Sarasota Memorial's Rock the Roof doles out a rockin' blast from the past
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Observer Staff
| 8:09 a.m. October 22, 2023
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If only the '90s were this much fun. In an homage them three decades later, Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation hosted its annual Rock the Roof fundraiser Oct. 21 on the top of the hospital's west parking garage.Â
Attendees of the '90s-themed dance party didn't disappoint, and brought their best outfits of lively fabrics, flannel and rock T's and even inflatable cell phones and boomboxes.Â
The roof was set up with food and beverage stations, photo booths, face painting, lounge areas and, of course, the Rock the Roof stage, where the band played everyone's favorite hits from the '90s and beyond throughout the night.Â
Proceeds from the event will go to purchase Giraffe incubators for the hospital to help care for babies born premature. To complete the theme, inflatable giraffes at the event helped spread the word.
Sally Schule, Julie Polaszek and Thomas Persely
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Charlotte and Ross Winney and Katherine Keeley
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Chairs Melissa Perrin, Britt Riner and Sarah Lodge
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Sarah Renkliyuz, Tammy Karp and Alegra Buffington
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Alex Redmonde and the giraffes
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Beth and Tim Self
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Rock the Roof dancing
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Lindsay Degg and Kristlyn Feran
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Cortlyn Moric, Sean and Lindsay Nappo
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Maddie Remelius and Luz Zaldua
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Peter and Bernadette Calamaras
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Stevan and Taylor Collins
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David Jones, Shari Dodd and Meredith Michaels
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Kelly Abercrombie, Tony Pinho and Gina Damico
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David Krahm, Ashley Grant, Tara and George Wendt
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Mike Cecil, Sarah Temple, and David and Haley Verinder
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Andrea Spellman, Anna Widmyer and Kristin Hamwi
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Tyler and Carissa Hyslop
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Pam and Doug May with the Giraffes
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Dave and Brenda Maraman
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Nicole and Dan Starostecki and Lindsay and Jason Schwager
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Thea Pantzis, Megan Miller and Crystal Lundstrom
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Ed and Laurel Bermudez
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Melanie Jeffrey, Mary Evelyn Guytun and Minta Getzen
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David Jones, Meredith Michaels and Private Stock(the band)
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David Jones, Meredith Michaels and Private Stock(the band)
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Margarita Donahue and Dira Pina
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Shon and John Ewens
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Knickole and Scott Stone
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Sheryl Viera and Kristana Shultis
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Lindsay Degg and Kristlyn Feran
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Private Stock played lively tunes for the crowd during the evening.
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Stacey Marks, Samantha Moore and Private Stock
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Melissa Perrin, Jamie Pietek, Kim Ledesona and Private Stock