• Co-emcees Maria Zamora, left, and Ana Delgado, right, with guest speaker Alix Generous encouraged girls to be ‘Strong, Smart and Bold’ at the 2014 Girls Inc. of Carpinteria Women of Inspiration Luncheon. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • 2014 Women of Inspiration honorees, from left, Rebecca Costa Smith, Cynder Sinclair and Lindsey Connolly. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • 2014 Women of Inspiration honorees, from left, Carrie Lundquist, Susan Robeck and Carol Palladini from the Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara County. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • Event co-chairs Nini Seaman, left, Nancy Koppelman and Sandra Tyler. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • Monica Spear, left, executive director of Girls Inc. of Santa Barbara, with Victoria Juarez, executive director of Girls Inc. of Carpinteria. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • Jano Stack, left, and Dara Towers. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • Adrienne Schuele, left, with Susan and Robin Parker. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • Connie Smith, left, and Sharon Egan. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • Judy Foreman, left, with daughter Lizzy and Judi Weisbart. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • Melinda Johansson, left, Brenda Nancarrow and Carla Tomson. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • From left, Jessica Tade, Lynn Penkingcarn, Jessica Sanchez and Toni Caprito. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • Inspirational speaker Alix Generous with father Eric Generous. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • Jackie Peterson with daughter Tracy Beard. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • From left, Dayna Kelly, Marybeth Carty, Martha Saavedra, Bukola Ishola and Lisa Rivas. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • Guests enjoyed a healthy lunch provided by Rincon Catering. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • UCLA students, in a photograph, thank the Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)

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