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PHOTOS: CAGLCC Awards Dinner

Capital Area Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce honors LGBT and allied business leaders

Published

15 years ago

April 18, 2011

Randy Griffin of Marriott International, on left, receives the Corporate Ally Award at the Capital Area Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce awards dinner on Friday. (Washington Blade photo by Pete Exis)

The Capital Area Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (CAGLCC) held its annual awards dinner at the Park Hyatt on Friday, April 8. Awardees included Dr. Dana Beyer, Paul Ludeman and Glen Ackerman, as well as Kim Rosenberg and Meghann Novinskie of Mixology DC, Randy Griffin of Marriott International and Michael Kahn of the Shakespeare Theatre Company. Entertainment was provided by local singer/songwriter Peter Fox.

(Washington Blade photos by Pete Exis)

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The 10th annual DC Black Pride Unity Ball was held at the Westin DC Downtown on Thursday, May 21. (Washington Blade photo by Landon Schackelford)

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