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Find out morePhotography by Rebecca Baxter December 15, 2017
Mac Goode, Charlene and Phil Wolff
Francesca Bonte, Elizabeth Moore (Chair), Angelika Refay, Iva Tanev
Tablescape
Alison Grand, Ian Tattersall
Cindy Yelton, Ernest Werlin
Lauren Arshankuni, Tiffany Hudson, Caitlin Kenney
Allison O'Brien
Penelope Bodry-Sanders, Mark Ormond, Alison Grand
David Denicoff, Leslie Glass, Margaret Wise
Kim Johnston, Malike Apple
Jamie Jameson, Vic and Sandy Motto, Penelope Bodry-Sanders, Trulee Jameson
John Scalzi and Linda Larsen
Jim McDaniel, Charity Dawsey
Joanna and Jonnay Dvorak
Gene Beckstein, Jannon Pierce, Tom Waters, Anne Beckstein
Erik Patel, Razia Said, Harvey Wirht
More than 50 of the endangered species of lemurs live at LCF's Myakka City Reserve. Dr. Ian Tattersall shared stories of his work in Madagascar involving lemurs, and recording artist Razia Said performed.
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