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By SAMANTHA PELL
Cronkite News

SCOTTSDALE — Wearing a red dress, her long brown hair falling to just above her waist, Jen Bricker navigated the stage in a wheelchair Thursday before a packed ballroom of 850 people at the JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort and Spa.

Bricker, 29, was there to accept the HOPE (Head Start, Opportunity, Positive Future and Education) award at Florence Crittenton of Arizona’s 15th annual Teaming Up For Girls Luncheon.  

Bricker’s unconventional life journey led her to the Marriott ballroom.

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