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Kansas City Pet Project – 10th Anniversary Gala / Love Finds A Way

Kansas City Pet Project will host its 10th Anniversary Gala / Love Finds A Way at Loews Kansas City Hotel on September 30th. Lisa Epps and Tim Clark, Roshann Parris and Jeff Dobbs, Cathy and Steve Doyal, Jenny and Warren Erdman, Bonne and Cliff Illig, Angelea Busby and Jake Jacobson, Christine and Sandy Kemper, CiCi Rojas and Oscar Monterroso, Marissa and Jason Parson, Margi and Keith Pence, and Jami and Fred Pryor are the champion event chairs. Kristi Wyatt, Brad Miller, Kimberlee Ried, Susan Surber, and Donna Thomason are serving as the celebration committee chairs. Furry friends will be the guests of honor. In addition, the festivities will include cocktails, dinner, live and silent auctions, dancing, and a dessert bar. 

Quincy the Dog with Christine Kemper, champion event chair

 

(Seated) Jake Jacobson, champion event chair; with Quincy the Dog (standing) Oscar Monterroso and CiCi Rojas and Cathy and Steve Doyal, champion event chairs

 

Susan Surber, celebration committee chair and registration committee chair; Kristi Wyatt and Brad Miller, celebration committee chairs; and Kimberlee Ried, celebration committee chair and auction committee chair

 

(Seated) Christine Kemper, champion event chair; with Quincy the Dog (standing) Teresa Johnson, Kansas City Pet Project; with Jenny Erdman and Lisa Epps and Tim Clark, champion event chairs

Featured in the September 3, 2022 issue of The Independent.

 

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