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Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce hosts holiday party

Members gathered at Harry's Continental Kitchens for a festive networking event.


  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • | 11:19 a.m. December 10, 2021
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From head to mistletoe, the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce was in a festive mood for its holiday Business After Hours event on Dec. 9. 

Members came to the patio of Harry's Continental Kitchens for one of the chamber's most well-attended events of the year to catch up with their fellow businesspeople before the heyday of the holidays gets going. 

Attendees mingled on the patio, enjoying the evening and doing their best to keep the no-see-ums away. Harry's provided snacks for the party, so some found their places at tables to chow down. Many members dressed in their festive best, so blinking Christmas light necklaces twinkled throughout the crowd and red and green were the dominant color palette. 

The chamber will meet one last time before 2022 for a Networking at Noon lunch on Dec. 16. 

Donna Sharp Blaney, Suzy Brenner and Mary Ann Brady
Donna Sharp Blaney, Suzy Brenner and Mary Ann Brady
Sharon and Ivan Gould
Sharon and Ivan Gould
Kayla and Murrell Winter
Kayla and Murrell Winter
Members dropped raffle tickets into the bucket in the hopes of taking home door prizes.
Members dropped raffle tickets into the bucket in the hopes of taking home door prizes.
Harry's Continental Kitchens put out hors d'oeuvres for the evening.
Harry's Continental Kitchens put out hors d'oeuvres for the evening.
Lael Hazan and Holly Barrett
Lael Hazan and Holly Barrett
Willie McLaughlin and Harry Christensen
Willie McLaughlin and Harry Christensen
Kathryn and Michael Vejins
Kathryn and Michael Vejins
Brad Marner and Kellie Spring
Brad Marner and Kellie Spring
Heather Gaus and Jon Winans
Heather Gaus and Jon Winans
Carol Peschel, Dia Wilson and Celia Moore
Carol Peschel, Dia Wilson and Celia Moore
Carolyn Perry and Brian Wiffin
Carolyn Perry and Brian Wiffin
James Graves and Tom Aposporos
James Graves and Tom Aposporos
Caitlyn Zaborowski and Gail Loefgren
Caitlyn Zaborowski and Gail Loefgren
Marguerite and Juan Florensa
Marguerite and Juan Florensa
Members spent the party out on the patio at Harry's.
Members spent the party out on the patio at Harry's.

 

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