January 10, 2015 - January 16, 2015, The Afro-American
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The Guardsmen Organization at New Year's Eve Gala 2014
More than 50 Guardsmen from the National Association of Baltimore Guardsmen served as hosts to their spouses, girlfriends, family members and friends at their New Year Eve’s Gala. Visiting Guardsmen were also in attendance from California, Boston, Chicago,
New York and Virginia. As the countdown came closer to the stroke of midnight, the 300 guests moved to the window in the Marriott Waterfront hotel to watch the fireworks set to explode at midnight.
Eric and Kelly Register, Julie Gray Manley, Kenneth Manley
Beverly and John Carter
Bryant and Lawanda Jenkins
Steph and Debra Jackson, Aileen and Dwight Taylor
The delicious variety of entrees, with an assortment of desserts and cocktails, including the bubbly champagne toast to the New Year made for a fun-filled evening with couples dancing throughout the evening and early morning with sounds of the Rah Jazz Band.
Dr. Argin Hutchins Jr, Dr. Mychelle Farmer, Marcellous Frye Jr.
Shannon Gaines, Lola Redmond, DeShanta Rhea
John and Deidre Stokes, Felecia and Ben Philips IV
Kenneth and Dale Thompson, Maria and Aaron Burnett
Steward and Pamela Beckham, Teri and Ted Alexander Del and Danny Henson, Dr. Patricia and Hon. Kurt Schmoke
Walt and Donna Pearson, Cecil and Sheryl Flamer
Sheila Brooks, president, President's Round Table with Sharon Pinder, director, Mayor's Office of Minority and Women-Owned Business Development
Brenda and Bill Jews
Dr. Donald Wilson, Patricia Wilson, Dr. Marcia Henson Coakley, Frank Coakley, Erica F. Cryor, Michael Cryor, Baltimore Guardsmen President Calvin and Sharon Butler
Entrepreneurs of the Presidents’ RoundTable slowed their usually busy pace to enjoy each other’s company at a holiday gathering at the Rusty Scupper restaurant in the Inner Harbor Marina. “This is an opportunity for us to see each other in a social gathering; leaving your work and pressures behind you and enjoy each other and your guests,” said Sheila Brooks, founder/CEO of SRB Communications and president of the PRT. Jeff and Beneak Hargrave, Mahogany Interiors All during the year the members help each other grow their businesses and advocate for minority businesses, particularly women. The atmosphere was one of camaraderie and full of Christmas cheer.
QC Jones, TMI Solutions; Wanda Wickham, executive director, PRT; Hans Edwards, Edwards & Hill OfficeFurnitue
Harry William Holt Jr., Robert L. Wallace, Jeffrey Hargrave Robert Wallace, Stanley Tucker, Harry William Holt Jr.
Sharon Page, John Walters, Shelonda Stokes, Calvin Mims
Garland Williamson, Donna Stevenson, Jim Davenport
Beneak Hargrove, Karen Scott-Mims, Sheila Brooks, Wanda Wickham All Photos by Dr. A. Lois De Laine