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PHOTO GALLERY: Woman's Exchange Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon


  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • | 4:00 a.m. April 1, 2013
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PHOTO GALLERY: Woman's Exchange Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
Susan McCool, Trish Ivey, Linda Ploger and Karen Koblenz
Susan McCool, Trish Ivey, Linda Ploger and Karen Koblenz
Mary Brennan and Ginny Slater
Mary Brennan and Ginny Slater
Maureen Williams, Annette Palan and Rita Sinaiko
Maureen Williams, Annette Palan and Rita Sinaiko
Leslie Cobin, Kathy Effley and Linda Green
Leslie Cobin, Kathy Effley and Linda Green
Ingrid Cochard and Nancy Augsburger
Ingrid Cochard and Nancy Augsburger
Jim and Pattie Crum
Jim and Pattie Crum
Karen Koblenz hands Dlorah Hayden a rose as she walks in the door for the volunteer luncheon.
Karen Koblenz hands Dlorah Hayden a rose as she walks in the door for the volunteer luncheon.
Carolyn Nathan and Ann Ruffing pose with a cut out of Frank Sinatra on the red carpet.
Carolyn Nathan and Ann Ruffing pose with a cut out of Frank Sinatra on the red carpet.
Gary and Laurel Roberts
Gary and Laurel Roberts
Linda Ploger sang “Selling My Stuff Again” to the tune of  “Falling in Love Again”.
Linda Ploger sang “Selling My Stuff Again” to the tune of “Falling in Love Again”.
Mary Ann Parker, Phyllis Darling, Cathy Stegeman and Carol Di Ruzza
Mary Ann Parker, Phyllis Darling, Cathy Stegeman and Carol Di Ruzza
Leslie Cobin and Felicia Liban
Leslie Cobin and Felicia Liban
Nine “Oscars” were given out to volunteers who went above and beyond over the past year.
Nine “Oscars” were given out to volunteers who went above and beyond over the past year.
Seta Baker was all dressed up in a dress she bought at the Woman’s Exchange.
Seta Baker was all dressed up in a dress she bought at the Woman’s Exchange.
Linda Green and Jackie Burse
Linda Green and Jackie Burse
Nancy Ausburger bejeweled and feathered a pair of sunglasses from the Woman’s Exchange to wear to the volunteer luncheon.
Nancy Ausburger bejeweled and feathered a pair of sunglasses from the Woman’s Exchange to wear to the volunteer luncheon.
Aurelia Panica, Susan McBee and Robein Leist
Aurelia Panica, Susan McBee and Robein Leist
Columba Russell and Eileen Loftus
Columba Russell and Eileen Loftus

 

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