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Mote supporters head out east for Farm to Fillet luncheon


  • By Lori Sax
  • | 4:28 a.m. March 17, 2026
Connie and Kevin Murk with Gretchen Lovewell
Connie and Kevin Murk with Gretchen Lovewell
Photo by Lori Sax
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What: Farm to FilletĀ 

Benefiting: Mote Marine LaboratoryĀ 

When: March 15

Where: Mote Aquaculture Research Park

Leo and Eileen Smith
Leo and Eileen Smith
Photo by Lori Sax
Mote President and CEO Michael Crosby and Sharon Crosby
Mote President and CEO Michael Crosby and Sharon Crosby
Photo by Lori Sax
Jack Lewellyn and Shannon Powers
Jack Lewellyn and Shannon Powers
Photo by Lori Sax
Bob and Jamie Kahns
Bob and Jamie Kahns
Photo by Lori Sax
Tyler and Stacy Bradberry
Tyler and Stacy Bradberry
Photo by Lori Sax
Heather Koester and Jerry Daikins
Heather Koester and Jerry Daikins
Photo by Lori Sax
Marney and Caroline Edwards with Rhonda and Dan Deems
Marney and Caroline Edwards with Rhonda and Dan Deems
Photo by Lori Sax
Stephen and Jennifer Moore with Laurie and Robert Cusick
Stephen and Jennifer Moore with Laurie and Robert Cusick
Photo by Lori Sax
Angela Klesche, Belinda Lyle and Phil Rosenbaum
Angela Klesche, Belinda Lyle and Phil Rosenbaum
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Lillie Stockton and Zeppelin Hasselbring
Lillie Stockton and Zeppelin Hasselbring
Photo by Lori Sax
Amber Smalley and Zack Gibson
Amber Smalley and Zack Gibson
Photo by Lori Sax
Sarah Albritton and Nickolaus King
Sarah Albritton and Nickolaus King
Photo by Lori Sax
Keith Bass and Florida Blue Grass Express
Keith Bass and Florida Blue Grass Express
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Linda Zagorski and Candace Doerr
Linda Zagorski and Candace Doerr
Photo by Lori Sax
The guests enjoy the scenery before lunch.
The guests enjoy the scenery before lunch.
Photo by Lori Sax
Kevin Graves, Bonnie and John Hall, Ivy and Gary Green and Donna Aquan-Graves
Kevin Graves, Bonnie and John Hall, Ivy and Gary Green and Donna Aquan-Graves
Photo by Lori Sax
Elizabeth Merizon, Ann Johnson and Susan Gilmore-Clarke
Elizabeth Merizon, Ann Johnson and Susan Gilmore-Clarke
Photo by Lori Sax
Gina Jordan, Cynthia Dopjera and Sheryl Vieira
Gina Jordan, Cynthia Dopjera and Sheryl Vieira
Photo by Lori Sax
Brian Williams, Andrew Davis and Jessica Perez Magueda
Brian Williams, Andrew Davis and Jessica Perez Magueda
Photo by Lori Sax
Brigite and Dave Schaufelberger and Jeanne Leszczynski
Brigite and Dave Schaufelberger and Jeanne Leszczynski
Photo by Lori Sax
Sue and Kevin Claridge
Sue and Kevin Claridge
Photo by Lori Sax
Jessica Muroff, Bayne Stevenson and Paul and Jenni Hudson
Jessica Muroff, Bayne Stevenson and Paul and Jenni Hudson
Photo by Lori Sax
Rita Mann and Steve White
Rita Mann and Steve White
Photo by Lori Sax
Skip and Janis Swan
Skip and Janis Swan
Photo by Lori Sax
Susan Gilmore-Clarke and Tim Clarke
Susan Gilmore-Clarke and Tim Clarke
Photo by Lori Sax
Mote's Farm To Fillet menu
Mote's Farm To Fillet menu
Photo by Lori Sax
There were no empty seats at Mote's Farm to Fillet luncheon.
There were no empty seats at Mote's Farm to Fillet luncheon.
Photo by Lori Sax
Chef Paul Mattson and his team were in charge of lunch preparing lunch.
Chef Paul Mattson and his team were in charge of lunch preparing lunch.
Photo by Lori Sax
Every seat was full under the big tent for Mote's Farm To Fillet Lunch.
Every seat was full under the big tent for Mote's Farm To Fillet Lunch.
Photo by Lori Sax

 

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