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Breakfast of Champions
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The Amarillo Area Breast Health Coalition hosted its first annual Breakfast of Champions brunch in the Amarillo Civic Center Heritage Ballroom on October 27. The event honored those in the Panhandle who have made significant contributions to promote early detection and treatment. Featured speaker Geralyn Lucas, author of “Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy,” shared her own experience with breast cancer. 5
1. Cindy Whisenant and Kathy McAfee, 2. EmElise Knapp, Kayla Bull and Madison Sanders, 3. Donna Berger, Lynda Brown, Connie Fields, Pat Stout, Kasey Morgan, Lee Zielke and Susan Allen, 4. Paula Gibson, Claudette Dove, Jenny Alzeerah, Cindy Whisenant and Rita Bryant, 5. Katie Collins, Christina White, Sarah Huguley, Geralyn Lucas, Katy Katt and Stephanie Cunningham photos by Chriselda Photography
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Freedom Fund Banquet
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People held its annual Freedom Fund Banquet on November 6 in the Amarillo Civic Center Grand Plaza. The theme for the night was “change” and Alethea Bonello, the NAACP’s southeast region field organizer, was the keynote speaker.
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1. Georgia Baker and Denise Blanchard, 2. Allison Roberts and Helen Neal, 3. Dorothy Ragster and Linda Williams, 4. Claudia Stravato, Iris Lawrence, Sharon Anthony and Tameka Hodge, 5. Shirley Benton Hunt, Betty Solis, Mary Faulkner and John Solis photos by Donna Alexander
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Amarillo Magazine • amarillomagonline.com • December 2010
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