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HappyBottoms – Diaper Bowl

September 11th was the date for HappyBottoms’ third annual Diaper Bowl. More than 400 guests enjoyed being pampered with beverages, bites, live music, and auctions. Proceeds from the event enhance efforts to make diapers available to those who need them most, and there are an estimated 22,000 children in Kansas City who need diaper assistance. Congratulations and a Hug(gies) to those who supported the cause.

(Front row) Naomi Moses (back row) Andrea Ellison, Meganne Franks Robinson, Mariah Jordan, Dezman Moses, Lexi Rodger, Kendra Parks, and Tiffany Ofili Porter

 

Mary Beth Rohlf, Richard Dixson, Lon Lowenstein, and Shari Nelson

 

HappyBottoms Staff Members: (Front row) Kaylea Dennis and Ashley Allison (back row) Brittany Brungardt, Brandon Selig-Votaw, Andrea Babbit, Elizabeth Mayer, Susan Belger Angulo, Lorna Walker, Kevin Ball, and Lori Hays

 

Volunteers Deb Haber and Joanie Smith

 

Board Chairman Shari Nelson addressed the guests.

Featured in the October 14, 2023 issue of The Independent.
Photo credit: Laura Eagle and Amanda Ford

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