Women United Around the World founder Adele Ngoy with her husband, David Currier.

Congolese immigrants Paula Limba and Jonathan Bobe, modeling bridal fashion by Adele Ngoy.

Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center board member Mary Allen Lindemann with Zakeya Khamis, who immigrated from Sudan.

Zoe Sahloul, executive director of New England Arab American Organization, with her husband, Walid Moumneh.

Kaylee Darigan, representing Russia; Crystal Marie, representing Germany; and Veronica-Iris Bates, representing Ukraine.

Shanisa Bowden, representing Uzbekistan; Dana Cyr, representing Belarus; Olga Babb, representing Armenia; and Tia Fleischman, representing Lithuania.

Sandy Cao, an immigrant from Vietnam, with Patience Ottaviano, Danielette Johnson and Sahar Habibzai, daughters of immigrants.

Marielle Thete of Portland with Quincy Hentzel, chief executive officer of Greater Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce.

South Portland schools Superintendent Ken Kunin with attorney Beth Stickney, director of the Maine Business Immigration Coalition and co-founder of Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project.

Hinda Rizgalla and Martha Deng, immigrants from South Sudan.

Jimmie Lee Tolbert of Brunswick and Victoria Baldwin of Lisbon.

Betty O'Shea of Lewiston and Odelle Bowman, founding director of A Company of Girls.

Esta Beri, an immigrant from South Sudan, and Magnifique Butera, director of The Children's House childcare center.

Sophie Nseya and Marie France Ilunga, both immigrants from the Congo.

Megan Blodgett of Buxton, Susan Dunn of South Portland and Candy Anderson-Ek of The Maine Girls' Academy.

Women United Around the World board members Dorothy Olaru and Aga Asbury with Agnieszka Carpenter, all Polish immigrants.

Sharon Wickham of Westbrook and Nesra Ibrahim of South Portland.

Betsy Whitman, Beth Wilbur Van Mierlo and Leah Whalen.