Columbia Missourian
FROM READERS: Birthday celebration benefits local organizations
February 29, 2012 | 4:33 p.m. CST
Alfredo Mubarah wanted to use his birthday party to benefit the local organizations that he works with. He shared the pictures taken on his camera from the party.
I was the one who organized the benefit to celebrate my birthday at 10 Below, benefiting the Missouri Contemporary Ballet, Boys and Girls Town of Missouri and the Voluntary Action Center. I had been wanting to have a white party for a while, and my birthday seemed like the perfect opportunity. I also work closely with those organizations, and I wanted to use my birthday as an opportunity to help them raise money.
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