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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 Fillet 

Benefiting: Mote Marine Laboratory 

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
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Bob and Jamie Kahns
Bob and Jamie Kahns
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Tyler and Stacy Bradberry
Tyler and Stacy Bradberry
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Heather Koester and Jerry Daikins
Heather Koester and Jerry Daikins
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Marney and Caroline Edwards with Rhonda and Dan Deems
Marney and Caroline Edwards with Rhonda and Dan Deems
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Stephen and Jennifer Moore with Laurie and Robert Cusick
Stephen and Jennifer Moore with Laurie and Robert Cusick
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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
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Amber Smalley and Zack Gibson
Amber Smalley and Zack Gibson
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Sarah Albritton and Nickolaus King
Sarah Albritton and Nickolaus King
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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
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The guests enjoy the scenery before lunch.
The guests enjoy the scenery before lunch.
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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
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Elizabeth Merizon, Ann Johnson and Susan Gilmore-Clarke
Elizabeth Merizon, Ann Johnson and Susan Gilmore-Clarke
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Gina Jordan, Cynthia Dopjera and Sheryl Vieira
Gina Jordan, Cynthia Dopjera and Sheryl Vieira
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Brian Williams, Andrew Davis and Jessica Perez Magueda
Brian Williams, Andrew Davis and Jessica Perez Magueda
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Brigite and Dave Schaufelberger and Jeanne Leszczynski
Brigite and Dave Schaufelberger and Jeanne Leszczynski
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Sue and Kevin Claridge
Sue and Kevin Claridge
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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
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Skip and Janis Swan
Skip and Janis Swan
Photo by Lori Sax
Susan Gilmore-Clarke and Tim Clarke
Susan Gilmore-Clarke and Tim Clarke
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Mote's Farm To Fillet menu
Mote's Farm To Fillet menu
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There were no empty seats at Mote's Farm to Fillet luncheon.
There were no empty seats at Mote's Farm to Fillet luncheon.
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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.
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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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