Look for your invitation in the mail in mid-March.

Path Walk (May)

Come explore the historic pathways of Roland Park. Grab a map at one of two starting points and walk through our beautiful community on its paths, which are marked for the event. The Roland Park Path Walk takes place on a Saturday in May. Look for an announcement in the Roland Park News winter issue or contact event organizer Jean Mellott for more information.

Newcomers Brunch

New to Roland Park? Join members of the Community Foundation Board at the annual newcomers’ brunch. This is a great opportunity to meet neighbors and make new friends, and to get to know the members of the Community Foundation Board. Look for your invitation in the mail.

Amy and Steve Lutzsky

Sonya Kannam (left) and Claudia Diamond

Anne Wetzler (left) and Lili McQuestion

Kathy Hudson, Jean Van Buskirk, Chris

McSherry (l. to r.)

Foundation President Ken Rice (hat) and Civic League President Phil Spevak make off with the swag; Elizabeth Rice and Kathy Hudson in background

Mike McQuestion, Chris Corbett and Ken Stuzin

(l. to r.)

Photos: A.C. Stuzin and D.P. Munro.