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Dream Makers Ball honoring Nathan Benderson


  • By Black Tie Staff
  • | 11:00 p.m. November 17, 2012
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Dream Makers Ball honoring Nathan Benderson
Michelle Aguirre
Michelle Aguirre
Alice Allen
Alice Allen
Marie Beiler
Marie Beiler
Ethan Biter and Molly Klauber
Ethan Biter and Molly Klauber
Lori and Randy Benderson with Robyn and Bill Sadlo
Lori and Randy Benderson with Robyn and Bill Sadlo
Kelli Bosch and Anjolie Bodden
Kelli Bosch and Anjolie Bodden
Jill Butters, Aubrey Will and Collin Carpenter
Jill Butters, Aubrey Will and Collin Carpenter
Kristy and Tom Cail
Kristy and Tom Cail
Kristy and Tom Cail
Kristy and Tom Cail
Karen Chandler with Janet Krawtschenko 
and Kevin Pustay
Karen Chandler with Janet Krawtschenko and Kevin Pustay
Charlie Chaplin impersonator
Charlie Chaplin impersonator
dancers
dancers
Belinda Gardiner and Darrian Scott
Belinda Gardiner and Darrian Scott
Sal Diaz-Verson, Jr.
Sal Diaz-Verson, Jr.
Jelena DiGiovanni, Sydney Gruters and Lyn 
Purmort
Jelena DiGiovanni, Sydney Gruters and Lyn Purmort
Josephine and Chris Eisenberg
Josephine and Chris Eisenberg
Michael Flanagan, Sharon Webb and Jim Talkie
Michael Flanagan, Sharon Webb and Jim Talkie
Frank DiGiovanni, Joe Gruters 
and Jamie Purmort
Frank DiGiovanni, Joe Gruters and Jamie Purmort
Chris Gallagher and John and Lisa Shepard with 
Jonathan and Kathryn Parks
Chris Gallagher and John and Lisa Shepard with Jonathan and Kathryn Parks
Ashley and Tim Gruters
Ashley and Tim Gruters
Nikki Heil and Tamara Chapman
Nikki Heil and Tamara Chapman
Samantha Jennen
Samantha Jennen
Molly Klauber and Larry Bowman
Molly Klauber and Larry Bowman
Michael and Terri Klauber
Michael and Terri Klauber
Sarah Lancaster and Keffie Lancaster
Sarah Lancaster and Keffie Lancaster
Judy Landers
Judy Landers
Marianne LeBar and Michael Flanagan
Marianne LeBar and Michael Flanagan
Marianne LeBar
Marianne LeBar
John Lee and Samantha Jennen
John Lee and Samantha Jennen
Chelsea Lyman and Tamara Chapman
Chelsea Lyman and Tamara Chapman
Jim Martin and Kevin Stalker
Jim Martin and Kevin Stalker
Eric Massey, Sarah Lancaster, Keffie 
Lancaster and Gaetan Daskalides
Eric Massey, Sarah Lancaster, Keffie Lancaster and Gaetan Daskalides
Roy McBean, Art Conforti and Helen McBean
Roy McBean, Art Conforti and Helen McBean
David Jarrard and Barbie Nilsen
David Jarrard and Barbie Nilsen
Mike Phelan and Kate Scotti
Mike Phelan and Kate Scotti
Robyn Sadlo and Sophie Cantin
Robyn Sadlo and Sophie Cantin
Darrian Scott, Michael Pecina, 
Belinda Gardiner, Blake Hampton and Andrew Tallon
Darrian Scott, Michael Pecina, Belinda Gardiner, Blake Hampton and Andrew Tallon
Tim and Beth Self
Tim and Beth Self
Karen Sheppard and Wayne Hill
Karen Sheppard and Wayne Hill
Karen Sheppard
Karen Sheppard
Victoria Sherry, Michelle Aguirre and Marcus Allen
Victoria Sherry, Michelle Aguirre and Marcus Allen
Victoria Sherry
Victoria Sherry
table
table
Jane and David Taylor with Robyn and Bill Sadlo
Jane and David Taylor with Robyn and Bill Sadlo
Tony Torrence and Susie Welch
Tony Torrence and Susie Welch
Kate Vieira and Rhonda Beyer
Kate Vieira and Rhonda Beyer
Sheryl Vieira
Sheryl Vieira
Anne Virag and Bill Sadlo
Anne Virag and Bill Sadlo
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Rick and Cristal Weirzbicki
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Olivia Wismer and Taylor Hall

 

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