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By Annie Blaylock McQueen, Staff writer | April 1, 2015

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Elva and Truett Akin hosted a kickoff reception at their home for Crime Stoppers of Houston’s “50 Shades of Gray: A Look at Love, Abuse and Deception” breakfast the following morning. Elva and Courtney Zavala co-chaired the breakfast for the organization, which has a mission to make the city safer. Among those at the reception were Ellen and Paige Cokinos, Ricardo Nazario, Lindsay Aronstein, Bill King, Michelle Sacks, Pat Harris, Crime Stoppers executive director Rania Mankarious and Ramy Mankarious. This kickoff event welcomed Dr. Amy Bonomi to Houston from Michigan State University. She was the keynote speaker for the Friday-morning breakfast.

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Elva and Truett Akin (pictured, far left and right with Orlando and Courtney Zavala)
Gwen Emmett and Crimestoppers of Houston executive director Rania Mankarious