Black Tie & Baggies Gala 2009

ecronin · **Joined:** Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:45 pm **Posts:** 1251

Yeah, I need to speak with him about them. The walls are kind of bare in my surfboard room.

EC

ErnisianDIplomat · **Posted:** Sat Apr 25, 2009 3:30 pm

So, where are the pictures from this event? It's been over a week!!!! :geek:

ecronin · **Joined:** Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:45 pm **Posts:** 1251

ErnisianDIplomat wrote:

So, where are the pictures from this event? It's been over a week!!!! :geek:

I'm wondering that myself, but keep in mind it's a volunteer organization and folks have other things they have to do in their work and home life. The volunteers are likely catching up on stuff they put off in to put in the time to have such a great event. Give them time, they'll get to it.

EC

ecronin · **Joined:** Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:45 pm **Posts:** 1251

The First Coast Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation held its 4th Annual Black Tie & Baggies Gala on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at the Atlantic in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. The event was a great success and we could not have done it without the support of the sponsors and the community!

Close to 200 people attended the event. Many people were dressed to the nines and signed up for our Best Dressed Contest for which the prize for Best Dressed Man, Woman, and Couple was a unique piece of artwork by Damon Williams. Eight year old Wesley Douglass won Best Dressed Man; Tammy Barley won Best Dressed Woman; and Tim and Lori Cassidy won Best Dressed Couple.

Paco’s Mexican Grill was our title sponsor again this year and donated the catering for the event. The band, B-Liminal from Jupiter, Florida, rocked the house with their Sublime style music. We also had a fashion show with styles from the local boutique Rosie True.

After costs, we were able to raise close to $3000. The money came from the cover charge at the door, raffle ticket sales, and the silent auction. “This was our largest fundraising event to date,” stated Ed Cronin, Chairman of the First Coast Chapter. The silent auction and raffle were a huge success thanks to our sponsors including Surf Sanctuary, Damon Williams, SurfFanatics.com, Tim Chew Surfboards, Tonya Beaver Photography, MySurfari, Sunrise Surf Shop, Cycle Spectrum, AquaEast, Kayak Adventures, Ripple Effect, Massage Envy, Jacksonville Zoo, TacoLu, Cabos Island Pizza, Sun Deli, Half Moon Bay Trading Company, and more.

“The event was a huge success,” stated Valerie Zevens, chairman of the event committee. “It’s amazing what we can do with the help of a dedicated committee and the generosity of local businesses and the community.”

If anyone has any pictures, please send them in to us at firstcoast@surfrider.org and we will have them posted. - Thanks!

One last thing - Please support our sponsors as they have support us in a tough economy.

EC
Chairman

jaxsrfrgrl · **Posted:** Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:01 pm

just a note...

we actually raised almost $4000. i forgot to add in the $1000 that Paco's gave us prior to the day of the event! we did awesome!

thanks to all who sponsored, volunteered, and came out the night of to support!

Eof3rd · **Joined:** Thu Jan 08, 2009 11:56 pm **Posts:** 252

Well done and congratulations to all involved in this successful event. I will make a point of spending a few $$$ with the sponsors ... especially Paco's.

kerry · **Posted:** Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:36 am

ecronin wrote:

However, there is no dress code. We'd rather you joined us than not, because you don't have to wear anything.

EC

haha this is how i read that statement at first glance. haha.

ecronin · **Joined:** Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:45 pm **Posts:** 1251

kerry wrote:

ecronin wrote:

However, there is no dress code. We'd rather you joined us than not, because you don't have to wear anything.

EC

haha this is how i read that statement at first glance. haha.

Actually there were a couple of close calls.

EC

kerry · **Posted:** Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:23 pm

haha oh lord

pinky toe · **Posted:** Wed Apr 29, 2009 2:08 pm

haha. i was going to wear a bikini with a see through saran wrap dress, while Pizza Man wore nothing but, as stated black tie & baggies. But somehow we talked each other out of both.

julie-doo · **Posted:** Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:46 pm

ErnisianDIplomat wrote:

So, where are the pictures from this event? It's been over a week!!!! :geek:

I'll give you what I shot to post for us all to look at...

jaxsrfrgrl · **Posted:** Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:14 pm

looking forward to pics. i know george has some up on facebook.

ErnisianDIplomat · **Posted:** Fri May 01, 2009 10:52 am

Hey Val,

Wesley's entry number was 8...he's 6!!!

pinky toe · **Posted:** Fri May 01, 2009 5:19 pm

julie-doo wrote:

ErnisianDIplomat wrote:

So, where are the pictures from this event? It's been over a week!!!! :geek:

I'll give you what I shot to post for us all to look at...

i like this idea. we did not take any pix.

jaxsrfrgrl · **Posted:** Thu May 14, 2009 1:56 pm

these are from george arco:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/firstcoastsurfrider/sets/72157618114726130/

these are from tonya beaver:
http://tonyabeaverphotography.typepad.com/

jerryboone · **Joined:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:10 am **Posts:** 1

regards!

http://www.optische-schwimmbrillen.de

jbd · **Posted:** Mon Nov 09, 2009 2:20 pm

jerryboone wrote:

regards!

http://www.optische-schwimmbrillen.de

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ecronin · **Joined:** Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:45 pm **Posts:** 1251

jbd wrote:

jerryboone wrote:

regards!

http://www.optische-schwimmbrillen.de

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Spam.

EC

jbd · **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:42 pm

Not much of a spammer but wouldn't it make sense to spam in a language the target market could read?

jbd · **Posted:** Wed Feb 17, 2010 1:51 pm

Heard this isn't happenin' this year. True?

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