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EarlystART – 5th Annual Little Learners Luncheon

EarlystART’s fifth annual Little Learners Luncheon was held on September 15th in the North Club at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. McClain Bryant Macklin and Joe Macklin served as chairs of the event. Missouri Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe and John Sherman were the guest speakers. Rae Daniel and Rex Hudler were the co-hosts. Proceeds benefit EarlystART and the belief that all children deserve a great education right from the start and will make the world better because of it. 

Denise St. Omer, Jon Baum, Ann Baum, Deidre Anderson, EarlystART; Drew Eanes, and Linda Stevens

 

Missouri Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe, guest speaker

 

Joe Macklin and McClain Bryant Macklin, event chairs

 

Cade, Jennifer, and Rex Hudler, co-host

 

Deidre Anderson, EarlystART; Dr. Julie Holland, Mariah Roady, Missouri State Representative Patty Lewis, and Missouri State Senator Lauren Arthur

Featured in the October 28, 2023 issue of The Independent.
Photo credit: John Caulfield

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