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Find out morePhotography by Rebecca Baxter March 13, 2017
Nancy Claridge, Linda Hoy
Erin McLeod, Skip Cohen
Skip's Dixie Mix
Marty Katz
Harold Ronson, Molly Schechter
Vicky Johnson, Kevin Maisch
Robert Packer, Barbara De Paul
Gail Welch, Russ and Nancy Bobbitt
Steve and Hannah Miller
Ann and Doug Logan
Aurora and Ewen Cameron, Isabelle and Jack Wright, Nicole and Jean Perrault
Ivet Atriano
Sylvia Maria and Mahfouz El Shahawy
Jennifer and Rob Rominiecki
Erin McLeod, Renee Hamad (Chair)
Debbie and Tom Shapiro
Bob and MaryJean Wenzel
Jan and Fred Burtnett, Vicky Johnson
The gala scene
Kendall Peacock, Milca Rivera
Nelle Miller, Marlo Turner
Jessica Rogers, MaryAnne Young
Patricia and Roger Courtois, Gerri Aaron, Marvin Albert
Steve and Lynne Anast
Ilene and David Denton, Kay Kipling
LaRue and Al Chokr
Nancy Pastore
Amanda Cattaneo Ross, Hermione Gilpin
Patricia Courtois, Nelle Miller
Kathy and Jim Silverberg
Bob Bartner
Brian and Dave Lipton
Kathy Silverman, Maureen Hauck
Georgina Calmage, Jan Tomlinson
Andrew and Kathy Burke
Debra Clark Maradiaga, Bob Plunket, Kay Kipling
Frances Eisner
Veronica Brady, Marvin Albert
Co-chairs of the event at Michael's On the Bay at Selby Gardens were Beverly Bartner and Renee Hamad.
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