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Dr. Ed and Janet Ruszkiewicz; Father Charles Ritter. Ed is an Aurora board member and served as a table captain.

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Mary Martin, one of the waiters, and Nancy Burke.

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The 2014 YWCA Milestones Awards honored, from left, rear: Leslie Adams, Marianne Ballas, and Prof. Susan Martyn. From left, front: Vallie Bowman-English, Dr. Sonia Najjar, Kim Sidwell, and Barbara Eikost.

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Gayle Ashbridge, Kent Orcutt and Linda Stacy. Linda is Aurora board president and served as a table captain.

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Don and Barb Rettig. Don is President of the OC Foundation. OC provided sponsorship for the event

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Dinner guests Sue and Rick Stokes.

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Jim Shindler, left, Dick Faist and Jay Feldstein at the Central Catholic Celebrity Wait Night and roasting of Marty Holmes.

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Kathy and Marty Holmes at the Central Catholic Celebrity Wait Night and roasting of Marty Holmes.

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Tom Maj, president of Central Catholic, and Fr. Matthew Radder, Priest Leader at the school, at the Central Catholic Celebrity Wait Night and roasting of Marty Holmes.

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Kathy Kress and her mother LouAnn Kress at the Central Catholic Celebrity Wait Night and roasting of Marty Holmes.

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Back row from left: Tom Hurley; Marty Holmes Jr., Marty Holmes and Jay Blaylock. Front row from left: Tammy Fretti; Holly Hurley; Kathy Holmes and Nancy Blaylock at the Central Catholic Celebrity Wait Night and roasting of Marty Holmes.

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Joseph Zerbey IV with senior James Pierce at the Central Catholic Celebrity Wait Night and roasting of Marty Holmes.

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Marge Holmes, seated, with Mike Holmes, Heather Fournier and Cindy Holmes at the Central Catholic Celebrity Wait Night and roasting of Marty Holmes.

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Nancy Helminski, Marsha Cyranowski, Mary Murnen, and Joan Nicholson.

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Mary Keil and Ann Welly.

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Suzie Stapleton and John Keil.

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Celebrity waters Henry and Jeanette Bradley.

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Marsha and Paul Heintschel.

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Karen and Dennis Jarrett.

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Cecile Bennett, President and Celebrity Waiter.

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Elly and Tom Beutler.

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Celebrity waiters Cecile Bennett and, daughter, Laura Swafford.

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Joan and Tom Nicholson.

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Theresa Shultz, Joly Apgar, and Tootie Morrette.

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Betty Sherman and Cherie Sears.

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Event chairman Mary Ellen Bernardo with co-chairman Candy Sturtz.

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UT head football coach Matt Campbell serving Moe Kenney.

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Celeb waiters Bob Arthur and Jean Larsen. He did the "tipping" jar.

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Celebrity Wait Night: (Left to right) Dr. Barbara Kopp Miller, her mother Anita Kopp and Beverly Schmoll, dean of The College of Health Sciences at The University of Toledo.

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Celebrity Wait Night: UT Professor Emeritus Dr. S. Amjad Hussain and UT Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs Dr. Patricia Komuniecki.

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Celebrity Wait Night: Marissa Camner, Dr. Amanda Bryant-Friedrich and Tamain Baiz.

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Event committee members Deborah Born, left, and Kim Kearns attended the Once Upon a Vine event at the Toledo Zoo.

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Mark Schmollinger, left, and Sandra Hylint, right, attended the Once Upon a Vine event at the Toledo Zoo.

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Carol Anderson, left, Elaine Lewandowski, center, Dick LeValley, center right, and Robin LeValley, right, attended the Once Upon a Vine event at the Toledo Zoo.

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Ann Meier, left, President of the Board of Directors Mary Ellen Pisanelli, center, and John Meier, right, attended the Once Upon a Vine event at the Toledo Zoo.

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Foundation board member and event committee member Elizabeth Foley, left, committee member Ann Sanford, center, and committee member Susan Conda, right, attended the Once Upon a Vine event at the Toledo Zoo.

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Assistant Director of Animal Programs Randi Meyerson, left, and foundation board member Judith Conda, right, attended the Once Upon a Vine event at the Toledo Zoo.

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Rick Bohn, left, James Caldwell, center left, Kathy Perry, center right, and Katelynn Lewandowski, right, attended the Once Upon a Vine event at the Toledo Zoo.

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Director of Facilities Rick Payeff, left, and Curator of Fishes and Invertebrates Jay Hemdal, right, attended the Once Upon a Vine event at the Toledo Zoo.

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A scene from Alice in Wonderland was set up for visitors at the Once Upon a Vine event at the Toledo Zoo.

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The Wizard of Oz's Tin Woodman was on of several fanciful scenes on display at the Once Upon a Vine event at the Toledo Zoo.

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