Each year we like to gather an eclectic group of friends and business associates for a holiday lunch. No, it's not just techies. Media, non-profits, politicians, business, cultural - they were all represented. The food and atmosphere at Bo Loong at 40th and St. Clair is always terrific and with over 85 guests we maxed out the party room. The attendees are involved in one or more of the projects that we are involved in such as: - Computers Assisting People (CAP) Inc. which has refurbished and donated over 15,000 PCs to over 450 schools and non-profits in Cleveland.
- Cleveland Food Adventurers a group that visits local ethnic restaurants and learns about the food and culture while enjoying camaraderie and a great meal.
- ClevelandPeople.com where we celebrate the 100+ ethnic groups in the area and make it a more attractive destination for immigrant talent as well as showing what a cool and diverse city we live in.
- ClevelandSeniors.com for the 50 and over crowd and those who care for and about them.
- ClevelandWomen.Com for girls and women of all ages in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio
- Cleveland International Hall of Fame which recognizes lifetimes of important and enduring contributions to Cleveland's multi cultural communities.
- GreatLakesGeek.com. The business, science and technology information on GreatLakesGeek.com is becoming more essential as many of our longtime favorite print publications have disappeared or cut back.
- Magnum Computers Inc. where we try and earn some $ so we can volunteer more for CAP and support our other projects. (grin)
- ClevelandMen.Com for boys and men of all ages in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio
- ClevelandPets.Com for the four-legged (and other) members of our families.
- And some more projects we are working on
When asked what the diverse group of guests had in common, some reflection made it clear that they, like us, love Cleveland. Most have had many opportunities to work and live in other cities. But we have all chosen to be here because we believe in the city. As attendees introduced themselves, this became evident and all were impressed by the positive outlooks expressed. And though the techies naturally gravitated to their own area, as did the media, international, political and other types of guests the fun was when seemingly unconnected people discovered a thread that connected them to someone else in the room. Want to be invited next year? Let's do some positive things together next year.
Let's talk. Enjoy these photos (random order) of some of the 2014 guests.
Councilman Tony Brancatelli, Jim Foster and August Pust
Russ Mitchell, Ralph Tarsitano and Dick Russ
Phil Alexander, Ron Copfer and Leslie Carruthers
Debbie Hanson and Yingli Wolinsky
Nada Martinovic, Mayor Georgine Welo and Anila Nicklos
Dan Hanson and John McCann
Kristen Morris and Gary Baney
Judge Ralph Perk Jr.
Irene Morrow and Jose Feliciano
Neil Mohney
Paramjit Singh and Maria Pujana
Tim Ryan, Fr. John Lee and Nacy Panzica
Kevin Goodman
George Brown
Councilman Joe Cimperman
Kimlee Suremee
Pat Hanson, Dan Hanson and Marty Mordarski
Johnny Wu and Lisa Wong
Samantha Peddicord
Steve Owendoff and John Lewis
Mona Alag, Gita Gidwani and Anjan Ghose
John McCann and Ed Jerse
Anthony Yen
Beverly Cobb, Maury Feren and Amy Kenneley
Brad Sussman
Andrea Anelli
Morgan Barnes
Asim Datta and Jason Lin
Ron Copfer
Leslie Carruthers and Jim Dorazio
Johnny Wu, Samantha Peddicord,
Kristen Morris and Joe Cimperman
Pat Hanson and Russ Mitchell
Phil Alexander
Pierre Bejjani, Judge Pam Barker and Brad Sussman
Marty Mordarski
Moral Masuoka
Hiram DeJesus
Darcy Downie, Tom and Pat Mugridge
Harry Weller
Ron Rerko
Dan Hanson and Russ Mitchell
Ed and Irene Morrow
Councilman Tony Brancatelli
Pat Hanson
Johnny Wu and Debbie Hanson
Ron Rerko, Father Lee and Anthony yen
August Pust
Gary Baney, Debbie Hanson and Fr John Lee
Gita Gidwani and Mona Alag
Mayor Georgine Welo
Tim Ryan and Nacy Panzica
Debbie Hanson and Maury Feren
Want to be invited next year? Let's do some positive things together next year.
Let's talk.
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