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    - Daniel Coston
    Lauren Wood and NASCAR driver Tim George Jr. were among the guests at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by Martin Foil, his daughter, Quincy Foil, and his sons, Marty and Phillip. Proceeds support Hinds' Feet Farm, founded by Martin's beloved late wife Puddin, and its innovative programs for adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Dick and Corey Seidenspinner at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Miss Mecklenburg County Rachel Gebelein at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Guests couldn't get enough of this puppy at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Joy and Tripper Wood with a cute puppy at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Former wrestler Nikita Koloff, left, at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Puppy love at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Cole and Crystal Beane at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Jessica Benton and Steve Lukacs at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Concord Mayor Scott Padgett and his wife, Theresa, at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Lauren Wood and NASCAR drive Tim George Jr. at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Mark and Pam Halter at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    K.T. Giraldo at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    The gang from Perry's Fine, Antique & Estate Jewelry at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Leslie Adams-Fulton and Geraro Adams at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Ben Barry and Christine Wallace at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Zi Yang and Chang Su at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    WBTV anchor Maureen O'Boyle at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Elenora Miller and Neal Miller at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Jordan Jarrett and K.T. Giraldo at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Jim and Mary Netzel with Emily Netzel and Tom Jordak at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Lisa Foil talks with Miss Mecklenburg County Rachel Gebelein at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Renee and Clinton Black at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Jack Maher, Bonnie Porell and Barbara Bryson at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Philip Foil surrounded by guests at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Kedrick and Lori Smith at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Will and Erin DeGrauw with Buzz Foster at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Host Martin Foil dances with a guest at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Tim Clark of the band Too Much Sylvia with Concord Mayor Scott Padgett at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Host Martin Foil leads guests in a "butter knife salute" at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Host Marty Foil at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Miss Mecklenburg County Rachel Gebelein at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Dr. Douglas and Freida Clark at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Hosts Marin and Marty Foil hand out awards at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    The Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Host Marty Foil with live auctioneer Ernest Perry at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    WBTV anchor Maureen O'Boyle and Dick Seidenspinner at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Guests dance to the band Too Much Sylvia at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Hosts Martin and Marty Foil at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Hosts Martin and Marty Foil at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Hosts LIsa and Marty Foil at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Natalie English and Karen Price at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Priscilla and Ernest Perry at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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    - Daniel Coston
    Kay Niblock, host Martin Foil and Karen Keating at the Checkered Ball at the Ritz-Carlton hosted by the Foil family to raise money for Hinds' Feet Farm, which helps adults with traumatic and acquired brain injuries and their families. (Photo by Daniel Coston - Special to tthe Observer)
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