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Johnathon Bush, Teri Schoen, and Mary Pierce at Central Catholic High School's Sixth Annual Celebrity Event.

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Joe Zerbey, president and general manager of the Blade, appears to be having a great time as the honored roastee at the Central Catholic event.

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Bill Buckley, from, left Matt Hertzfeld, and Hank Herschel did the roasting.

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Jim Welling, Central Catholic basketball coach, and Howard Chen, with Fox Toledo, served as celebrity waiters.

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Josette McCarthy and Bill Clark sported red aprons.

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Peg O'Hearn, Jackie Black, Susan Kertz, Otto Weik, George Francis, Ron Zak, and the Rev. Paul Kwiatkowski all were members of the class of 1957.

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Joe Zerbey and the Rev. Dennis Hartigan at the event.

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John Fedderke, director of marketing at The Blade, kisses the hand of his boss, Joe Zerbey.

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Ray Wood, left, president of UAW Local 14 and board member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of NWOhio, and Toledo Public Schools Superintendent Jerome Pecko serve salad for the organization's celebrity wait night.

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Big Brother Matt Magyer and Little Brother Alontay; Big Brother Richard Meeker and Little Brother Alveon; and Big Brother John Selph and Little Brother Alfred.

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Shanda Gore, University of Toledo associate vice president for Equity, Diversity and Community Engagement; Tricia Cullop UT women's basketball head coach; and Jeffery Gold, UT Health Science Campus chancellor serve at the 4th Annual Catherine S. Eberly Center for Women's Celebrity Wait Night fundraiser.

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Ann Marie Quinn chats with Michael Eberly, an advisory board member for the center and the son of Catharine S. Eberly.

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Hernan Vasquez and Teddy Miller at the Eberly Center event.

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Al Gonzalez, Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center board president, and waiter Dee Sabo, at the sixth Annual Entre Amigos Celeb Wait Night and Art Sale.

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Betsy Bunda and Gail Quintero greeted guests.

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Bernadette Delgado gives celeb waiter Byron Wynn her beverage order.

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Margarita DeLeon was a celeb waiter for both shifts, but didn't wear an apron because it would hid her pretty dress.

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Ernie and Zenobia Faulkner lend helping hands to the Christ Child Society Celeb Wait Night "Give From Your Heart" event at Real Seafood and Zia's at The Docks.

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Martha Wheeler, left, and Barb Geha.

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Teri Giacci, Ann Marie Blank, and Karen Ridenour.

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Peter and Colleen Demczuk.

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Bill and Barb Biggs.

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William Thees, left, and Mary Murnen.

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Rome Marinelli, left, and his daughter Lisa Marinelli.

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Linda and Bob Helmer.

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Mary and Bob Arquette.

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Toledo Opera Guild president Sandra Seiple, left, event chairman Barbara Brown, center, and waiter Rebecca Shope at the guild's "It Ain't Over Till the Fat Lady Sings ... or Laughs!" Third Annual Celebrity Wait Night at Fat Fish Blue.

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Dinners enjoy the fare and frivolity.

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Celeb waiter and Sylvania Township trustee John Jennewine, center, serves Lynette and Carl Miller during the Toledo Hearing and Speech Center celeb wait night at Real Seafood.

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Barb and Jay Whitmore buy tickets from their niece Rebeka McIntosh, 12.

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Lynette Reichle and celeb waiter Pat Westendorf.

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University of Toledo's Dan Saevig.

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Celeb waiter Kurt Bruderly with wife Robin and their friends Dan and Cori Iova.

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Linda Johannsen, left, who recently received cochlear implants, and Pam Myers, executive director of the Toledo Hearing and Speech Center.

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Celeb waiter Skip Perry, board member and past board president of the Toledo Hearing and Speech Center, takes a break with his friends.

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