Garden Club toasts to 50th year

Club members and guests enjoyed a cocktail party at the Holiday Inn at Lido Beach.

  • By Katie Johns
  • | 7:08 p.m. January 18, 2019
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The Longboat Key Garden Club is turning 50 with plenty of celebration.

On Jan. 18, about 75 club members and guests gathered at the Holiday Inn at Lido Beach for a cocktail party in honor of their 50th year.

Attendees mingled in the Sand Dollar Restaurant at the hotel while enjoying drinks and appetizers including individual martini salads.

Holiday Inn presented the club with a $500 check to benefit their grants and scholarships.

Mike and Barbara Gurchiek, Gary Scott and Pam Voorhees
Mike and Barbara Gurchiek, Gary Scott and Pam Voorhees
Debbie Cohen, Garden Club President Susan Phillips and Steve Branham
Debbie Cohen, Garden Club President Susan Phillips and Steve Branham
Lyn Haycock, Cathy Bishop and Pat Cooper
Lyn Haycock, Cathy Bishop and Pat Cooper
Deborah Purdum and Vilia Johnson
Deborah Purdum and Vilia Johnson
Pat and Fran McGettigan and Neil Avison
Pat and Fran McGettigan and Neil Avison
Carl Cooper and Dee and Tom Harmer
Carl Cooper and Dee and Tom Harmer
Tom and June Morse
Tom and June Morse
Susan Loprete and Linda Ulrich
Susan Loprete and Linda Ulrich
Cedric Williams made personal martini salads for attendees.
Cedric Williams made personal martini salads for attendees.
Barbara and John Gardner
Barbara and John Gardner
Holiday Inn General Manager Kym Mackenzie and Garden Club President Susan Phillips
Holiday Inn General Manager Kym Mackenzie and Garden Club President Susan Phillips

 

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