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LGBT grantmaking organization Sapphire Fund dispersed more than $20,000 in grants to several local organizations during a check presentation July 23 at the William Way LGBT Community Center. Accepting on behalf of the groups were Foyer of Philadelphia board president Leigh Braden (from left); Nurit Shein, executive director of the Mazzoni Center; and Ken Mullner and Gloria Hochman (from right), executive director and director of communication and marketing, respectively, at the National Adoption Center. The grantees are pictured with Sapphire Fund’s newly elected board president, Ryan Maxwell (third from left), outgoing president Wayne Hamilton and board members Dan Costa and David Schellenberg. Photo: Scott Drake

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