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Find out moreBy Rebecca Baxter March 7, 2016
Jen Rust, Susan Jones
Tropicana
Chairs Caroline Ellerson, Jan Rust and Susan Jones
John and Teresa Phillips
Cheryl and Alasdair MacLauchlan, Glo and Richard Reber
Rita Greenbaum, Raul Molina
Ales and Lenka Graf
Pamela Hughes, Michael Evers
Mojito
Larry Wickless and Gary Sweetman
Margaret and Bill Wise
Sandy and Jerry Strom
Nancy Gross, Carol Camiener
Terry and Jim Chandler
Heather and Jeremy Williams
Sean and Melanie Natarajan
Arlene Buckmaster, Megan Babeu
Olin West, Stanley Kane, Katherine Kane
Jessica and Octavio Ortiz
Joan Wood and Even Collinsworth
Kay Kipling and Kip Windler
Ina Snyder, Lenka Graf
Pam Daniel, George Augustin
Anna Nekoranec
Susana Fajardo, Phil King, Molly Schecter, Liz Burgos
Michael Edwards
The Asolo's annual gala featured a festive "Cabaret at the Tropicana" theme at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, complete with bedecked dancers, colorful decorations and, of course, mojitos.
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