The Light We Carry Tea Party

party is seen as a great opportunity for ladies and a few gentlemen in and around Rochdale Village to get dressed up and meet with likeminded individuals over a contemporary work of literature.

This year, The Light We Carry, the most recent book by former first Lady Michelle Obama, was chosen. The book makes use of stories to reflect on topics like change, challenge, and potential of personal power. Rochdale invited back Author and

Speaker Allison Mahon to serve as moderator. Mahon stirred conversation by helping to dissect and expand on this prolific musing of the former First Lady.

Women of all ages and from all works of life were present and expressed how they saw themselves reflected in the novel. This was a similar reaction to the 2019 tea party where Becoming, another work by Obama, was the topic at hand.

A fabulous afternoon was had by all. Everyone had fun while sipping on tea, eating, listening, and just having a good time in the presence of friends and neighbors. This intimate event was held on the Red Brick area of the Community Center. Committee Chair, Maryam Hubbard, would like to extend a gracious thank you to all the committee members that selflessly volunteered their time in making sure that community events such as this are a complete success.