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PHOTO GALLERY: Party on the Pass


  • By Loren Mayo
  • | 4:00 a.m. April 15, 2012
  • Longboat Key
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PHOTO GALLERY: Party on the Pass
D’Arcy and Ray Arpke with Kelly Atkin
D’Arcy and Ray Arpke with Kelly Atkin
Joanna Berry and Joseph Casadio
Joanna Berry and Joseph Casadio
Norm and Liz Cavedo with Essie and Rick Streicher
Norm and Liz Cavedo with Essie and Rick Streicher
Ceceilia Dane, Gail Wittig and Rande Ridenour
Ceceilia Dane, Gail Wittig and Rande Ridenour
Phil King and Dennis Stover
Phil King and Dennis Stover
Alyssa Palston, Stephanie Carney and Taylor Foerster
Alyssa Palston, Stephanie Carney and Taylor Foerster
Penguin cupcake tower
Penguin cupcake tower
Tables were decorated with penguin centerpieces.
Tables were decorated with penguin centerpieces.
Diane Schleicher and Leslie Tilton
Diane Schleicher and Leslie Tilton
Suzann Soran, Lisa Whidgon and Jan Soran
Suzann Soran, Lisa Whidgon and Jan Soran
Liz and Tyler Stephen
Liz and Tyler Stephen
Chairwoman Beth Waskom and Kumar Mahadevan
Chairwoman Beth Waskom and Kumar Mahadevan

 

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