SAMOHI Circle of Friends club held its annual fundraiser at the Crossroads Community Room. Circle of Friends is a peer friendship group for students both with and without disabilities focused on the understanding and acceptance of differences. Robin Rosman (rt.) read a tribute to senior Sharona Daneshrad, outgoing Circle of Friends president. photo by Margaret Molloy
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