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Monday, March 03, 2003

By Patricia Sheridan, Post-Gazette Staff Writer

Pride, not pity, was the message for those living in our city at Positively Pittsburgh! Saturday night. The blowout bash at St. Clair Country Club to benefit KidsVoice and The Homeless Children's Emergency Fund put a happy face on life west of the Alleghenies. Acting as spin doctor and party host for 500 guests was the Mt. Lebanon Junior Women's Club. It took three energetic chairs, Ronda Carman (with Chris), Donna Fultineer (with Rick) and Erin Rimmel (with Jim) to organize this lively gathering.

The event included the sixth annual $10,000 raffle and the well-shopped silent auction. A beefy buffet, a cigar bar and a room full of gift baskets fueled more fun. But it was the City of Champions room, set up with games including Foosball and Speed Pitch, that had people saying "I'm a celebrity, get me in there!" Local sports stars including former Penguin Ken Wreggett and former Steelers Gerry Mullins (with Joan), John Brown (with Gloria), Mike Wagner and Robin Cole (with Linda) played games. County Executive Jim Roddey and Elin served as honorary chairs, but since the socializing never ceased, only those nearby heard Elin being recognized for her devotion to children.

Bill Hillgrove emceed before Jimmy Sapienza's Five Guys Named Moe kicked up the volume another notch. City slickers included club president Mandy Carragher (with Fred), Scott Hollander for KidsVoice and James Weinberg of HCEF, Sue and John Lewis, Lynn and Don DeCaro, Anne and Rick Cumberledge, Stacey and Andy Rhodes, Jane Ann and Jack Broeren, Tacy Byham with Jim Houser, Karen and John Delaney, Zoey and Dan Shorts, Amy and Don Kulikowski, Julie and Paul Giba, Susie and Mark Downs, Angie and Jim Kweder, Lynne and Terry Molyneaux and John and Hillary Geoghan.