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THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2016
2016 Celebration Luncheon
’ S L R I G R ‘SUPE .’s 28th More than 750 guests attended Girls Inc
annual Celebration Luncheon
Co-Chairs Sally Schule, Veronica
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Brady and Susan Malloy Jones
HEATHER MERRIMAN | BLACK TIE EDITOR
ere’s to girl
kicked off the
power.
luncheon, sing-
The Girls
ing “Fight Song”
Inc. Celebra-
by Rachel Platten.
tion Luncheon is that one
Their strong, ador-
event where your emo-
able voices singing
tions run the gamut. You
“I still got a lot of
feel empowered; you may
fight left in me,” was
cry a little; but most im-
quite possibly the
portantly, you leave with
cutest thing in the
a compelling desire to
entire world.
invest in the futures of
Photos by
the young girls in our
packed full of supergirls
community — to help
from our community,
mold them to be strong,
including event chair-
smart, bold women.
women Veronica Brady,
The sold-out 28th an-
Schule; the “She Knows
“Supergirls,” and girls’ su-
Where She’s Going”
perpowers were featured
Award Recipient Aimee
throughout the program.
Cogan; and Girls Inc. “Girl
The girls offered the bou-
of the Year” Tyesha Brown
tique goods they created
and 750 guests (and yes,
for guests to purchase
some were men).
then the Girls Inc. Choir
Merriman Saba
Sarah Lodge, Denise West and Heather Koester
Susan Jones and Sally
nual luncheon was themed
during social hour, and
Heather
The luncheon was
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