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off-centered experience Craft ale lovers gather to raise funds for BBTRC Photographs provided by David Weingarten of GoldenEye Photography
early 500 beer aficionados gathered on Oct. 2 at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort to sample 60 of the world’s finest craft ales and raise funds for the new Beer for Brains Foundation in support of the Barrow Brain Tumor Research Center. The Off-Centered Experience, which raised an estimated $30,000, was the brainchild of Louis Dolgoff, whose wife, Laurie, died of a brain tumor in August 2009. She received care at Barrow Neurological Institute where the BBTRC is being developed. Dolgoff promised Laurie that he would raise funds for brain tumor research. “She was not only my love but my best friend,” he says. “I have this vengeance against brain cancer. I want to do everything I can.” Stormy weather did not dampen participants’ enthusiasm. Entertainment included bellydancers, a silent auction, raffle, and three live bands—La La Lust, Gooder, and the Bad Cactus Band. As these photos show, the OffCentered Experience was a night to remember. ■
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