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PURSES & PASSION

 
Published Oct. 5, 2014|Updated Oct. 7, 2014

The August fundraising luncheon for the YWCA of Tampa Bay honored Woman of Distinction Kanika Tomalin, deputy mayor of St. Petersburg, and featured a keynote address by Tonjua Williams, senior vice president of student services at St. Petersburg College. Both women expressed appreciation for community and family support.

1. YWCA president and chief executive Lenice Emanuel with board members Maria Rawls, Roslyn Graham and Shameka Jones. Rawls and Jones were co-chairwomen of the annual fundraiser, and Graham chairs the board of directors.

2. Luncheon invitations were shaped like handbags.

3. 2013 YWCA Woman of Distinction Linda Marcelli, 2014 honoree Kanika Tomalin and Emanuel.