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Kate Mulligan is the executive director of the Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation, and Lorri Kidder is the treasurer for the board.
Photo by Lesley DwyerAlina Alexandra Risser, Kat Houston, Margaux Buchanan and Nini Ta dress up for Casino Royale.
Photo by Lesley DwyerDiane Brune and Mark Clark try their luck at the craps table. Clark is the president of the foundation and Brune was named its 2018 Humanitarian of the Year.
Photo by Lesley DwyerPaul Fiumano, Alyssa Fiumano and Victoria Campbell play Blackjack for a good cause.
Photo by Lesley DwyerSteve Song can't help but smile when he sees two court cards laid before him in Blackjack.
Photo by Lesley DwyerLeah Stuart with Northern Trust places her bets.
Photo by Lesley DwyerThe first Casino Royale is such a success, it will be an annual event for the Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation moving forward.
Photo by Lesley DwyerChris and Mark Bales are feeling lucky at the Blackjack table.
Photo by Lesley DwyerNyda Bittmann-Neville celebrates a winning hand in Blackjack. Bittmann-Neville has been a board member since 2023.
Photo by Lesley Dwyer
The Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation hosts Casino Royale May 14 at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing.
Photo by Lesley DwyerThe stakes were high at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing on May 14. All bets were placed on charity.
The Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation hosted its first Casino Royale fundraiser, and Executive Director Kate Mulligan said it won’t be the last.
“Even before anybody walked in, we’d already made about $7,000,” Mulligan said. “The prizes were donated, so it’s a low-cost event that gets everybody out in the community mingling and getting to know the Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation.”
The prizes were a round of golf for four at the Lakewood Ranch Country Club and a package of gift certificates to local Lakewood Ranch restaurants.
Each of the about 75 attendees was given a stack of chips to play blackjack, poker, craps and roulette.
Some guests took the opportunity to dress up. Kat Houston with the Loveland Center arrived in a flapper costume.
The dress was fringed, and the stockings were fishnet. Houston wore it well with a boa wrapped around her neck and a silver beaded headdress to top it off.
