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Team Tony raises money at 7th annual Jackets and Jeans


  • By Observer Staff
  • | 3:45 p.m. March 28, 2024
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Decked out in the event’s namesake attire — jackets and jeans — more than 270 guests came out March 2 to Michael’s On East to support the Team Tony Cancer Foundation’s 7th annual fundraiser.

After cocktail hour in the atrium, guests sat down to dinner and participated in live and silent auctions and enjoyed the sounds of YaYa and the Dream Chasers.

The event raised $105,000 to support the foundation’s mission of providing free peer-to-peer support and resources to cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. Team Tony Cancer Foundation is the only local cancer foundation servig Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte counties.

Co-founders Lori Kayser and Tony McEachern
Co-founders Lori Kayser and Tony McEachern
Photo by Nicole Mac
Lesley and Adam Burnside
Lesley and Adam Burnside
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Tallulah Layton and Bill Spitler
Tallulah Layton and Bill Spitler
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Carol Koerner, Lisa Michel, Laurie Davenport and Catherine Robarts
Carol Koerner, Lisa Michel, Laurie Davenport and Catherine Robarts
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Dale O'hara and Luis Arevalo
Dale O'hara and Luis Arevalo
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Dan and Susie Silvernale
Dan and Susie Silvernale
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Janice and George Rodgers, Katherine Teel, Tyler Hagan, Art Day, Jeff Weller, Don Hagan, Andera Bearcroft and Lee Towle Day
Janice and George Rodgers, Katherine Teel, Tyler Hagan, Art Day, Jeff Weller, Don Hagan, Andera Bearcroft and Lee Towle Day
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Doc Werlin and Andrea Nierenberg
Doc Werlin and Andrea Nierenberg
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Remi Schloff, Dr. John Schloff, Lyndsey Walsh and David Higginbotham
Remi Schloff, Dr. John Schloff, Lyndsey Walsh and David Higginbotham
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Heather Welch and Kay Neary
Heather Welch and Kay Neary
Photo by Nicole Mac
Joel and Margo Marver
Joel and Margo Marver
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Larry Deam, Executive Director Kelly Deam, Co-founder Tony McEachern and Allison Adams
Larry Deam, Executive Director Kelly Deam, Co-founder Tony McEachern and Allison Adams
Photo by Nicole Mac
Yasmine and Juan Franco with LeeAnne Moody
Yasmine and Juan Franco with LeeAnne Moody
Photo by Nicole Mac
Shelly Lazarus and Ned Grossman
Shelly Lazarus and Ned Grossman
Photo by Nicole Mac
Ricky Larcher and Juliana James
Ricky Larcher and Juliana James
Photo by Nicole Mac
Tony McEachern and Art Day
Tony McEachern and Art Day
Photo by Nicole Mac
Vinny Sizemore and Iris Starr
Vinny Sizemore and Iris Starr
Photo by Nicole Mac
YaYa Diamond and the Dream Chasers entertain the crowd.
YaYa Diamond and the Dream Chasers entertain the crowd.
Photo by Nicole Mac

 

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