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Find out morePhotography by Lori Sax February 20, 2020
Tammy Joyce, Mike Uselton
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Jan Miller, Cindy Stuhley
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Cindy Stuhley
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Karen Fordham, Yvonne Buchanan, Sandy Buchanan, Stephanie Mercier, Diana Buchanan
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Bonnie Polk, Paul Hudson, Sue Hecker
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Melissa Stettner, Justin Brand, Stacy Jones
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Cindy Serpliss, Danielle Visone
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Daniela Kaskey, Nicole Christodoulou
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Molly Maginn, Dan Vigne
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Sandy Brabeck, Josephine Carr, Jerri-Marie Turner
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Carol Lackey, Cheryl Gibbons, Gerry Radford, Gabi Hendricks
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Ralph Jardon, Scott Works
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Faith Goldman, Lois Lucek, Eileen Schineller
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Kimberly Buchanan, Michelle Messick
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Anneliese Sandrom, Catherine Tomass
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Fran Fergusson, Maurine Gibson
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Bob Hite, MK Mueller
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Ray Collins, Jag Grewal
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Ian Black, Marci Marsh
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Scott Dennis
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Melissa Caldwell, Melissa Gilbert, Kelly Caldwell
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Michelle Chilson, Sheila Sons
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Jonathan Fleece
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The packed ballroom
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Debbie Mason
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Melissa Gilbert
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Actor, director and children's hospice advocate Melissa Gilbert was the keynote speaker and talked about her personal losses and her lifelong desire to help children. The event filled a packed Ritz-Carlton ballroom.
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