Southeastern Guide Dogs presents the celebration at Sarasota Opera House.
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Niki Kottmann
| 10:06 p.m. September 24, 2016
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Southeastern Guide Dogs held a cocktail reception before awarding the top five sculptures in its Superheroes on Parade campaign. The People’s Choice Award medals were distributed on Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Sarasota Opera House for the Superhero Celebration, presented by Gulf Coast Community Foundation. The celebration featured drinks and speeches by the winning sculpture sponsors and artists. The winners included #5 “Hawkeye,” sponsored by Kirk & Rae Malcolm; #4 “Major Paws,” sponsored by UBS Financial Services, #3 “Doc,” sponsored by Doctors Hospital of Sarasota; #2 “Dolly,” sponsored by The Circus Arts Conservatory; and Best in Show Robert Sterling Jones (“Bob”), sponsored by Jones Family Foundation. The Master of Ceremonies was Joey Panek, and musical entertainment was provided by Sarasota Rhythm Section.
Southeastern Guide Dogs Director of Philanthropy Frances Mariano with Leslie Rowe, marketing and communications writer for Southeastern Guide Dogs.
Mark Runnals, Cheryl Kinderknecht, Lin Oakerson and Suzanne Reynolds with Kennesaw, a 3-year-old graduate of the Southeastern Guide Dogs program.
The top five winners: #5 “Hawkeye,” Kirk & Rae Malcolm; #4 “Major Paws,” UBS Financial Services, #3 “Doc,” Doctors Hospital of Sarasota; #2 “Dolly," The Circus Arts Conservatory; #1 “Bob,” Jones Family Foundation.
Cassia Kite, Tim Jaeger, Victoria Moore and Calvin Wallace.
Phyllis Siskel and Dr. Laurie Walmsley.
Superhero “Doc” artist Brenda Robinson embraces sponsor Bob Meade after they accepted their third-place award.
Oscar, a Superhero on Parade sculpture that was created by local artist Andrea Dasha Reich. The dog was on sale for $10,000.
Dawn Mcknight, Morgan Watt and Jim Barge.
Bob Meade of the Doctors Hospital of Sarasota accepts his third-place award for superhero “Doc” with artist Brenda Robinson. Southeastern Guide Dogs puppy Chef accompanied them with his foster owner Dennis Quinn.
Shawn and Wendy Merriman with Fred Schadt.
Ron and Cathy Thomas with Laura Bennawy and Kathy Riley.
Susan Jones reenacts how she responded to the news that there was one dog sculpture left without a sponsor. She, with the Jones Family Foundation, sponsored said dog: Best in Show winner Robert Sterling Jones “Bob” created by artist Lynn Snyder-Hinds.
Robb Brooks with Anita Wexler, the artist who painted superheroes “Parker” and “Brooklyn.”
Ken Sedita and Terry Eldean.
Julia and Matthew Winters with Laurie Kozbelt and Amy Grabowski.
Dennis and Dorthea Quinn with Southeastern Guide Dogs puppy Chef. The couple won the 2016 Superheroes on the Street Social Media award for taking the most selfies with the dog sculptures around Sarasota and Bradenton.
Brian Keeth and Lorrin Shepard.
Bob Meade and Pamela Gore Meade.
Brenda — the artist behind superhero “Doc” — and Myron Robinson.
