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Lakewood Ranch Community Fund 2015 Gala 'The Mad Hatter'

The Lakewood Ranch Community Fund hosted its 2015 Gala ‘The Mad Hatter’ on Saturday, March 21, at Lakewood Ranch Country Club.


  • By Heather Merriman Saba
  • | 10:00 p.m. March 21, 2015
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The Lakewood Ranch Community Fund hosted its 2015 Gala ‘The Mad Hatter’ on Saturday, March 21, at Lakewood Ranch Country Club. 

Dr. James Atsaides and Mel Nash
Dr. James Atsaides and Mel Nash
Renee Brady, Julie DeCastro, Sally Schule and Kim Dominguez
Renee Brady, Julie DeCastro, Sally Schule and Kim Dominguez
The Lakewood Ranch Community Fund hosted its 2015 Gala ‘The Mad Hatter’ on Saturday, March 21, at Lakewood Ranch Country Club.
The Lakewood Ranch Community Fund hosted its 2015 Gala ‘The Mad Hatter’ on Saturday, March 21, at Lakewood Ranch Country Club.
Susan and Nick DeVito
Susan and Nick DeVito
Nick and Denise Drizos
Nick and Denise Drizos
Nick and Denise Drizos
Nick and Denise Drizos
Angela Massaro-Fain
Angela Massaro-Fain
Pat Jones with Jim and Jennifer Soper
Pat Jones with Jim and Jennifer Soper
Wanta Martinette with Violeta and Ashley Huesman
Wanta Martinette with Violeta and Ashley Huesman
Wanta Martinette with Violeta and Ashley Huesman
Wanta Martinette with Violeta and Ashley Huesman
Ryan and Ashley McIntyre with Stacy and Mark Freeman
Ryan and Ashley McIntyre with Stacy and Mark Freeman
Doug and Shari Phillips with Kerry Stainton
Doug and Shari Phillips with Kerry Stainton
Meredith and Shane Rogers
Meredith and Shane Rogers
Meredith and Shane Rogers
Meredith and Shane Rogers
Suzi Alberton, Buddy Turman and Ellen Campbell
Suzi Alberton, Buddy Turman and Ellen Campbell
Renee Brady, Kim Dominguez and Julie DeCastro
Renee Brady, Kim Dominguez and Julie DeCastro
Jennifer and Paul Grondahl
Jennifer and Paul Grondahl
Brian Kennelly, Lorna and John Clarke and John and Joann Swart
Brian Kennelly, Lorna and John Clarke and John and Joann Swart
Brian Kennelly with Jane and Sam Norton
Brian Kennelly with Jane and Sam Norton
Lisa and Mitchell Krouse with Susan and Nick DeVito
Lisa and Mitchell Krouse with Susan and Nick DeVito
Rich and Jami McCormick with Mike and Carol Woolery
Rich and Jami McCormick with Mike and Carol Woolery
Lori and Dave Ruth
Lori and Dave Ruth
Lori and Dave Ruth
Lori and Dave Ruth
Robert Schafer and Diane Bradley
Robert Schafer and Diane Bradley
Robert Schafer and Diane Bradley
Robert Schafer and Diane Bradley
Sally Schule, John Fain and Barbara Najmy
Sally Schule, John Fain and Barbara Najmy
Greg and Jennifer Steube
Greg and Jennifer Steube
Susan and Stephen Thompson
Susan and Stephen Thompson

 

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