Magnum Computers
Annual Holiday Party
Bo Loong - December 6, 2018 |
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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 38th and St. Clair is always terrific and our 75 guests 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 almost 20,000 PCs to over 500 schools and non-profits in Cleveland.
- 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.
- ClevelandSpeakers.com which has grown, by popular demand, from a section on GreatLakesGeek to its own website with some great speakers and topics.
- Cleveland101.com which was intended to give visiting reporters some interesting stories during the RNC and Cavs championship run but has evolved into a collection of great Cleveland stories, firsts and landmarks.
- ClevelandCooks.com which is for foodies, chefs and wannabe chefs as we celebrate how Cleveland has become a foodie town with great chefs and restaurants.
- Cleveland Food Adventurers a group that visits local ethnic restaurants and learns about the food and culture while enjoying camaraderie and a great meal.
- 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)
- 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 taken by Harry Weller and Anjan Ghose (random order) of some of the 2018 guests. Sorry to those who are not in any of the photos such s Cuyahoga County Council's Yvonne Conwell, Cleveland Councilman Mike Polensek, TV videographer Ralph Tarsitano, Joe LaMantia, President, e-Ventus Corporation, Samantha Peddicord and others.
Overdrive CEO Steve Potash and Serial Entrepreneur Ron Copfer
Dan Hanson and Jacqueline Muhammed, Community Engagement & Legislative Affairs, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish
and WKYC News Anchor Russ Mitchell
Judge Dan Polster of the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Ohio
Ed 'Flash' Ferenc, Cleveland Municipal Court Public Information Officer
and Meteorologist Brad Sussman
Packaging manufacturer John Lewis and
Winking Lizard owner John Lane
Attorney Dick Pogue
Eric Diamond of Cleveland Culinary Launch and Kitchen,Gordon Priemer, president of J&M Real Estate Advisors, Cleveland Councilman Anthony Brancatelli and the councilman's executive assistant Marcelina Sladewska
Former Ohio House of Representatives Ed Jerse, Cleveland City Councilman Matt Zone with Armond and Amy Budish
Russ Mitchell, Magda Gomez, Director, Diversity & Inclusion at Cuyahoga Community College and Brunswick Mayor Ron Falconi
Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation VP Tom Turkaly,
Dr. Richard Crepage and CPA Samy Tanious
Attorney and Hispanic Community leader Jose Feliciano
Attorney Debbie Yue, Zhenting Men from the Cleveland International Fund and Alexander Lackey from the City of Cleveland Mayor's Office
Friendship Foundation founder Gia Hoa Ryan with Pat Hanson
Honorary Lithuanian Consul Ingrida Bublys and
Polish community leader Connie Adams
Author Les Roberts and Kathy Ghose
UBS Financial Advisor John Mooney, Aztek CEO John Hill
and attorney Lou McMahon
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Cleveland Foundation Digital Innovation Fellow Joshua Edmonds
and Michael Patterson of Margaret W. Wong's office
Former Cleveland City Councilman Zack Reed
American Red Cross Communications and Marketing Manager Jim McIntyre, Ingrida Bublys and Caryn Candisky, District Director at Office of U.S. Senator Rob Portman
Anita Kazarian, Dan Hanson and attorney and author Lt Col. Joseph Meissner
David Fleshler, Case Western Reserve University Vice Provost for International Affairs with Richard Eastburn
Chinese community leader Anthony Yen
Connie Adams with American Nationalities Movement
Past president Irene Morrow and daughter Bobbi
Jennifer Feierabend and Oahn Loi-Powell
Anjan and Kathy Ghose with Gia Hoa Ryan and honored guests from Vietnam
Paul Burik, Kathy Ghose, Anita Kazarian, Nada Martinovics and Ken Kovach
Dan Hanson and David Fleshler
CAMEO President Pierre Bejjani and August Pust
August Pust with Ingrida and Romas Bublys
Pierre and Mary Bejjani with Jacqueline Muhammed
Caryn Candinsky, Joshua Edmonds,
Zhenting Men and Debbie Yue
Asim Datta and Steve Potash
Guests from Vietnam with Mike and Oanh Powell
CAP volunteer Rich Woods, Lou McMahon and Pat Hanson
Michael Patterson and Harry Weller
Rania Abbadi, Dan Hanson and Anthony Yen
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John Lewis and Thompson Hine's Mike Hardy
John Hill, Jim Dorazio and Ron Copfer
Mary Bejjani and Samy Tanious
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A Food Industry Entrepreneur?
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John Mooney and Rich Woods
Dan Hanson with Armond and Amy Budish
Les Roberts and friend
Jacqueline Muhammed
Gordy Priemer, Eric Diamond and Ken Kovach
Russ Mitchell, Rich Crepage, Kathy Ghose,
Asim Datta and Magda Gomez
Mike Patterson and Ed Flash Ferenc
Rania Abaddi and Nada Martinovics
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Visit ClevelandPeople.com for photos, videos, resources, calendar of events and more.
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Armond Budish
Paul Burik and Dan Hanson
Rich Crepage, Pat Hanson, August Pust and Anita Kazarian
Steve Potash and Zhenting Men
Matt Zone, Nada Martinovics, Dan Hanson, Mary and Pierre Bejjani
Amy and Armond Budish, Ed Flash Ferenc and Brad Sussman
Dan Hanson, Eric Diamond and Gordy Priemer
Russ Mitchell, Magda Gomez and Gordon Priemer
Dan Hanson and John Mooney
Joe Meissner and Jim Dorazio
Dan Hanson, Les Roberts and Connie Adams
Asim Datta
Anjan and Kathy Ghose
Want to be invited next year? Let's do some positive things together next year.
Let's talk.
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