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Steak The night had its own goat petting zoo.
Above: Murray Devine and Pamela Sawusch Left: Marguerite Andrich, Vanessa Tase Sueiro, Madison Martin, Yaeli Bobadilla Rosas, Rah’Nia Hill and Isaiah Levine
& Burger Friday, Feb. 7, at the Lee Wetherington Boys & Girls Club | Benefiting Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County HARRY SAYER BLACK TIE REPORTER
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Honorees Wells Purmort and Shaneeka Foster
he Western spirit was alive and well during the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County’s Steak & Burger event Feb. 7. More than 300 supporters met at the Lee Wetherington Boys & Girls Club for the annual Western bash, which encouraged guests to wear cowboy hats, jeans, vests and other country apparel. Boys & Girls Club members met arriving guests at the gate, where they could play with goats at a small petting zoo. The evening recognized Isaiah Levine, Rah’Nia Hill, Madison Martin, Vanessa Tase Sueiro and Yaeli Bobadilla Rosas as Youth of the Year candidates, but Marguerite Andrich emerged as the 2020 winner. Steak & Burger also honored Wells Purmort and Shaneeka Foster as honorary alumnus and Alumnus of the Year, respectively. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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