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PHOTO GALLERY: at 'Connecting...Women, Passion and Purpose'


  • By Mallory Gnaegy
  • | 4:00 a.m. September 22, 2011
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PHOTO GALLERY: at 'Connecting...Women, Passion and Purpose'
Development Associate Julie Anderson poses with Special Events Coordinator Marlene Hilier for Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Development Associate Julie Anderson poses with Special Events Coordinator Marlene Hilier for Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Founder Ivona Adams-Smith and board Member Patty Finley pose in front of their Mission: Seniors International booth.
Founder Ivona Adams-Smith and board Member Patty Finley pose in front of their Mission: Seniors International booth.
Nancy Arbuckle poses with Linda Darby at The Players booth.
Nancy Arbuckle poses with Linda Darby at The Players booth.
Karen Bell, Jennifer Mitchell and Jennifer Gemmeke of Circus Sarasota pose with Joy Weston of Circle of Community Partnership and Dolly Jacobs of Circus Sarasota.
Karen Bell, Jennifer Mitchell and Jennifer Gemmeke of Circus Sarasota pose with Joy Weston of Circle of Community Partnership and Dolly Jacobs of Circus Sarasota.
Executive Director Karen Bogues and student leader Sarah Brickman stand in front of their Community Youth Development booth.
Executive Director Karen Bogues and student leader Sarah Brickman stand in front of their Community Youth Development booth.
Beth Browning and Martha Wells pose in front of their booth for the South Florida Museum.
Beth Browning and Martha Wells pose in front of their booth for the South Florida Museum.
Drector of Women’s Philanthropy at The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee poses with Director of Development and Community Relations for The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee.
Drector of Women’s Philanthropy at The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee poses with Director of Development and Community Relations for The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee.
Regular volunteers at All Faiths Food Bank Mary and Wendell Hough man the booth.
Regular volunteers at All Faiths Food Bank Mary and Wendell Hough man the booth.
Bartender-on-Call Pat Krohmer poses with owner of Gordon’s Gourmet Esther Williams.
Bartender-on-Call Pat Krohmer poses with owner of Gordon’s Gourmet Esther Williams.
Educator Theresa Lochhaas poses with Director of Community Awareness Jessica Hays in front of their Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center booth.
Educator Theresa Lochhaas poses with Director of Community Awareness Jessica Hays in front of their Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center booth.
Susan Lomas poses with Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation and Marlene Hauck the Managing director of Sunshine for darkness.
Susan Lomas poses with Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation and Marlene Hauck the Managing director of Sunshine for darkness.
Kaitlyn Miller and Pat Wolfson in front of their Planned Parenthood booth.
Kaitlyn Miller and Pat Wolfson in front of their Planned Parenthood booth.
Development Assistant for Key Chorale Peggy Olsen poses in front of her booth.
Development Assistant for Key Chorale Peggy Olsen poses in front of her booth.
Executive Director of Project 180 Barbara Richards poses in front of her booth.
Executive Director of Project 180 Barbara Richards poses in front of her booth.
President Elect of Glasser Shoenbaum Human Services Dr. Lou Bertha Mckenzie Wharton poses with her husband Dr. Richard G. Wharton.
President Elect of Glasser Shoenbaum Human Services Dr. Lou Bertha Mckenzie Wharton poses with her husband Dr. Richard G. Wharton.
Diane Zorn and Senior Fellows Student Samantha Delia pose in front of the Ringling College of Art and Design booth.
Diane Zorn and Senior Fellows Student Samantha Delia pose in front of the Ringling College of Art and Design booth.

 

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