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Society | Nov. 2023

BAGPIPES & BONFIRE

By Erin Donaldson

PHOTOGRAPHY BY IAN MCLEOD

Maureen O’Grady Touhy, Seamus Touhy

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On September 24, Lake Forest Open Lands Association (LFOLA) hosted 1,600 people at Middlefork Farm Nature Preserve for its annual fall fundraiser. Highland athletes, dancers, bagpipers, field games, a blue grass band, and kilted skydivers entertained the crowd. Diana and David Moore and their family were the event chairs. This one-of-a-kind fundraiser culminated with the lighting of the massive bonfire from collected invasive brush while families of all generations in attendance enjoyed dinner and drinks. lfola.org

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Maeve O’Malley, Kate Milner, Kelsey Jacobus, Meghan Winebrenner
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The Waud Family lighting the fire
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The Moore Family with LFOLA President Ryan London
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Joseph & Meghan Leggero
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Katy Collins, Marie Woods, Maureen Bennett, Whitley Bouma Herbert
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The Patel Family
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Loan & Norbert Riedel
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The Rummel Family
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Claire Foss, Leslie Stevens
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Desiree Ruhstrat & David Cunliffe
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Trevor Diem, Victoria Lidstrom
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The Rummel Family
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David & Ellis Forestieri
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Paola Boel, Samantha & Matt Lerner, Julian Diaz
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