2015 Empty Stocking Fund Wrap and Martini Shot show
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The GazetteFebruary 4, 2015 | updated 12 years ago
The final event of the record Empty Stocking Fund season was a Martini Shot show at The Gold Room on Jan. 15. On Jan. 30 the 20 ESF recipient agencies received their checks at Penrose House.
Dancing to Martini Shot. 011515 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Dancing at the Martini Shot event for Empty Stocking Fund. 011515 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Smooching after dancing at the Martini Shot event for Empty Stocking Fund. 011515 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Martini Shot played in The Gold Room at the final fundraiser for the season’s Empty Stocking Fund. 011515 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Martini Shot started playing and the women headed for the dance floor. 011515 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Dance moves at the Empty Stocking Fund event. 011515 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Kathleen Rowland, Empty Stocking Fund volunteer with Add Staff, left, with Gazette Empty Stocking Fund manager Amy Horton at the end-of-campaign reception at Penrose House. 013015 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)The Resource Exchange celebrated its first year as an Empty Stocking Fund agency, from left, board members Brad Hallock and Lisa Wieland, executive director David Ervin and board member Warren Wieland. 013015 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)Visiting during the wrap-up reception for the 2014-15 Empty Stocking Fund drive at Penrose House: Andy Barton, left, new president/CEO of Catholic Charities; Keith Bryant, Becky Byrnes and Drew Acquino of the Southeast Armed Services YMCA. 013015 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)There were smiles when El Pomar Fellow Beau Kelly, left, handed Empty Stocking Fund checks to board member Ed Brady and executive director Steve Brown of Westside Cares. 013015 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)El Pomar Fellow Beau Kelly, left, gives Empty Stocking fund check envelopes to George Hayward from The Home Front Cares. The Home Front Cares shared more than a million dollars as part of the nonprofit’s first year with the holiday community fundraiser. 013015 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)El Pomar Fellow passes out Empty Stocking Fund checks to Erin Taylor of Tri-Lakes Cares, one of 20 recipient agencies. 013015 Photo by Linda Navarro (linda navarro)
