Rotary Awards Gala Proceeds - 2011

Chara Hutzell, left, president of the Rotary Club of Annapolis, and Dave Wright, right, co-chairman of the club’s Black Tie and Diamonds gala, present a $68,100 donation on June 9 at the Annapolis Yacht Club to the Light House Shelter and Support Center representatives. Staff are, from second from left, Pam Siemer, development director; Debra Bird, president of the Friends of the Light House; and Elizabeth Kinney, executive director (Missing is Bobbi Pedrick Black Tie & Diamonds Chair). The funds were raised at the annual benefit held this spring at the Westin Hotel. The club is planning its next year’s gala to benefit the Anne Arundel County Public Library Foundation.