Bridge Builders

Alex Shumate, Sapphire, Renee Shumate and Lynnda Maria Davis.

Bridge Builders 2010 introduced the Center for Healthy Families to the Greater Columbus community Oct. 12. The event, held at the Lincoln Theatre, featured a conversation with acclaimed author and poet Sapphire, whose novel Push was the inspiration for the 2009 film Precious. More than 325 people attended, raising $145,000 for the Center for Healthy Families, a nonprofit that empowers pregnant and parenting teens. Tickets were $20, VIP tickets $100. (Photos and IDs courtesy the Center for Healthy Families.)

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