About 50 people turned out July 28 at the William Way LGBT Community Center to honor the local groups that received more than $25,000 from LGBT grantmaking agency Sapphire Fund. Accepting on behalf of this year’s beneficiaries were Shayna SheNess Israel for LGBTQ Womyn of Color (clockwise, from bottom left), Steve Duffy for Mountain Meadow, Dr. Seth Welles for the Drexel Program for LGBT Health and Brandi Booker and Karen Brown for The Smoke, Lilies & Jade Arts Initiative. On hand to represent Sapphire fund were board members Ryan Maxwell (front row, from left), Sharon Cole, board president Dominic Mignone (second row, from left), Dan Costa, Dirk Peterson, Domenic Gallelli (back row, from left) and John Crawford. Photo: Patrick Hagerty
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