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Save our Seabirds thanks donors

The fourth annual Arias in Flight served as the first donor-appreciation luncheon for the bird sanctuary.


  • By Katie Johns
  • | 4:54 p.m. November 19, 2016
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The fourth annual Arias in Flight had a slight change in theme this year.

While the lunch was still honoring Save our Seabirds, this year’s event was a donor- appreciation event. 60 donors were present at the Sarasota Yacht Club on Nov. 19 for the luncheon. Save our Seabirds CEO David Pilston said this is the organization’s way of saying thank you to its donors.

“We’ve come so far in the last few years, and we couldn’t have done it without any of the people in this room,” he said.

The event featured performances by opera singers Carol Sparrow, Randolph Locke, Johanna Fincher and Robyn Rocklein and a raffle, with a prize of six bottles of Seabirds Vineyard wine.

Ester and David Pilston, CEO of Save our Seabirds
Ester and David Pilston, CEO of Save our Seabirds
John Hartmann, Beth and Bob Scheible and Lisa Hartmann, a board member for Save our Seabirds
John Hartmann, Beth and Bob Scheible and Lisa Hartmann, a board member for Save our Seabirds
Marcie and Sandy Mackman
Marcie and Sandy Mackman
Jeanette Malachowski, Jim Roque and Carla Malachowski
Jeanette Malachowski, Jim Roque and Carla Malachowski
Hal and Marlene Liberman
Hal and Marlene Liberman
The raffle prize was six bottles of Seabirds Vineyard wine.
The raffle prize was six bottles of Seabirds Vineyard wine.
Dana Leworthy and Lisandra Santiago
Dana Leworthy and Lisandra Santiago
Jim Curtis and Polly and Walter Stark
Jim Curtis and Polly and Walter Stark
Ivan and Judith Kazen
Ivan and Judith Kazen
Jenny and Lee Duffey
Jenny and Lee Duffey
Opera singers Robyn Rocklein, Carol Sparrow and Johanna Fincher
Opera singers Robyn Rocklein, Carol Sparrow and Johanna Fincher
Marcie Mackman, Polly Stark and Terry Roth
Marcie Mackman, Polly Stark and Terry Roth
Janet and Mark Hammer
Janet and Mark Hammer
Stefania Orofino, Carolyn Firth and Gunilla Imshaug
Stefania Orofino, Carolyn Firth and Gunilla Imshaug
Adam and Jaime Still
Adam and Jaime Still
Danielle and Nick Gladding and Joann Desrosiers
Danielle and Nick Gladding and Joann Desrosiers
Carol Sparrow and Randolph Locke
Carol Sparrow and Randolph Locke

 

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