31st Annual Silver Tea raises $120,000 to help local child abuse prevention programs

By Staff

Dec. 22, 2014 11:08 AM PT

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Stephanie LaBrucherie (event co-chair), Julie Frimmer-Sauvage (event hostess), Nicole Hall-Brown (event co-chair), Wendy Neri (St. Germaine president), Kathryn Murphy (past president), Erin Preuss (Vincent Andrunas)

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Sally Irwin, Sarah Burton-Hawkins, Shannon Turner (Vincent Andrunas)

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Nettie Keck, Catherine Lee, Stephani Clough, Holly Holden (Vincent Andrunas)

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Vicky Hillman, Lisa Casey, Chris Andrews, Sue Wagener, Sallie Warren, Teri Newlee (Vincent Andrunas)

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Cynthia Kronemyer, Joyce Dostart, Micki Olin, Pam Wagner, Kathryn Munoz (Vincent Andrunas)

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Evva Fenison, Patty Elkus (Vincent Andrunas)

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Susan McClellan, Susan Oliver, Terry Cooper, Susie Spanos, Maryl Weightman, Sue Kalish (Vincent Andrunas)

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Elizabeth Estey, Lisa D’Angelo, Christine Stevenson, Amy Heap, Lynne Engh, Alesia Stanford (Vincent Andrunas)

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Esther Nahama, Carol Karlovich, Merle Lotherington, Linda LaCom, Marilyn Barrett (Vincent Andrunas)

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Grant winners: Dennis Chamberland (SD Armed Services YMCA), Sonya Davis and Marcellus Walker (Aseltine School), Tim Ney (SD Armed Services YMCA), Annie Petersen and Mary Zanotelli (Assn. for Human-Animal Bond Studies) (Vincent Andrunas)

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Jan Reital, Louarn Sorkin, Robin Parker (Vincent Andrunas)

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Rebecca Rader (SD), Sharon LeeMaster (PB), Sharon Lawrence (SD), Kathryn Stephens (LJ) (Vincent Andrunas)

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Susan Tschirn, Rhonda Gallegos, Gini Meyer, Betty Dunn, Lydia McNeil, Jeanne Larson (Vincent Andrunas)

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Susan Tschirn, Rhonda Gallegos, Gini Meyer, Betty Dunn, Lydia McNeil, Jeanne Larson Beatrice Snider (Poway), Kathryn Vaughn (Pt. Loma), Maurine Beinbrink (LJ), Tracy Lyon (LJ), Vickie Curd Ladt (LJ) (Vincent Andrunas)

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Barbara ZoBell, Kate Adams, Suzanne Ward, Joyce Nash, Kathleen Michletti, Maureen Carpenter (Vincent Andrunas)

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Christina Maggiora (Pt. Loma), Lauren Forgione (LJ), Rick Wildman (LJ), Shirley Horton (Bonita), Gigi Cramer (Scripps Ranch), Dina Chavez (Chula Vista) (Vincent Andrunas)

St. Germaine Children’s Charity hosted the 31st Annual Silver Tea Dec. 9 at a private estate in La Jolla. During the three hours, members of St. Germaine’s Silver Tea Committee welcomed 430 volunteers and guests to tour the traditional California-style home decorated in holiday trim, enjoyed tea sandwiches, cookies and refreshments and bid on more than 70 auction items. Ticket sales, donations and the auction raised almost $120,000. All proceeds from this event will be donated to local child abuse prevention programs selected as St. Germaine’s 2015 Grant Recipients.

St. Germaine Children’s Charity 2014 grant recipients were: Angels Foster Family Network, Armed Services YMCA San Diego, Aseltine School, Association for Human-Animal Bond Studies, Casa de Amparo, Hannah’s House, New Haven Youth & Family Services, San Diego Police Foundation, SAY San Diego Healthy Start Military Family Resource Center, St. Vincent de Paul, STAR/PAL, The Children’s Initiative and Walden Family Services.

Photos by Vincent Andrunas

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