Gwen Perkins, left, and Bev Roelofs attend a fashion show April 21 at Alvamar Country Club. The show, sponsored by Commerce Bank, raised 30 for the Fairy Godmother Fund, which benefits Douglas County women in need. Perkins is a founding board member of the fund.

Bev Billings, left, and Sheila Martinez attend the Spring Fashion Spectacular at Alvamar Country Club. The April 21 fashion show, sponsored by Commerce Bank, raised money for the Fairy Godmother Fund, which benefits Douglas County women in need. The funds are distributed by United Way of Douglas County.

Jerry Waugh, second from left, and Sharon Stultz, third from left, both Cottonwood Foundation board members, receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. They are pictured with, from left, Miles Schnaer, Cottonwood Foundation board member; Sharon Spratt, Cottonwood CEO; and Kelly Drake, Cottonwood Inc. board president. They received the award April 25 at Free State High School. The award is given to those who have shown dedication and commitment to Cottonwood's work in the Lawrence community.

These members of the American Business Women's Association Twilight Chapter are recognized during business associate night April 18 at the American Legion. From left are Helen Cox, vice president and Top Ten Woman nominee; Connie Ingle, president; and Julie Kingsbury, publicity chairwoman and Twilight Woman of the Year.

John Knutsen, second from right, receives the Personal Growth Award during the fourth annual Cottonwood Classies April 25 at Free State High School. Pictured with Knutsen are, from left, Gayle and Janice Bryant, Knutsen's brother-in-law and sister of Pryor, Okla., and Sharon Spratt, Cottonwood CEO.

Sharon Spratt, Cottonwood CEO, left, is pictured with Gay Quinn, Cottonwood training coordinator and recipient of the Caring and Commitment Award. Quinn received the award April 25 during the Cottonwood Classies. Glenda Shelby also received the award.

Mark Heider, left, president of Commerce Bank, and Ruby Shade, right, bank representative, present a check for 30 to Judy Wright, board member of the Fairy Godmother Fund. Commerce Bank sponsored the Spring Fashion Spectacular on April 21 at Alvamar Country Club to raise money for the fund, which benefits Douglas County women in need.

Glenda Shelby, second from right, Cottonwood work services coordinator, receives the Caring and Commitment Award during the Cottonwood Classies on April 25 at Free State High School. Pictured with Shelby are, from left, Sharon Spratt, Cottonwood CEO; Jill Baker, Cottonwood administrator of services; and Kelly Drake, Cottonwood Inc. board president. Gay Quinn also received the award, which is given to a staff member who has been with Cottonwood for at least 10 years and exemplifies a caring devotion to those the company serves.

Janice Reeves, center, receives the Work Services Consumer of the Year Award during the Cottonwood Classies on April 25 at Free State High School. Reeves is pictured with Sharon Spratt, Cottonwood CEO, and Yoland Reeves, Eudora, her mother.