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Memphis Moment
Arc Mid-South Gala 21st Annual Awards Presentation and Benefit Story and Photos by Bill Bannister
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Jaye J. and Chuck Doan
Shannon Brown and Carlene Leaper
Joyce Peterson and Ron Childers
Maria Haywood and Terry Hardaway
Christine and Dale Sirrine
Peter Berns and Judge Kathy Gomes
Andrea and Reginald Green
he Arc Mid-South held their 21st annual awards presentation and benefit gala in the grand ballroom of the Memphis Hilton. More than one hundred guests and honorees began the festivities with a delicious lunch and a Carolyn Cowans silent auction with items donated by Ballet and Kathy Brooks Memphis, Caesars Entertainment, Fleming’s Steak House, Huey’s, the Memphis Zoo, the Cheesecake Factory, and many more local businesses and museums. A live auction was held as well, with items up for bid from Mednikow Jewelers, Southwest Airlines, Bluff City Balloons, Walt Disney World, Sam’s Club, and Gibson Guitars. The Sheffield High School Color Guards presented the colors, and Pastor Rick Shepherd of Bellevue Baptist Church led the invocation. Attendees enjoyed music from the William “Bill” Hurd Trio as they mingled and dined. WMC Action News 5 Chief Meteorologist Ron Childers was the moderator for this year’s awards show and benefit. Keynote speaker was the Arc Mid-South CEO Peter V. Berns.
James Painter and Jacqueline Graves
Ken and Tracy Palm
Jakeena Boyce and Carl Wiggins
Vicki Clark and Richard Williams
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