Networking @ Noon provides a productive respite from the workday
Burgers and business cards make for a good afternoon with the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce.
By
Nat Kaemmerer
| 12:34 p.m. September 6, 2019
Longboat Key
Neighbors
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Another Thursday, another networking opportunity for members of the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce.
The monthly Networking @ Noon event took place on the second floor of the Tommy Bahama Restaurant, Bar and Store and drew over 50 attendees. People mingled, passing out their business cards and catching up with those they knew well. After the networking and mingling finished up in the packed room, members stood up to introduce themselves and their businesses before lunch was whisked out on hot plates.
Gracious Getaways hosted the event and had the opportunity to speak at length about their business. The Tommy Bahama Restaurant is also hosting a No Kid Hungry fundraiser through October, wherein guests can purchase a coupon for $20 off their purchase at the restaurant or store for $5. All proceeds go to No Kid Hungry.
Audra Snyder and Rick Huylebroeck sign in for the event.
Gracious Getaways had giveaways.
Ariana Gillooly, Peg Pluto, Cyndi Seamon and Celia Moore.
Jill Stouffer and Ed Nugent.
Dawn DiFoggio and Cyndi Seamon mingle at the event.
Dana Scott and Aurilla "Dee Dee" Fusco.
Ramin Mesghali, Jack Dean and Pat Martin.
Donna Blaney signs in Missy Ordiway.
Diana North and Erin Jennings-Alexander.
Nancy J. Taussig and Amy Doran.
Ron Valdez and Audra Snyder.
Nicole Mahin, Missy Ordiway and Annika Mantius.
Cori Golden shows off her business card.
Peg Pluto and Janet Bell, the latter of whom was selling raffle tickets at the evemt.
Attendees mingle before lunch.
Gracious Getaways was a gracious host.
Missy Ordiway gives out her business card.
Dawn DiFoggio, Rick Huylebroeck and Ramin Mesghali.
Scott Kuykendall and John Renkawitz.
Andrew Vac and Tamera Jackson, who is the event manager for Tommy Bahama.
The restaurant is giving profits from their coupons to No Kid Hungry.
Tamera Jackson and Andrew Vac address the crowd.
After introducing themselves, attendees turned their attention back to Gail Loefgren.
Gail Loefgren mentions Al Benincasa's birthday while the man himself stands in the background making a call.
