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PHOTO GALLERY: Kids, Cats and Cupcakes


  • By Mallory Gnaegy
  • | 4:00 a.m. October 22, 2011
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PHOTO GALLERY: Kids, Cats and Cupcakes
Seven-year-old Emmalee Adams with Sarasota Dance Academy
Seven-year-old Emmalee Adams with Sarasota Dance Academy
Seven-year-old Emmalee Adams with Sarasota Dance Academy
Seven-year-old Emmalee Adams with Sarasota Dance Academy
Shaina and Amber Bernstein
Shaina and Amber Bernstein
Jewelee Bober and Angelina Slulco with Ussurla and Shimmy
Jewelee Bober and Angelina Slulco with Ussurla and Shimmy
Noelle Enos with Studio of Dance and Music
Noelle Enos with Studio of Dance and Music
Darcy Jane and Justine Boehm with Sarasota Dance Academy’s Advanced Contemporary Class
Darcy Jane and Justine Boehm with Sarasota Dance Academy’s Advanced Contemporary Class
Darcy Jane, Allison Hadlock, Justine Boehm, Katherine Heil and Mackenzie Browning with Sarasota Dance Academy’s Advanced Contemporary Class.
Darcy Jane, Allison Hadlock, Justine Boehm, Katherine Heil and Mackenzie Browning with Sarasota Dance Academy’s Advanced Contemporary Class.
Volunteer Jim Liddell
Volunteer Jim Liddell
Marcus the cat
Marcus the cat
Sarah, Julia and Jodie Meyers foster kittens
Sarah, Julia and Jodie Meyers foster kittens
Lori Michelle, Paul Brochu, Mary Beth Brochu and Debbie Schulz
Lori Michelle, Paul Brochu, Mary Beth Brochu and Debbie Schulz
Kaylee Pendry, Hannah Adams and Sarah Pendry with Sarasota Dance Academy
Kaylee Pendry, Hannah Adams and Sarah Pendry with Sarasota Dance Academy
Teresa Pursley representing Cupcakes a Go-Go
Teresa Pursley representing Cupcakes a Go-Go
Joshua Rosensweet, Comino and Maya Nightsky
Joshua Rosensweet, Comino and Maya Nightsky
Christian Schultz takes a break from the bouncy house
Christian Schultz takes a break from the bouncy house
Gillian Seng
Gillian Seng
Adoptions volunteer Tina Steele and Sarafina
Adoptions volunteer Tina Steele and Sarafina
Volunteer Diane Tait and Mittens
Volunteer Diane Tait and Mittens

 

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