River Club hosts its first Jingle Ball

By Liz Ramos
| 3:00 p.m. December 6, 2023

River Club's Lynn Hague and Bob and Pearl Taboh ring in the holiday season together at River Club's first Jingle Ball.

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River Club's Karin and Phil Pape haven't seen their friend and fellow River Club resident Claudia Divoll since November 2022.

Divoll, a snow bird, was able to reconnect with her friends at the first River Club Jingle Ball on Dec. 5 at The Meadows Country Club.

The Papes met Divoll when the COVID-19 pandemic started and the neighbors on their street decided to take turns enjoying drinks while social distancing on each others' driveways as a way to get to know each other.

Maureen Rosin, the River Club social chair, said the Jingle Ball was the perfect setting for 100 River Club residents to come together, meet each other and reconnect with friends.

The black tie event is the biggest event the community has ever hosted, Rosin said.

River Club's Cheryl Sabins has helped River Club social chair Maureen Rosin decorate for the community's first Jingle Ball.

River Club's Norman and Joan Pritchard say the Jingle Ball is an opportunity for them to spend time with neighbors while enjoying a relaxing evening.

River Club's Karin Pape and Phil Pape haven't seen their friend and fellow River Club resident Claudia Divoll since last November. The Jingle Ball was the perfect opportunity for them to reunite.

River Club's Mark Sinclair, Jane Ebury, Jeanne Sheridan and Cathy Darilek are ready to be in the holiday spirit. "I can't wait to meet our neighbors and celebrate with them," Ebury says. "It's our first Christmas party of the year."

Although River Club is in Florida, the tables at the River Club Jingle Ball will remind people of snow.

River Club's Lee Diercks, Jody Diercks, Dominique Beraud and Mike Beraud are hopeful the Jingle Ball will become a tradition. "It's festive, beautiful and will bring neighbors together," Dominique Beraud says.

River Club hosts its first Jingle Ball as an opportunity for neighbors to connect and socialize.

The Jingle Ball is a time for River Club residents like Robert Newport and Tom and Sal Ballantyne to make new friends while reconnecting with old friends.

Ivelaw and Linda Carrington are excited to meet new neighbors in River Club. "I'm looking forward to just having a good time," Ivelaw Carrington says.

River Club's Ruth Adcox and Gregory Gallagher spend time catching up.

River Club's Joanne and Ron Lebel are ready for a night of festive fun with neighbors.

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Liz Ramos

Managing Editor Liz Ramos previously covered education and community for the East County Observer. Before moving to Florida, Liz was an education reporter for the Lynchburg News & Advance in Virginia for two years after graduating from the Missouri School of Journalism.