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Avascend G.I.V.E.S

Avascend Crew

These young mendonated their Saturdayevening to team up withlocal Elks Lodge #157(Kenton, Ohio) to helpat a charity dinner/fundraising event .

From Left to Right:

Jared Caprella

Bill Hrabowy

Brandon Gabel

Matt Koval

Serving Others

A great meal beginswith great portions!Jared Caprella and MattKoval weren’t scared ofa heaping scoop ofbeans and potatoes togo with the tenderprime rib dinner!

Bill Hrabowy (left)ensured all food levelsremained stocked andfull!

Action!

Bill Hrabowy (left) andMatt Koval (right)walked the floor andbussed tables. Theyalso topped offbeverages of guests andadded to the livelyatmosphere with all thecharm they couldmuster!

Clean Up

Hey, somebody has to do it, right? !

When I asked for someone to step up for this role, Brandon didn’t hesitate to volunteer.

Brandon Gabel did an awesome job of cleaning every dish, glass, utensil, etc of the entire dinner!

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AVA S C E ND T EAM MEMB ER S A R E COMM I T T E D TO S E RV I C EE XC E L L E N C E AND GOODW I L L . T H E Y E X EMP L I F Y S T EWARD SH I PAND LOV E H E L P I N G LO CA L O RG AN I Z AT I ON S AC H I E V E T H E I RGOA L S .

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