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PHOTO GALLERY: Save Our Seabirds Sunset Soire


  • By Mallory Gnaegy
  • | 5:00 a.m. March 5, 2012
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PHOTO GALLERY: Save Our Seabirds Sunset Soire
Part of the event’s planning committee Ann Anderson, Valerie Thackray and Nancy Curtis
Part of the event’s planning committee Ann Anderson, Valerie Thackray and Nancy Curtis
Chris Wells, Gail Weller, Paul Weller and Jeff Wells
Chris Wells, Gail Weller, Paul Weller and Jeff Wells
Sponsor for the event with Satori Spa and Salon Valerie Walters ad Helene Adams
Sponsor for the event with Satori Spa and Salon Valerie Walters ad Helene Adams
Volunteers Suzanne and George Valdez
Volunteers Suzanne and George Valdez
Richard Thackray wore an appropriate bird tie for the event
Richard Thackray wore an appropriate bird tie for the event
Dan and Judy Reskow
Dan and Judy Reskow
Barbara and Ralph Pietropaolo
Barbara and Ralph Pietropaolo
Peter and Pearl LaFata and Jim Curtis
Peter and Pearl LaFata and Jim Curtis
Mary Lou and Bill Johnson
Mary Lou and Bill Johnson
Melanie Higgins and Vivienne Handy
Melanie Higgins and Vivienne Handy
John Hartampf and Chris Wells
John Hartampf and Chris Wells
A silent auction helped raise funds for Save Our Seabirds
A silent auction helped raise funds for Save Our Seabirds
Sarasota Orchestra Members who played at the event, Margot Zarzycka and Susan Stein
Sarasota Orchestra Members who played at the event, Margot Zarzycka and Susan Stein
Longboat Key Club and Resort’s Chef Ed Geyfman, Food and Beverage Director Bob Weil, Member Event Manager and Planner Dan Wade and Director of Communications Sandra Rios
Longboat Key Club and Resort’s Chef Ed Geyfman, Food and Beverage Director Bob Weil, Member Event Manager and Planner Dan Wade and Director of Communications Sandra Rios
Executive Director Lee Fox with Hangar Orthopedic Group’s Dan Strzempka
Executive Director Lee Fox with Hangar Orthopedic Group’s Dan Strzempka
Save Our Seabirds dressed up for the event
Save Our Seabirds dressed up for the event
The men responsible for Winter the Dolphin’s prosthetic tail Kevin Carroll and Dan Strzempka with Hangar Orthopedc Group. Carroll donates time and prosthetics to Save Our Seabirds and was honored at the event
The men responsible for Winter the Dolphin’s prosthetic tail Kevin Carroll and Dan Strzempka with Hangar Orthopedc Group. Carroll donates time and prosthetics to Save Our Seabirds and was honored at the event
Jerry and Judy Zivic
Jerry and Judy Zivic

 

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