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Event organizers showcase a quilt that helped raise money for the scholarship fund to honor the late Michelle Nixon.
The late Michelle Nixon was a member of Metropolitan Community Church of the Quad Cities, and on the board of Quad Cities Pride Festivals.
A brunch attendee smiles as the crowd applauds him following a “bidding war” with Mary’s on 2nd owner Bobby Stansberry on a raffle item to help raise money.
Bobby Stansberry smiles with one of Mary’s on 2nd’s bartenders.
Some of the scores of people who packed the house at Mary’s on 2nd for a fundraising brunch in honor of the late Michelle Nixon.
Mona Ritemon plays the djembe during an outdoor service at Metropolitan Community Church of the Quad Cities in late April.
Volunteers with MCC of the Quad Cities prepare the outdoor “altar” for the service.
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