They were 100 strong! On Jan. 9, 100-Plus Women Against Domestic Violence conducted a fundraiser benefiting the YWCA of Northwest Georgia. More than 325 joined the cause and attended the event at Jim R. Miller Park with the Bill Atkins Band featuring Pat Head.

The host committee included Debbie Abernathy, Linda Allen, Jennifer Atkins, Babe Atkins-Byrne, Paige Atkins-Post, Vivian Baldwin, Linda Beggs, Terri Benson, Billie Dendy, Anne Dettmering, Gail Downing, Mary Margaret Doyle, Ben Duncan, Laurie Dyke, Inger Eberhart, Beth Eckford, Peggy Elsberry, Joanne Elsey, Connie Engel, Jennifer Farmer, Susan Faulkner, Cassy Fennell, Linda Flournoy, Janet Johnson, Nancy Jordan, Kimberly Jorgensen, Mary Karras, Carol Kell, Sheri Kell, Michelle Knowles, Kathryn L'Amoreaux, Karen Leach, Karen Lockhart, Judy Manning, Pat McDonald, Shirley McFall, Beth McGee, Tiffany McGowan, Ellen Pugh, Judy Renfroe, Sally Rhoden, Susan Roberts, Millie Rogers, Julie Rome, Donna Rowe, Marion Schremp, Shelly Schumaker, Laura Searcy, Kristy Serkadakis, Beth Sessoms, Angela Shipp, Tracy Sirmans, Jean Smith, Leah Zammit-Sudul, Pam Younker, Diana Young and Sue Wyatt and plenty more.

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Mary Groves, who is in charge of the nursery at First Presbyterian Church of Marietta, is celebrating her 20th anniversary. Mary has held hundreds of babies through the years and some of the first ones she first cared for are now in college.

Mary is also in charge of the Club 3:30 program at church that provides afterschool care to elementary students who would otherwise go home to an empty house each afternoon.

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Local young ladies are making their marks in the world of theater. Several won roles in the Orphan Chorus of the production of Annie at the Fox Theatre that opens today and runs through Sunday. More than 100 girls auditioned and 24 girls were chosen based on their singing, dancing and stage presence, including Gracie McBride of Marietta, Julia Jones of Kennesaw, Abbi Danielson of Powder Springs and Aliya Kraar of Marietta.

Sally Litchfield is a longtime Marietta resident. She formerly practiced law in Marietta and now stays home to raise her two children. Send Sally news at sallylit @bell south.net. Call Sally at (770) 425-7122.