Thirty-seven debutantes were introduced at the Peninsula Ball tea held recently at the home of Lynne Olson in Atherton. The young women invited their mothers, grandmothers and special guests to the tea, where they greeted committee members and other guests in a formal receiving line.
The Peninsula Ball is a 46-year tradition of support for Family and Children Services, a nonprofit agency providing families with counseling, education and prevention programs. The Peninsula Ball has raised more than $3 million for the agency. The debs will be presented at the Peninsula Ball in June.
Sue Davison and Anne Englert are ball co-chairmen with Dorothy Cartan as honorary chairman.
The debs by town of residence are:
•Atherton: Galen Avery, Brooke Badger, Rachel Bolten, Katie Bouret, Becca Carr, Rebecca Child, Christie Clark, Mattie Goldman, Jen Machlin, Layne Marr, Tori Patton.
•Menlo Park: Ryan McCann.
•Portola Valley: Ashley Carlisle, Lauren Evans, Melissa Mordell and Molly Troedson.
•Woodside: Lexi Boutacoff, Michelle Bradford, Jessie Foley, Melissa Irvine and Sarah King.
•Palo Alto: Brittany Brown, Kristie Flatley and Kathryn Molitor.
•Hillsborough: Sarah Montgomery, Erica Swanson, Megan Teixeira and Carmen-Rosa Wishart.
•Los Gatos: Avantika Chitre and Caroline Hurley.
Los Altos: Cait Lighthouse and Molly Magnuson.
•Los Altos Hills: Nisha Dixit.
•San Carlos: Ali Lycette.
Redwood City: Shayne McGanney, Molly Doran and Chelsea Ono Horn.
Lake Forest, Illinois: Lisa Ferch.
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