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Find out morePhotography by Lori Sax February 3, 2020
Aaron Watkins, Silke and Rudi Weiss
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Trisha Ward, Elisabeth Waters, Umbreen Khalidi Majeed, Aaron Watkins
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Donna Koffman
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Laura Stuart Wood, Ashley Gruters
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Don Malawsky, Judi Noff
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George Pfeiffer
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Rob Williamson, Gila Meriwether
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Carolyn Johnson, Jane Burch
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Susan, Richard and Sarah Karp
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Guests also sipped cocktails, dined on chateau of beef and raised their paddles to support CAC programs.
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