Emcee Danielle Conway, dean of University of Maine School of Law, with Jenn McAdoo of Cumberland.

Angolan immigrant Marcelena Pedro with Jennifer Hutchins, executive director of Maine Association of Nonprofits, and Congolese immigrant Melissa Moza.

Lulu St. Hilaire of Saco with Jie He of Kittery and Vince Velasquez of Portsmouth, N.H.

Julie O'Brien of Scarborough, Kim Nguyen of Scarborough and Linh Nguyen of South Portland.

Catherine Wygant Fossett, executive director of Institute for Family-Owned Business, Angie Helton of Northeast Media Associates and Quincy Hentzel, chief executive officer of the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Representing the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine are Sarah Clark, Natalia Massamba, Craig Wing, 10-year-old singer Shy Paca, 11-year-old singer Natalia Mbadu and Jen Pierce, unit director of the Portland clubhouse.

Laura Urtuzuastegui of Cape Elizabeth, Nesra Ibrahim of South Portland and Sharon Wickham of Gorham.

Representing the Portland Immigrant Welcome Center, board chair Virginia French, executive director Alain Nahimana and board member Mary Allen Lindemann of the event sponsor, Coffee by Design.

Chinese and American Friendship Association of Maine dancers Madison Oldmixon of Cape Elizabeth, Wren Auld-Brokish of Portland, Mei Strout of Lisbon, Naomi Taylor of Auburn and Lilliana Frantz of Portland.

Balance for Better honorees: adult education advocate Valerie DeVuyst, Sister Patricia Pora, leader of the Hispanic ministry for the Diocese of Portland, and Florence Olebe, a medical interpreter for Maine Medical Center and Mercy Hospital.

Bijou Luseke and Auguy Mwela of Antoine's Tailor Shop & Formal Wear.

Women United Around the World founder Adele Ngoy (third from left) with local models wearing her spring Red Carpet Collection.

Sohda Aghazadeh, Bon Marie Rosado and Mercy Kilby-Thomas.

Exchange students Idil Akdemir of Turkey and Kashmaeen Kahn of Pakistan.

Rahmatullah Habibzai and his daughter Sahar Habibzai, who represented Afghanistan in the fashion show.

Polish immigrants Aleksandra Townsend, Agnieszka Pollak, board member Dorothy Olaru, Agnieszka Carpenter and Magda Slawiec.

Pictured presenting a check for $2,500 on behalf of Smith & Wilkinson to the Maine Breast Cancer Coalition are partner Chris Kelley, Liz Tusing of Maine Breast Cancer Coalition, partner Nick Hayes and partner Steve Peary.

Trust board advisor Andrew Cobb of Embden, member Betty Cobb of North New Portland, and members Jennifer Cobb Hering and Lyle Hering of Kingfield; all of Cobb's Camps at Pierce Pond.

Jane Podkaminer, board trustee, and trust member Nate Podkaminer, of Jamesville, N.Y.

Maine Wilderness Watershed Trust members Ann and Fred Burnham of Strafford, N.H.

Sea Bags employees Sean Powers and Dillon Leary.

Henry Clews, parent coordinator for the Portland High School sailing team, and lifelong sailor Hilary Lefebvre of Cape Elizabeth.

Annya Tisher of Portland, Abby Giggey of Westbrook and Owen Hayes of Biddeford.

David LeCasse, Robin Benjamin, Meryl Nierman, Pandora LaCasse and board member Cyrus Hagge, all of Portland.

Hilary Robbins of Cumberland, Leah Whalen of Portland and Cordelia Pitman of Portland.

Jay Wentzell of Yarmouth, Ben and Erin Piper of Falmouth and board member Duncan Bruce of Portland.

Operations manager Jordan Parks, fleet and facilities manager Sam Scribner and accountant Elliot Vrana.

Steff Deschenes of Portland, Laura Merrick of Scarborough and Melissa DeStefano of Portland.

Hal Clews and Lucy Kilbreth, co-captains of the Portland High School sailing team.

James Kuhnert, Bettina Reece and Kirsty Morgensen, all of Portland.

Charlotte Kinkade, operations manager of Chick's Marina, with Spencer Howe of Scarborough.

Jule Selbo, Jeff McCarthy, Martha Zimicki and Mark Winkworth, all of Portland.

Alex Drago of the Cheverus High School sailing team, Alec Bodenski of the Cape Elizabeth High School sailing team, and Jondall Norris, Neddie Clews and Fox Fernald of the Portland High School sailing team.

Steve Whipple of Yarmouth, Sarah Helming of Portland, professional sailor Rob Windsor of Portland and Sara Bertland of Portland.

Former GPCOG transportation director Steve Linnell and Bob Burns, former chair of PACTS.

GPCOG staffers Ryan Neale, Aubrey Miller and Abe Dailey were among some 50 friends and former co-workers of Duncan who gathered at Northeast Air.

Sara Zografos, transportation director at the Greater Portland Council of Governments, with John Duncan and GPCOG Executive Director Kristina Egan at the party for Duncan, who retired after a 36-year career as a leading planner in the region, including 29 years as director of the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System.

Scholarship winner Brandon Sprague of Deering High School and Barbara Campbell Harvey of Portland, president of The Lincoln Club and secretary of the Maine Republican Party.

Sarah Sandlin of Falmouth, Sheila Corey of Windham, Amy Abbott of Portland and Drew Freme of Portland at the annual Lincoln Club dinner, this year held at the Italian Heritage Center in Portland and dedicated to Merton Henry, a longtime prominent Republican and Bowdoin College alumnus.