Fort Wayne Indiana Celebration of IWD
Early evening entertainment included Mon, African, and Salsa Dancers.
Waiting for our guests.
Chief Condra Ridley
Our very generous hosts.
Good food, drink, deserts, and more.
Our very professional bartender for the evening serving wine or bottled water.
Daughter and proud mom.
Carol Butler, the driving spirit behind the IWD celebration.
Oh, yes . . . and the wife of the very lucky photographer.
You can't have a party . . .
. . . without some cake!
A real Award Winning Chocolate Fountain !!!
A Tiki Hut complete with slushies!!!
Girl Scout cookies . . .
. . . to go with that slushie.
Bargains in the silent auction.
A book signing by Homa Tavangar.
IWD's keynote speaker.
Author of the award winning book . . .
. . . Growing Up Global.
Raising Children to be . . .
. . . At Home in the World.
A little relaxation
Hand and body massages.
Indiana Tech's technical support team for the IWD Event.
Also designers of the dance floor. Great job!
Comparing notes.
The Mon Dancers
A gift from the Fort Wayne Burmese People.
Largest population in the United States
Is located in Fort Wayne
African Folk Dancers
from Omotayo-Rite of Passage through Dance
Salsa Dancers
Nathalie Garces and . . .
. . . Kevin Whisenant
K&N Latin Dance Company
A free
Salsa Lesson!
A little Improv.
A quick check of their programs.
The auditorium is all set for the keynote speaker
Homa Sabet Tavangar.
Alyssa Ivanson WANE-TV, IWD MC and Marie Mattison AAUW
Alyssa Ivanson and Homa Tavangar, Keynote speaker.
and Julia Meek
reading the Fort Wayne IWD Declaration,
Moving from Inspiration to Action.
Homa Sabet Tavangar,
Keynote Speaker.
"Growing Up Global:
What It Means to Women and Girls."
Thoughtful.
The 2010 IWD Planning Committee, Volunteers, Keynote Speaker, and Friends.
More information: www.IWDEVENTS.com