The annual Leading with Love benefit for Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy was a sold-out success on September 18th at the Loews Kansas City Hotel. The future looked bright throughout the ballroom as guests gathered to champion the all-girls public charter school serving grades five through eight. Gabriel Hernandez, Sly James, Julie Towner, and Ratana Tshibanda were the event co-chairs, and Rae Daniel served as emcee.






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