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INVITED PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL BLANCHARD. OPPOSITE PAGE: DINA KONOVALOV 32 BOSTONCOMMON-MAGAZINE.COM Daniel Waintrup, Becca Waintrup, and Taylor Waintrup Leah Culver and Samantha Vopat Kimberly Strauss with Marlene and Henry Spitzer Samantha Higer, Whitney Crooks, Amy Maurer, Daniel Herman, and Alyssa Kaitz Ashley Hess and Katie Hess Stephanie Nist, Brooke Garber, Laura Macris, and Rebecca Hall Samantha and Jon Hanman PINK AGENDA BOSTON GALA The next generation of Boston philanthropists wore their black-and-white best at the second annual Pink Agenda Boston Gala to raise money for breast cancer research. Emceed by Mix 104.1's Kennedy Elsey and co-chaired by Leah Culver, Haley Lamson, Julia Kenney, Laura Maloney, and Samantha Hanman, the event hosted more than 200 guests at the Artists for Humanity EpiCenter with an after-party at Coppersmith. Gordon's Liquors, Sam Adams, Baked Goods, Rentals Unlimited, Gourmet Catering, Metropolitan Linens, Stapleton Flowers, and DJ Ryan Brown helped set the scene for a vibrant fête, which raised more than $50,000 and granted a special wish for a young Bostonian battling the disease through Giuliana Rancic's initiative, FAB-U-WISH. Simone Martin and Ilavenil Subbiah Roopal Patel styled the models himself during the evening's presentation. Cathy Nichols and Holly Nichols Jacqueline Medina and Samantha Crompton Lauren Spadafore, Helyn Oatis, and Kim Todd Eric and Janey Levine with Topher Yandell and Angela Poire ROOPAL PATEL PRESENTATION AT SAKS To re-launch the newly renovated Fifth Avenue Club—a complimentary, by-appointment personal shopping service and space—Saks Fifth Avenue vice president and general manager Joel Ellzey hosted an evening with Roopal Patel, Saks's senior vice president and fashion director. Patel arrived in Boston directly from the runways of New York, London, Paris, and Milan, and took the crowd through the Spring 2016 trends. After the presentation, guests enjoyed champagne cocktails and hors d'oeuvres courtesy of the Mandarin Oriental.