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Find out morePhotography by Rebecca Baxter March 27, 2017
Samantha Kingsley
Philip Tavill and Dana Duckman
David and Donna Koffman, Sarah, Patti and David Wertheimer, Jacqueline and Lacy Ray
Allie Stewart, Kristin Fulmer, Brittany Kingsley
Carol Butera and Kristen Theisen
Ellen Berman, Roy Cohen
Bryan and Faith Lingle
Richard LaBrie, Lisa Kates
Gay and Jack Schwarz
Tom Casmer, Mary Grandpre
Jean and Jim Tarsy
Tom and Kathy Cook
Renee Phinney, Phil King
Daisy Saunders
Adam and Kat Hughes
Jessica and Colin Fairweather
Danny Bub on sax
George and Rebecca Parker
Audrey and Bill Coleman, Daisy Saunders, Ellen Berman, Roy Cohen
Donna Koffman, Renee Phinney
Caitlin Rakay, Pam Shackley, Bruce Rakay
Amy Nightingale, Carol Kalikow
Julie and Josh Abel
Gerri Aaron, Patricia Caswell
Danny and Debbie Dannheisser
Guests wore some fairy tale-inspired attire, dined, bid on auction items and danced to music by the Bay Kings Band.
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