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Lakewood Ranch Community Fund Disco Ball

The Lakewood Ranch Community Fund hosted the Disco Ball gala March 19.


  • By Pam Eubanks
  • | 9:40 p.m. March 19, 2016
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The Lakewood Ranch Community Fund hosted its annual fundraising gala, this year themed “Disco Ball,” Saturday, March 19, at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club. Guests enjoyed live music, appetizers and dinner, a live auction and more.

The fund honored Donald and Vanessa Baugh, owners of Vanessa Fine Jewelry in Lakewood Ranch, with the 2016 C. John A. Clarke Humanitarian of the Year Award. Richard (Rick) Fawley, former president of Fawley Bryant Architects, received the honor posthumously, as well.

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