David Thete, founder of Kesho Wazo Youth Art Collective, is joined by Bobbiella and Janet Andoh of South Portland, and the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project board member Adele Ngoy.

Adam Burk of Adam Burk and Co. and Treehouse Institute enjoys CeleSoireé 2017 with Bree LaCasse, executive director of Friends of Congress Square Park, and Lucas St. Clair, president of Elliotsville Plantation.

Leandre Habonimana of Burundi and Portland enjoys the evening with Nadine Twagirayezu, paralegal at ILAP; his wife, Concilie Nahayo; Heather Shields, and Aimable Habiyambere.

Dr. Susan Schraft with her husband Rick Berne, of Falmouth. The sold out CeleSoireé event was held at Ocean Gateway.

Beth Stickney, co-founder of ILAP, with Pious Ali, Portland city councilor, and Ken Kunin, superintendent of South Portland schools.

Anja Hanson of Portland Adult Education joins Molly Haley, photographer for the ILAP Portrait Project, Kifah Abdulla, poet, visual artist and presenter, and Bonnie Rukin of Camden.

CeleSoireé volunteers Eleanor Morse of Peak’s Island and Sascha Drice and Evie Ford of Casco Bay High School.

Susan and Ted Axelrod of Yarmouth attended the sold out CeleSoireé event.

Jacob Thich of The Body Architect, Mary Allen Lindemann of Coffee By Design, event volunteer Dawn Tully and Mustafa Altaie of CIEE.

Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project board member Peter Landis, executive director Susan Roche and board member Ron Stegall.

Breakwater School students Alina Lindemann Spear and Julia Rocque.

From Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP), left to right: board members Marie Umurange, Anne Kemper and Amy Bruning, development director Loretta Prescott and board member Robyn March.