Ever wondered when you would ever wear again that bridesmaid dress that the bride told you, “and you’ll be able to wear it again”…? My Sister’s Place Women’s Center to the rescue!Once again, MSPWC threw its “Bridesmaid Bingo Benefit” – a night of bingo……dinner and drinks…and dancing! And… finally …giving guests the chance to haul those old bridesmaid dresses out of the back of their closets for one more night of fun!Pictured (LtoR) Event co-chairs Kathleen Dombrowski and Jenine Warnke; and Natalie Ramirez, Catholic Charities director of special eventsPictured (LtoR) Mary Jo Gilmore, community volunteer; Janel Burroughs, Berkshire Hathaway realtor (who was wearing the dress she wore to her mom’s wedding 30 years ago); Terri Prokopik, community volunteer; and Julie Dyer, Baltimore County assistant county attorneyPictured (LtoR) Tammy Proctor, Baltimore area executive assistant; and Donna Johnson, Baltimore-based program analystPictured (LtoR) Leah Gutermuth, BHS program manager (wearing her bridesmaid dress from her cousin’s 2016 wedding); Chris Swift, retired Johns Hopkins University manager (“I’m mother of the bride!”); and Kim Margiotta, The Travelers regional sales director (in a dress she wore to a recent wedding)Pictured (LtoR) Ladies who know how to shop for the occasion: they all got their gowns for this party at Goodwill (except Rachel, who nabbed hers at Macy’s). Pictured (LtoR) Anna Hohl, Carrolltown Veterinary Clinic vet tech; Rachel Wandishin, Pearson Online & Blended Learning operations support specialist; Sherry Hohl, Montgomery County Fire & Rescue captain; and Elise Hohl, Eldersburg Dental Group dental assistantPictured (LtoR) Allison Conte, Johns Hopkins University enrollment specialist (in the dress she wore to her sister-in-law’s wedding in April); and Kate Rosenblatt, Baltimore County prosecutor (in a dress she wore to a wedding in 2016)Pictured – MSPWC’s “Woman of the Year” Laura Bouyea (center, holding baby) surrounded by family members who came to the party to cheer her onPictured (LtoR) Tamla Olivier, BGE Home president/CEO & MSPWC women’s leadership council co-chair; and Keysha Powell, MSPWC kitchen coordinator/former clientPictured (LtoR) Rebecca Abrahamsen, MSPWC director; Sallie Moss, Integrity Realty broker/Stressbusters owner; and Chris Kelly, Catholic Charities administratorPictured (LtoR) Joyce Gutermuth, retired medical office manager; Carolyn Gutermuth, Chesapeake Employers Insurance community relations manager (wearing the dress she wore to her daughter’s wedding this April); and Janine Perrotta, Delaney Eye Institute PACU nursePictured (LtoR) Rita Walters, Catholic Charities chief development officer; and Kathy Reid, St. Joseph Catholic Community Church pastoral associate for service, justice & light/2017 MSPWC honoreePictured (LtoR) Maria McCarthy, University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center pharmacist; and Monica Bradley, community volunteer (in a dress she got at Goodwill to wear to the event last year, too)The Hotel Indigo party enjoying the party!The Chesapeake Employers Insurance Company crew in the pink!
Every day of the year, since 1982, MSPWC has served nourishing meals to hundreds of women and children in need along with housing assistance, benefits advice, case management, emergency financial services, mental health and addiction counseling, education and life skills training, financial literacy, access to showers, laundry, mail and phones service.
Sloane Brown
Baltimore's longtime fashion and social scene reporter, Sloane is the founder/managing editor of Baltimore Snap.
