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44 Women for Orangewood Features Survivor and Author Elizabeth Smart

KUDOS Newport Beach Staff

Orangewood Foundation’s 44 Women for Orangewood held its 15th annual Scholarship Luncheon at the Fashion Island Hotel, netting $390,000 for scholarships for former foster youth. Former Orangewood foster youth Kimberly Smith praised Orangewood for its support and her college education, while guest speaker Elizabeth Smart shared her teenage abduction story and how she healed and reclaimed her life. Photography Ann Chatillon

Event Co-Chairs Jeanne Boyce and Yvette McCarthy with guest speaker, survivor and author Elizabeth Smart. Each guest received a signed copy of her book, “Where There’s Hope”
44 Women for Orangewood Board Chair Kimberly Kirksey, 44 Women founder, Honorary Chair and Sponsor Susan Samueli
Sponsors Haig and Hien Papaian
Former Orangewood foster youth and event speaker Kimberly Smith and Joseph Vitale
Orangewood Foundation CEO Chris Simonsen and Fashion Island Hotel’s Community Relations Manager Barbara Eidson
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