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Utopian Euphoria is proud to announce the celebration of its fourth annual Women Making History Gala on Saturday, March 29, at 6:00 p.m at Classics V Banquets, 2425 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Amherst,14228. This year’s theme will be "Women Who Walk in Footsteps of Greatness."

This gala promises to be an exciting signature event, complete with live entertainment by Lydia Maria and Kenny Sutton. Black Pearle will recite spoken words of Women Who Walk In Footsteps of Greatness. Live dance performance by Matthew Clark Academy School of Dance. the keynote speaker for the evening will be Brenda McDuffie. Susan McCartney and Clifford Bell, from the Center for Development of Human Services, will be our emcees for the evening.

This year's honorees are as follows:

• Pamela Brown
• Tracy Cardwell
• Ada Clemons
• Ina Ferguson
• Karen Freeland
• Bernadine Harvey
• Tina Hazen
• Sharese Hooker
• Dorothea Baxter Hughes
• Yanick Jenkins
• Sharon Johnson
• Talia Johnson
• Tracey Mullen
• Sue O’Neil
• Alisha Taggert Powell
• Jennifer G. Pratt
• Shandra Spicer
• Vivian Thomas
• Ayoka Tucker, Esquire

Partial proceeds from this event will benefit the start-up cost for the Virginia D. Moore-Rainey Fighting Lung Cancer Foundation. This foundation will help fund children in need of school supplies, enrollment registration, and families of children who are diagnosed with cancer, who may need financial assistance during hospital stays.

Virginia D. Moore Rainey passed away December 2, 2012, after a long battle with lung cancer. She was a nonsmoker. She believed in children receiving their education, and she gave to organizations to help many children. She passed away five days before her 10-year-old son’s birthday.

Please help support this cause by sponsoring a table of 10 at $500 or by purchasing individual tickets at $50 each. Tickets are available online. There is limited vendor space available, which includes one 6-foot white-cloth- dressed table and two chairs.

Should you require additional information, please contact Jude Jayatilleke via e-mail at info@utopiann.com or by phone at (716) 507-8696.