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First Call – Fifth Annual Celebration Evening

First Call’s Fifth Annual Celebration Evening, “A Night of Recovery & Hope with Laurie Dhue,” was held on September 17th at the InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza. Denise and Scott Slabotsky were the chairmen, and former national broadcaster and recovery advocate Laurie Dhue was the keynote speaker. 

Stephanie Sedivy & Thersa Shockley
Stephanie Sedivy and Thersa Shockley
Sara Perkins, Erin Bopp, Laura O’Sullivan, Sharon Blank, Laurie Dhue, Janice Pancake, Nancy Pinkston, Tracy Leavey, Michelle Comtois
Sara Perkins, Erin Bopp, Laura O’Sullivan, Sharon Blank, Keynote Speaker Laurie Dhue, Janice Pancake, Nancy Pinkston, Tracy Leavey, and Michelle Comtois
Jamie & Brian Johnson
Jamie and Brian Johnson
First Call VP of Development Susan Whitmore, Melanie & Jeffrey Cameron
Susan Whitmore, First Call; with Melanie and Jeffrey Cameron
First Call CEO Molly O'Neill, John Utz, Carol & John Hampton
Molly O’Neill, First Call; John Utz and Carol and John Hampton
Ellen Rose, Lori Blinn, Linda Smuckler & Marilyn Baker
Ellen Rose, Lori Blinn, Linda Smuckler, and Marilyn Baker
Celebration Event Chairs Scott & Denise Slabotsky, Celebration Event Chairs
Chairmen Scott and Denise Slabotsky

Also featured in the November 14, 2015 issue and on The Insider 
Photo Credit: Brian Rice

 

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