The Lexington – Antony Sister City Association’s French A Faire fundraising event was the place to be on last Sunday!
With joie de vivre to spare, the event featured French cheeses provided by Wilson Farms, a delightful assortment of pâtés donated by Christina and George Gamota, French wines donated by Joel Berman, chocolate from Taza and Clear Flour bread.
Auctioneer extraordinaire Paul O’Shaughnessy (otherwise known as Major Pitcairn) handled the bidding on several unique items (an insiders tour of Lexington donated by Town Manager Varl Valente, Crêpe Suzettes for 10) with his usual enthusiasm and skill! Event organizer and emcee John Patrick introduced all of the speakers including State Senator Ken Donnelly, State Representative Jay Kaufman, Town Manager Carl Valente and very special guest, the French Consul General of Boston Christophe Guilhou. Monsieur Guilhou commended the group for having one of the strongest sister city relationships in New England.
The LASCA group is currently raising funds to support the creation of a monument dedicated to the Anton relationship similar to Place de Lexington in Antony. If you would like to contribute to the Lexington – Antony Fund for the building of the Park, mail a check to the Lexington Tourism Committee, Town of Lexington, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA 02420.
