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April and Randy Sasser

Len and Charlynn Collins; Joan and Steve Steinberg; Jan and Stan Godwin

Lucinda and Robert Clark

Rose Bennett and Cheryl Adams

Terri and Harvey Key

Brandy and James Getts

Daniel and Alicia Baker

Doug and Tammy McMonigle

Heather and Pete Adams

Jessie and James Choi

Judith and McKenzie Hite

Kevin and Mimi Frazier

Rhonda and Emily Lyon

Bridget Kerley and Josh Byers

Donna Smith and Teri Mobley

Martin and Kiley Foglia

Sean and Lisa Smith

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JaQuita Jackson and Julia Richardson with Jutis Jackson and Janiya Jackson

Jessie Coley, Leah Bryant and Caffee Wright

Julie and Ziba Karim

Mary Day and Tobie Manton

MinLin Fang, Kathy Wen and Jason Wen

Trish and Doug Fine

Adrienne Talford and Briana Boyd

Ansley, Kennedy and John Holloway

Brenda and Ed Bettness

Christy and Travis Clark

Jackie and Milana Hyatt

John and Becky Rice

John and Daisy Sandlin

John and Jean Stafford

Renee McConnell and David Walters

Amy and Calista Lenz, Henslee and Taylor Atwood

Genevieve and Astraea Bombita

Gretchen, Phoebe and Dan Boudreaux

Julian, Elijah, Avery and Carla Petty

Patrick Rimbey and Kaylee O’Steen

Richard, Liz and Mila Converse with Rebecca Knott

Susan Vosefski and Kathy Turner

Barbara Daniels, Rosetta Carter and Flora Birt

Barbara Ellington, Tracye Campbell and Valerie Kimmel

Donna Farr and Becky Sailors

Jan Lamke and Josh Sandt

Mary Ann Pelosi and Toni Vanover

Amanda and Kim Ross

Richard and Kim Culpepper

Ron and Jennifer Jensen

Terry and Rob Dennis

Woody, Bryce and Anna Nivens

Andy and Amy Colbert

Annie Huang, Jeffrey Marsal and Nicole Brown

Brandon McReynolds, Andy Colbert and Evan Cadle

Camille and Renee Beck

Chris Symons and Kelly Klasnick

Nina Hon, Diane Pepple and Janice and Ed Carroll

Patty Caudell and David Booker

Philip and Erin McHugh

Cecilie Walburn and Sarah Walburn

Cody and Stephanie Mitchell

Devin and Emily Morris

Kalie Whitfield and Reese Freeman

Mckenzie, Lynn and Mallorie Vivirito

Ninah Tulangow and Annalee McDaniel

Caroline Guinn, Taylor and Dustin Davis with Deanie, Kayla and Will Barksdale

Catherine Hawley, Amber Connor and Karlee Redmon

Jenny Wilson and Paul Carmichael

Maury and Helaine Locke

Nicole and Monte Holt

Tara and Steve Turrell

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Celia Dunn and Lesley Frazier

Jackie and Matthew Herzberg

Sarah Luckey, Stacy Elzey, Kala Windham and Mehul Patel

Shauna and Rob Summers

Tara and Ron Johnson

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Mark and Dixie Thigpen

Russell and Mary Shearer

Susan Conger and Jeannie Johnson

Val Gamiev, Emilie Tobias and Carlos Ortiz

Angie and Eric Crossan with Pam Salazar

Casey and Jamie Williams

Eliza and Robert Wallace

Jose and Christina Cardenas

Richard Lee and Michelle Krage

Sreeni Doppalapudi, Varsha Kulkarni and Anita Patel

Amy and Douglas Nesbit

Joanne Paulos and Jill Dooley

Lynn Mays, Bucky Thomas, Laura Phinizy and Louise Phinizy

Marybeth Gaudette, Betty Snead and Frances Kennedy

Max Blanco and Dianne L'Heureux

Dan Lee and Nancy Crawford

Dana and Morgan Aune, Michelle Devoti, Donna Wiley

Jan and Ric Ruffner

Shannon Powers and Lee Udell

Jim and Kathy Lightner

Kevin and Stephanie Smith

Paula and Will Mackelburg

Riley Keeter and Nevaeh Patterson

Theresa and Rob Salisbury

Al, Terri, Taylor, Brooke and Macy Hayes

Bill and Sara Liebel

Bob and Maureen Barns, Jim and Debra Diarenzo

Cindy Hennigan and Theresa Blanchard

Mike Frize, Jeff Faircloth, Casey Coffman, Bill Foster, Ruthie Faircloth and Amy Foster

