- April 25, 2024
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Bethany Lynch and Chairwoman Lisa Quinn
Jeanne Ziegler, Joyce English, Jackie Hepler, Evelyn Terry, Sandy Whitton, Debra Foxall and Cynthia Stepp
Emcee Maverick Johnson and speaker Emily Rhoads
Jennifer Patitucci and John Rudd
Cheryl James, Irene Herman and Valerie Cooper
Big Ray Gardner and Tamara Venditti
Real Men Wear Pink candidate Dominic DiMayo with Rita DiMayo
Judy Lavalliere and Cathy Palmer
Julie and Stanley Ross
Jenna and Heather Berquist with Kaley Jackson
Kelli Calpe, Eric Gross, survivor Michelle Olivo and Ariana Olivo
Kelli Nold, Therese Masseo and Kim Peenns
Austin Payne and Allison Nold
The Hawaiian Shirts played breezy tunes in the lobby.
Katherine Pike and Tamara Venditti
Each table featured a pink gift bag,
Real Men Wear Pink Co-Chairwoman Joy McLean with participants Chip White and Byron Diamond
Kassandra Burdwood, Lindsay Roth and Norma Peirce
Adam and Tanya Zucco
Bethany and Brandon Kulpeska
Robin Ruhnke and Lynda McCloud
Tanya Singsime and speaker Emily Rhoads
The Real Men Wear Pink candidates
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer launched its fundraising season with a flurry of pink Aug. 29 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.
Hundreds of guests gathered for the festivities, which marked the start of fundraising season and celebrated upcoming breast cancer awareness events.
"We have a goal of $400,000 (this season) and we're going to blow that right out of the water," said Community Development Manager Bethany Lynch.
Emcee Maverick Johnson welcomed guests before survivor Emily Rhoads told her story to the gathered crowd.
The evening also included the reveal of men taking part in the Real Men Wear Pink of Sarasota Manatee fundraising initiative, which tasks 35 men to raise $2,500 each. The Real Men Wear Pink Fashion Show will take place Sept. 21 at The Mall at University Town Center.
