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Community: Record attendance for Inter-Civic Council summer social

Por: The Advocate Entertainment September 17, 2022

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A summer celebration for nearly 60 leaders of local nonprofit and community-service organizations on Aug. 9 at the East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library boasted its largest attendance in recent memory.The Inter-Civic Council of Greater Baton Rouge hosted the event chaired by Tommy Darensbourg, ICCGBR vice president and Kiwanis Club of Red Stick board member. Vivian Frey, ICCGBR president, representing the Baton Rouge Regional Eye Bank, welcomed... + full article



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