Condit charity gala

Condit Elementary School held its 2017 gala at the Hess Club. The venue was transformed into a night of “Casino Royale” for 200 guests. More than $30,000 was raised. Proceeds will support upgrades to the new school. Committee members (pictured, from left) were Kelly Marx, Susan Chilukuri, Lori Clement, Amira Staller, Holly Koehn, Michal Lutfak, Meredith Reyes, Esther Puig, Julia Tamm, Shana Halvorsen, Paula Hertel, Meredith Vela, Heidi Dholakia and (not pictured) Rachel Lavine and Dai Huynh.

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