Ashley Ingallinera and Connor Spies

Bonnie and Mason Mims with Virginia Johnson

Jeff and Mckenze Greenway

Julie and Dave Wheeler

Patrick and Carmen Rachels

Susie Donaldson, Billy Brown and Dottie Donaldson

Tom and Amanda Battey

Jim Mimbs and Mary Smith

Leila O'Connell and Rachel Martin

Pat and Kathy Deloach

Stephanie Yazzie and Ryan Hedgcoth

Dakota Whatley and Shaylan Johnson

David and Sondra Luther, Rosemary and Larry Lynn, Greg and Suzanne Honeymichael

Gracie Kelly, Brianna McNeill, Emily McNeill and Brett McNeill

Jeff and Beth Annis

Connie Morris with Regina and James Mabry

Felonie Wellons and Gale Brown

Fredrick Cowan and Annette Midcalf

Jennifer Bridges and Andrea Bryant

Kay and Enon Hopkins with Carol Dichiara

Kyle and Debbie Matthews, Terri and Darrel Freeman, Jeana and Jeff Rice

Tim and Jan Wilson with Robert and Teresa Riddle

Kim and John Stanley

Larry and Linda Johnson

Marcia Ducharme and Connie Plummer

Mary Murphy and Shelley Coit

Pam Bosman and Michelle Wheller

Ric and Janice Ruffner

Andy, Barbara and AJ Howell

Ashley Banks and Joni Martin

Austin Swiger and Jami Rhine

Deann Hester and Carl Young

Genita Creech and Marie Wilson

Olivia Martin and Madison Wolfe

Sarah Hayden and Hannah Day

Scarlett Ashe and Regan Edge

Tzara Harper and Jeannine Steinkuhl

Bleu Harper and Julie Blankenship

Christie and Ryan Moody

David and Ashley Ellenburg

Karen Lowry and Valerie Hunt

Kayley Lott and Sandra Lott

Rikki Frerichs and Chaya McClure

Rob and Lisa Neff

Charlene and John T.Y. Smith

Elaine and C.J. Wilder

Gary and Kathy Duckworth with Daniel and Marla Friedmann

KJ and Julie Kenny

Welton and Mary Chase

Aida Lucas and Eva Lucas

Amy and John Hughes

Clint and Daisy Bowersock

Debbie Wolfinger and Nathan Wolfinger

Lyndsy and Bobby Morgan

Sheila and Willie Smith

Zach and Ashley Schofield

Christy Agner and Laura Jeffcot

Gabrielle Tibbetts and Adam Marino

Michelle, Lee and Taylor Briggs with Riley Armstrong, Gibby and Kathy Schultz

Sheena and Jimmy Jacobs

Erica Browne and Caleb Wright

Melissa and Harold Henderson

Sharon and Russell Wilder

Wendy Clanton and Jeremiah Abercrombie

Katie Bennett and Luke Yelton

Pamela Wood, Faye McNair, Virgil Poole, Anna Helriegel and Bob Helriegel

Sam Frankel and Ramona Carter

Tammy Frank and Gary Claxton

Adrienne Harless and Tracie McCollum

Caroline Jernigan and Louie with Elisa and Jonathan Holley

Dara and Adam Campbell

Elaine Walters and Annice Meeler

Ryan Bratton and Keelin Walsh

Sharmela Johnson and Emma Haffey

Emily Evenson and Anna Evenson

Eric and Beth Norton

Heather and Andy Eberheart

Julie Nguyen and Melinda Drylie

Leanne Barkley and Tori Slate

Lisa and Bret Evans

Lois Schondelmayer, Coolidge Hooks and Harriet Scarborough

Mike Noeth and Tara Heaton

Autumn Gantt, Haley Gantt and Nicole Walls

Ben Sosebee with Graham, Teddy and Angela Collingsworth

Brent and Emma Pruitt

Brian Hildebrandt, Hudson Reed, Lily Schueler, Brooklin Reed and Valery Reed

Chris and Rebecca Focht

Josh, Paul, Spencer and Keelie Kitchens

Alana Moore and Hope Peel

Bailey and Matt Klein

Elizabeth Baird and Julianne Ingram

Jason and Ashley Vega

Jessica Edmonds and George Downey

Jonathan and Jessica Wingard with Toni and Casey Cliatt

Mike and Kathy Ritz with Tiffany and Jeff Bachelder

Ron and Chasity Sowell

Ryan and Jennifer Burditt

Stacy Butler and Amy Hodge

Amy Lewis, Thomas Poteet, Claire Boulus

John Ryan Mooney, Amy Mooney, Philomena Mooney, Sarah Mooney

Joseph Douglas, Heather Chancey, Maggie and Pat Douglas

Leonard and Cathy Hart with Niya and Gino Brantley

Ron and Patricia Rhodes, Caroline and Robert Johnston

Steve Sheetz, Camilia Hutto, Ashland Sheetz, Ann Terracino

Tony and Danita Ducey, Dana and Rick Ducey

Brook and Shannon Belcher

David and Christine Mills

Isabella Verbeck with Matthew, Kathy and Will Schafer

Joanne Widener and Lori Springer

Liza Drummings, Michelle Harper-Meriwether, Lauren Moody and Linda Washington

Nick Proto and Ashlyn Bedgood

Richard and Grace Lee

Rick and Renae Logsdail

Steve and Jenifer Baggett with Janine and Troy Mason

Adrine Goldman, Jeanne McGhee, Michael Siewert

Greg and Marty Ellison, Brigid and George Pursley

Johnny Neal and Andrea Carey with Tandy and Paul Menk

Judy Smith, Kellie Aponas, Jean Duncan

Roberta Snelling, Becky Dearden, George Snelling

Tory Horn, Joan Vanover, Karen Brittingham, Susan Gillespie

April Williamson with Cindy and Rob Foster

Kay and Barry Bennett

Ken Slayton, Sherri Doxey, Ginny Slayton, Craig Doxey

Nathan Brown, Susan Brown, Alec Hatch

Richard and Carol Rhodes with Sherry Rhodes

Barbara Temin, Barbara Ann Halliday, Holly Baxter

Indi Hemena, Bonnie Hemena

Nancy and Bill Karp

Nancy Gibson, Julie Johnson, Marie Miles

Sharon Sigafoes, Kim Pope

Suzi Hyder, Sandy Owen, Johnna Francis, Susan Skadam

Ellie and Emily Gladden

Amanda, Oakley and Emma Lively with Hannah and Mackenzie Galeas

Angie Griffin with Robert and Teresa Riddle

Ashley Wahl and Cindy Rogers

Becky Hunt and Adrienne Hutchinson

Peter and Peggy Rowe, Moshe Lindsay and Hannah Rowe

Summer and Bobby Keenum

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