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Giacomo’s hosts Business After Hours

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce held its monthly Business After Hours May 24, at Giacomo’s Bar and Lounge.


  • By Kristen Herhold
  • | 11:48 a.m. May 25, 2016
  • Longboat Key
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The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce held its monthly Business After Hours May 24, at Giacomo’s Bar and Lounge.

Chamber members and guests enjoyed hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar and networking with each other.

Chamber Ambassador Vince LaPorta and Alan Hazley, of Alan Hazley Financial
Chamber Ambassador Vince LaPorta and Alan Hazley, of Alan Hazley Financial
Mark and Donna Meador, of Casa Del Mar
Mark and Donna Meador, of Casa Del Mar
Dick and Karen O’Dowd, of La Playa Condominiums
Dick and Karen O’Dowd, of La Playa Condominiums
Judy Tatar and Danny Quinn, of Grayhawk Systems
Judy Tatar and Danny Quinn, of Grayhawk Systems
Cyndi Seamon, of Longboat Key Turtle Watch, and David Pilston, of Save Our Seabirds
Cyndi Seamon, of Longboat Key Turtle Watch, and David Pilston, of Save Our Seabirds
David Farrar, of Centennial Bank, Laurie Francey, of Jennette Properties, and Jack Dean, of Montgomery’s Carpets
David Farrar, of Centennial Bank, Laurie Francey, of Jennette Properties, and Jack Dean, of Montgomery’s Carpets
Jeanne Brittain, of Caswell Legal, and Sandra LaRose, Deanna Vanacore and Irina LaRose, of Design 2000
Jeanne Brittain, of Caswell Legal, and Sandra LaRose, Deanna Vanacore and Irina LaRose, of Design 2000
Allan Zuckerman, of Beach Breeze Weddings, Chamber President Gail Loefgren and CJ and Joe Bader, of Siesta Trolley
Allan Zuckerman, of Beach Breeze Weddings, Chamber President Gail Loefgren and CJ and Joe Bader, of Siesta Trolley
Ellen Cross and Liz Yerkes, of Longboat Massage, and Suzy Brenner, of Girl Power Fitness
Ellen Cross and Liz Yerkes, of Longboat Massage, and Suzy Brenner, of Girl Power Fitness
Charlotte Dakel, of Fidelity Bank, and Richard Perlman, of Michael Saunders & Co.
Charlotte Dakel, of Fidelity Bank, and Richard Perlman, of Michael Saunders & Co.
Bartender Alan Moore
Bartender Alan Moore

 

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