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BY KATIE MACKINNON | PHOTOGRAPHY BY SATSUKI SCOVILLE, SCOVILLE PHOTOGRAPHY
Families Moving Forward, a nonprofit that supports families experiencing homelessness in Durham, raised more than $24,000 at its annual Chefs for Change Dessert Gala on Dec. 2, 2022. More than 200 guests attended the event at The Cookery, where they participated in a silent
auction, learned more about the organization’s mission and work, and ate treats and appetizers donated by local businesses like Sweets by Shayda, The Mad Hatter’s Café & Bakeshop, Guglhupf Bakery, Cafe & Biergarten, The Refectory Café, Bull City Bake Shop, Kanki and Southern Harvest Hospitality Group. Several of FMF’s most dedicated partners were honored during the ceremony, including board member Kim O’Neil, who received the 2022 James T. Hewitt Distinguished Service Award, and The Durham Chapter of The Links, which earned the 2022 Outstanding Partnership Award. 6
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1 Sydney Pennix and FMF board member Steve Baynes. 2 FMF board members Carol Mansfield and Mark Paulson with FMF Executive Director Tammy Laurence. 3 Marcel Canfall and FMF Enrichment Programs Manager Shiona Caldwell. 4 FMF Facilities Manager Caleb McCluskey and Anne Paulson. 5 Saad Masood, FMF Director of Finance and Administration Amanda Sosebee and Katie Masood. 6 FMF Director of Programs and Residential Services Tasha Melvin, The Links member Micheline Malson and FMF Compliance Manager Ann Tropiano. 7 FMF board members Elizabeth Forshay and Kim O’Neil.