Guests gathered to learn more about the boy's school on Oct.11 at Michael’s On East.
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Niki Kottmann
| 8:17 p.m. October 11, 2017
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Dozens gathered Oct. 11 to hear the story behind Visible Men Academy, an all-boys school in Bradenton that operates under the ideals of the acronym SHINE: Selflessness, Honesty, Integrity, Niceness and Excellence.
This new fundraiser was created to share the story behind VMA and the future that its founders and employees envision for it. Proceeds benefited VMA's five areas of greatest need: Literacy, S.T.E.M., 2Gen, The Arts and Investing in our Teachers.
Amanda Parrish, Visible Men Academy Co-Founder Neil Phillips and Mike Bryant
Manda Jordan and Melissa Morsli
Courtney Bonacuse and Michele Abrams
Ellie Falck, Jacquie Borden and Shari Phillips
Tammy Karp, Diana Roberts, Amie Austin Oliva and Umbreen Khalidi-Majeed
Visible Men Academy hosted the first Love Lunch on Oct. 11 at Michael’s On East.
Veronika Spilkova and Kim Miere
Alison Gardner and Jan Sirota
Heart-shaped centerpieces adorned the tables at the Love Lunch on Oct. 11 at Michael’s On East.
Visible Men Academy Co-Founder Louis Parker with Bob and Tomeika Koski
Rebekah Mandeville, Tina Lepore and Jason Hodge
Cedric Homeed performs a piece of spoken word poetry at the Love Lunch on Oct. 11 at Michael’s On East.
Travis Ray and Ria Cooper
Bridgette Fiorucci and Debra Beck
The students at Visible Men Academy made this decoration for the Love Lunch on Oct. 11 at Michael’s On East.
Heather Dunhill, Renee Phinney and Jenn Stutler
David Kotok and Christine Schlesinger
Co-Host Shannon Rohrer- Phillips educates the crowd about Visible Men Academy at the Love Lunch on Oct. 11 at Michael’s On East.
Mark Pritchett, Visible Men Academy Founder Louis Parker, T.J. Chitekwe and Veronica Brandon Miller
Kerrianne and Keith McMurdo with Nancy and Barry Shapiro
Visible Men Academy Co-Founder Neil Phillips and Manda Jordan
