Members from the Youth Education Learning and Literacy Foundation gather at Discovery Playhouse in Cape Girardeau on Thursday to present a welcome gate in memory of Kim McDowell, founder of the YELL Foundation. From left are Kim Mothershead, Carolyn Bock, Karie Hollerbach, Wendy Rust, Terry McDowell, Joy Gilbert, Vickie Howard, Mary Pensel, Julia Jorgensen and Rita Fisher.
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