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50th Birthday Speech
A 50th
birthday speech or any speech that is given for an occasion like
a birthday or an anniversary should be well prepared, personal,
with humorous and/or moving elements and truly focused on the honoree.
Below
is an example of a speech to be given at a womans 50th birthday
party by a close friend. When you give such a speech personalize
it to make it apply specifically to your dear friend.
Beginning of 50th Birthday Speech
Welcome
friends, to Elizabeths semi-centennial party! As you know,
Elizabeth likes to celebrate everything so today were just
a little more dressed up than usual.
Monday
morning when she and I celebrated well, Monday morning, we were
just wearing sweats and running shoes. That was almost as fun as
this but all of you werent there so that makes this event
better!
As
you can see here, in 50 years Elizabeth has made a lot of friends.
I suspect that like me, she befriended most of you by offering to
help you in some way.
In
my case, Elizabeth helped me tie my shoe on the first day of school
back in kindergarten. I hadnt quite mastered that skill yet
but Elizabeth was way ahead of me. I guess Ive felt that way
ever since then but not in a bad way, in an inspiring way.
I
love that my dear friend always challenges me to move forward and
achieve more and to always be true to myself.
Id
like to talk a little about Elizabeths passion. Im sure
that all of you know of her involvement in the Leukemia/Lymphoma
Society since the loss of her sister Ali to lymphoma 10 years ago.
Maybe
that is not the most uplifting thing to mention at a 50th birthday
party but it is an integral element of Elizabeths life. I
bring it up to remind us all to remember Ali today, and I am sure
she is here in spirit, and also to remind all of you that in lieu
of gifts, Elizabeth has asked us to contribute to the Leukemia/Lymphoma
Society. Please contribute generously.
Elizabeth,
50 years is a good long time to liveI should know! And it
is truly something to celebrate.
In
the presence of your family here, your husband Rick, your daughters,
Alice and Susan and your parents, Joan and Bob Id like to
say that we here appreciate you and all you have done for so many
of us. We celebrate the 50 years you have lived and we wish you
many more.
I,
for one, am looking forward to speaking again at your centennial
party! To Elizabeth, congratulations and many more!
End of 50th Birthday Speech
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