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Community LINC – The 2019 Rent Party

Joanne and John Bluford, Peggy and Terry Dunn, Karen and Hank Herrmann, Jeanette and Kevin Prenger, and Aviva Ajmera and Wayne Strickland served as honorary co-chairmen of The Rent Party. The October 5th event was held at the Crown Center Exhibit Hall. Proceeds support Community LINC, which aims to end family homelessness for this generation and the next.

Honorary Co-chairmen Wayne Strickland and Aviva Ajmera, Hank and Karen Herrmann, Terry and Peggy Dunn, Joanne Bluford, and Jeanette and Kevin Prenger (out of camera range) John Bluford

 

Hometown Hero Award Honoree Leo Morton

 

Teddy Hernandez, Aviva Ajmera, Dr. Michelle Robin, Crystal Jenkins, Neelima Parasker, and Cindy Reynolds

 

Jeni Abel, Precious Stargell Cushman, Community LINC; and Co-chairman Greg Porter

Additional photos featured in the November 23, 2019 issue of The Independent
Photo credit: J. Robert Schraeder Photography

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