Long active in supporting Center projects in Asia & Africa, Marla Petrini and Kelly Triplett have together sponsored the Spring is a Time for H.O.P.E brunch for sixteen years, aiding innumerable AIDS orphans in Kenya. 

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As a former Center Board member (now honorary), Marla led the way in ensuring anti-discrimination policies and developing new programs. Kelly has shared her extraordinary musical talent at numerous Center fund-raising events. They have encouraged human rights by funding programs for LGBTQ+ persons in Africa.