INEVENTS
ST . LUCY ’ S AUXILIARY TO THE BLIND 52ND MEDALLION BALL
The 52nd Medallion Ball was held at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown at the end of November and it was an evening all about the girls ! St . Lucy ’ s Auxiliary to the Blind ( SLA ) honored 112 Medallion Candidates for their commitment to volunteer service and dedication to putting others before themselves . The Most Reverend David A . Zubik , D . D ., presented the medallions during the event . The 2015 Medallion Ball honored young women from all over the region , including Allison Park , Mars , McMurray , Carnegie , Mt . Lebanon , Upper St . Clair , Jefferson Hills , Glenshaw , Bridgeville , McKeesport , Peters Township , Cranberry , Presto , Shadyside , Sewickley , Oakmont , Wexford , Moon Township , Gibsonia , Murrysville , Export , Fox Chapel and Bethel Park .
Over the past three years , these young women volunteered a total of approximately 24,000 hours to serve those in need . To qualify for the Medallion Ball , the candidates were required to complete a minimum of 150 hours of volunteer service , but many completed much more . At the event , Lauren
Wholey was specially honored , having completed 487 total volunteer hours — the highest of the 2015 candidates .
2015 Honored Medallion Ball Candidates : Isabella Alampi , Sarah Anania , Samantha Andrekanic , Rachael Bartlett , Mackenzie Bittner , Molly Bootman , Paige Borst , Katherine Brosky , Emma Buerger , Candace Burgess , Katherine Carnivale , Aubrey Carson , Dominique Cognetti , Tatyana Cook , Christine Cooper , Cecelia Cromer , Anna D ’ Alesandro , Emily De Iuliis , Gina DiCarlo , Amy Donahue , Regina Dongilli , Lauren Drake , Madeline Drexler , Bridget Ebbert , Kiersten Elliot , Frankie Exler , Sara Falso , Jane Fitzgerald , Emily Fleming , Mira Fontana , Michele Gala , Maggie Gallegos , Emme Germanos , Megan Gibbaons , Paige Gilberg , Kara Gisleson , Olivia Gottschalk , Nora Gregor , Martha Groninger , Kenadi Grumski , Kassandra Grumski , Kelly Haggerty , Nathalie Hassoun , Paige Hennion , Jenna Hertzer , Emily Hoover , Stephanie Hopta , Kathleen Horner , Holly Jewart , Bailey Kocent , Jessica LaLama , Kate Lehr , Abbey
LoBello , Gretchen Loeffler , Annamarie Lovre , Mary Rose Lowman , Alexandra Lugares , Isabelle Maher , Allison Manalo , Eve Matten , Colleen McCarthy , Megan McGann , Katharine McGhee , Anne McGonigle , Sarah McGrady , Lucy McKeever , Leigh McLinden , Elizabeth McMurry , Victoria McNemar , Kelly McSteen , Ashley Mell , Caysie Moody , Jacqueline Noca , Mary O ’ Brien , Erin Pacalo , Sydney Pell , Elizabeth Pierce , Elizabeth Pokol , Christina Pollice , Kayla Powers , Athena Pyros , Jessica Rach , Cara Ravasio , Rachael Ray , Riley Restori , Kristine Riley , Claudia Ripepi , Emily Robosson , Isabella Salvi , Molly Saszak , Sadie Saxton , Hayley Schlosser , Maura Sheedy , Fabiola Shipley , Carolyn Skowron , Emma Sledge , Jennifer Snyder , Alexandra Steve , Mackenzie Stewart , Martha Stock , Stephanie Stoessel , Rachel Sudo , Isabel Tarcson , Marina Thornton , Mia Vento , Vanessa Vogel , Elizabeth Watson , Maura Wells , Reilly Welsh , Reagan Whelan , Lauren Wholey , Gabrielle Zacharia , Anna Zacur , Andrea Zagorski .
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