- April 19, 2024
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Jono Miller, Justin Bloom and Julie Morris
Debbie Orth, Cheril McGinnis and Linda Neidert
Katie Fogarty, Karen Labarbera and Margie Ploense
Paul and Sharon Saatsoglou get their pictures taken with TapSnap.
Programming director Ronda Ryan and chairman emeritus Rusty Chinnis
Tom and Scott Suplee
Attendees discuss the auction items
Brian Jung and Ronda Ryan
Sarasota Bay Watch water bottles were given away at the event
Paintings by Dante Ferraro were available as auction items.
Cynthia Collawn and Tricia Arslaner look at auction items.
Kathy Dyer, Cynthia Collawn and Tricia Arslaner
John Ryan, Alison Albee and Scott Moore
Attendees gathered for dinner.
Attendees sign in for Scallopalooza 2020.
Tables were decorated with understated marine-themed trinkets.
Attendees could bet on dozens of packages.
Heather and Devin Sanderson
Barbara Lausche and Jose Antonio Garnham
Daniel Ryan and Leslie Holloway
Jay Leverone, Charlie Hunsicker and Dave Sanford
Jeffrey and Esther Schaefer with Gigi Kovach
Carol and Peter Guymer with Ordway and John McManus
Ryan Nichols and Molly Burness
Justin Lee, Heather Wrigley, Jaime Lee and Clint Wrigley
The Sarasota Bay Watch hosted its 10th Scallopalooza, It’s Clamtastic! on Feb. 15 with a sold-out crowd.
This rendition of the fundraiser took place about 17 months after the previous one, but the attendance at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota, a new and bigger venue for Scallopalooza, far outdid any previous event. More than 400 people attended to bet on auction items, try their luck at raffle prizes, enjoy dinner and hear about the Sarasota Bay Watch’s work to keep the bay healthy.
“All the money raised tonight goes to clam and shellfish restoration,” Programming Director Ronda Ryan said.
Organizers of the event wanted to hold it during peak season this year, when more people are in the area and able to come to the event.
The event had been gaining popularity in recent years as more people learned about the Sarasota Bay Watch and its mission to help keep Sarasota Bay healthy and restore its shellfish population.
Attendees heard from Board Member Brian Jung and Founding Member John Ryan and participated in the Sea of Blue, when attendees wave blue envelopes of donations for the organization.
