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2021 Retreat


Karina Saechao, Susan Lunte and Kristine Williams
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Karina Saechao, Susan Lunte and Kristine Williams

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Barbara Bichelmeyer
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Julienne Krennrick and Sally Maliski
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Front to Back, Left to Right: Kimberly Kirkpatrick, Samantha Ghali, Barbara Bichelmeyer, Joe Steinmetz, Doug Girod, Mabel Rice, Beth Montelone, Karina Saechao; Sally Maliski, Peter Dorhout, Simon Atkinson, Bob Wilhelm, Julienne Krennrich, Rick Barohn; Suzanne Scales, Kristi Williams, Dale Slusser, John Carroll, Susan Lunte.
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Front to Back, Left to Right: Kimberly Kirkpatrick, Samantha Ghali, Barbara Bichelmeyer, Joe Steinmetz, Doug Girod, Mabel Rice, Beth Montelone, Karina Saechao; Sally Maliski, Peter Dorhout, Simon Atkinson, Bob Wilhelm, Julienne Krennrich, Rick Barohn; Suzanne Scales, Kristi Williams, Dale Slusser, John Carroll, Susan Lunte.

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