The National Liberty Museum celebrates the Heroes of Liberty at the Westin
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<p>Ron and Barb Kern (left), Jackie Roth, a breast cancer survivor and one of the recipients of the evening's Going Beyond Awards; and her husband, Ron Kern, Jr. (Photo courtesy of Zoey Sless-Kitain)</p>
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<p>Living Beyond Breast Cancer supporters Denise Portner (left), Cybile Silver, Lynn Marks, and Andi Morris (Photo courtesy of Zoey Sless-Kitain)</p>
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<p>Vincent Termini, co-owner of Termini Brothers Bakery, and his wife, Julie with the five-tier butterfly cake donated by Termini (Photo courtesy of Zoey Sless-Kitain)</p>
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<p>Lynn Willis (left), Nicole Colaco, emcee Donna Noce, Jessica Wells, and John Minor, all of White House Black Market, the presenting sponsor of the Butterfly Ball (Photo courtesy of Zoey Sless-Kitain)</p>
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<p>Honoree Stephanie Lawrence (center), with Dr. Jennifer Simmons and her husband, Albert, buying grand prize drawing tickets, for a chance to win a Harry Winston watch or a 12-month lease to a 2012 Mercedes-Benz (Photo courtesy of Zoey Sless-Kitain)</p>
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<p>Guests enjoy cocktails before dinner at Living Beyond Breast Cancer's Butterfly Ball, held Nov. 10 at Loews Philadelphia Hotel (Photo courtesy of Zoey Sless-Kitain)</p>
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<p>Stephen Cozen (center) with his daughter Cathi Cozen (left) and his wife, Sandy, Erica Taxin Bleznak, and Eric and Susan Pearson (Photo courtesy of Zoey Sless-Kitain)</p>
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<p>Jackie Dickman (left) and Joanne Soslow (Photo courtesy of Zoey Sless-Kitain)</p>
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<p>Butterfly Ball committee members Veenita Bleznak (left), Kim Baron, and Jill Aschkenasy (Photo courtesy of Zoey Sless-Kitain)</p>
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<p>Dr. Debra Somers Copit, a radiologist at Einstein and recipient of the Founder's Award, her husband, Steve Copit, and their sons, Scott and Robbie (Photo courtesy of Zoey Sless-Kitain)</p>
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<p>Honoree Tom Shoemaker (left), 2012 Young Heroes Awardee and Franklin High School grad Antoinette Dawkins, and Pennsylvania Market President of TD Bank and National Liberty Museum CEO Gwen Borowsky (Photo courtesy of Tim Evans)</p>
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<p>Aileen Whitman (left), National Liberty Museum Board Member, Barbara Sivan, and National Liberty Museum CEO Gwen Borowsky (Photo courtesy of Tim Evans)</p>
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<p>Current and former Young Heroes awardees (from Left) DeVontray Lingo, Bridget Giovenco, Theodore Caputi, Heidi Wortell, Jinhee Lee, Mecca Pelzer, Katelyn Eystad, Antoinette Dawkins, Erika Emery (Photo courtesy of Tim Evans)</p>
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<p>National Liberty Museum Board President Doug Tozour of Tozour Energy Systems (Photo courtesy of Tim Evans)</p>
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<p>2008 Young Heroes Awardee and 11th grader at the Baldwin School, Mecca Pelzer, with event emcee Lori Wilson of NBC 10 (Photo courtesy of Tim Evans)</p>
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<p>National Liberty Museum board members Beth Galvin of Ernst & Young (left) and Susan Stevens of US Airways (Photo courtesy of Tim Evans)</p>
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<p>Ann Aerts (left), Eileen Perrin, and Rick Bennett, all of PricewaterhouseCoopers (Photo courtesy of Tim Evans)</p>
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<p>John Mahony (left) and Robert Beatty, dean of Rowan University’s Rohrer College of Business (Photo courtesy of Tim Evans)</p>
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You’re never too young to be a hero. Antionette Dawkins, a 2012 graduate of Franklin High School in Spring Garden should know. She was among the 10 past and present Young Heroes who attended the National Liberty Museum’s Heroes of Liberty Gala, held Nov. 12 at the Westin Hotel. The event honored TD Bank and its 12-year sponsorship of the Young Heroes award program.
Antionette, whose civic accomplishments are many, is one of 17 students who were recognized as heroes by the museum last summer. She has volunteered more than 1,400 hours to work on such projects as the Philadelphia Special Olympics, Habitat for Humanity, and Greater MLK Jr. Day of Service. She has also been a project leader for the American Red Cross Blood Drive as well as a member of Franklin High School’s Peer Mediation, Mentoring, and Anger Management teams; and a mentor to 12 sixth graders at a local elementary school.
The evening’s 200 guests raised $150,000 to support the museum’s free or low-cost educational programs.
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