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BBBSGKC – Kids Night Out

Lisa and Mike Hagedorn were the honorary chairmen of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City’s annual Kids Night Out event on April 9th at the Overland Park Convention Center. Brad Paisley, Grammy Award winner and Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year; entertained guests with a private acoustic performance.

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Co-chairman Andy Burczyk, Dave Smith, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City; and Terry Wilson, board chairman
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(Seated) John and Shari Olander, David and Nancy Yeamans and Deanna Graves (standing) Greg Graves, Maddie Griffin, Carla Griffin, and Jessica and Jason Chanos
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Dave Smith, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City; and Brad Paisley, special guest
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(Seated) Heather Wong, Anita Newton, Gina Srivastava, Amy Pierce, and Jamie Berg (standing) Jean-Paul Wong, Co-chairman Dean Newton, Alok Srivastava, Brooks Pierce, and Jeff Berg

Additional photos featured in the July 9, 2016 issue
Photo Credit: Rob Smith Photography

 

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