Shoe-shaped cookies were a cute and tasty addition to AU’s shoe party
Chapter AU, Rapid City, South Dakota, had a very successful membership party in October 2010. We decided to put our best foot forward, kick-up our heels and invite friends to step on over and learn about P.E.O. A “Shoe Party” theme was the perfect idea! Shoes were the inspiration for the entire afternoon. High-heeled invitations were sent to prospective guests and to those members who hadn’t been attending our meetings. A shoebox “cake” with each layer labeled with the name of a P.E.O. project was our “shoe-la-la” centerpiece! Refreshments included shoe-shaped sandwiches, cookies and cheese appetizers. Guests and members wore shoe-shaped name tags and had a great time meeting and greeting each other. P.E.O. projects were explained through a humorous skit with the shoebox “cake” as a visual. All the guests really got a kick out of sharing special shoe stories or memories. In fact, we ran out of time to play our shoe trivia game with team “Stiletto” going up against team “Kitten Heel.” Our P.E.O. “Shoe Party” was so successful that we have eight future new members and the bonus for the afternoon was that we got to know our own members better! Chapter AU, Rapid City, South Dakota, took Franc Roads’ words, “Let's go find the others” to heart. They put on their party shoes and did just that!
Chapter AU accessorized their membership party with high-heeled
invitations, a shoebox cake and shoe-shaped name tags
