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For 50 years, a dedicated group of volunteers have been raising funds for The Arc Tampa Bay Foundation that provides quality
care to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in our community. The arc has 19 group homes for its consumers
and assists 300 individuals every day through its day programs. The Omelette Party’s name came from the first event in 1967,
when New York society Chef Rudy Stanish, the “Omelette King,” arrived in Clearwater to make his famous omelettes for the event.
Omelettes are still part of the menu for this “eggs-traordinary” evening, which this year was held at a private home in Belleair.
166 TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE
Omelette Party
| MAY/JUNE 2017
Pinellas County Commissioner Karen Seel
and her husband Ron were members of the
2017 Omelette Party committee that planned
this annual fundraiser.
Jeanette Hale and her late husband
Dr. Bill Hale were on the Omelette Party’s
founding committee, and she attended this year’s
event with her grandchildren Matt Simmons
and Liz Simmons Wolcott.
U.S. Rep. David Jolly and his wife Laura
admired the floral arrangement and the
artworks by local artists and The Arc’s
Harborside clients, which were on display
and available for purchase.
Janice and Doug Birch were co-chairs of
this year’s Omelette Party to benefit
The ARC Tampa Bay Foundation.
Amy and Gary Connors served on the
committee for the Omelette Party that
has raised more than $3 million since
its inception 50 years ago.
Trevor and Molly Schaffer were a
co-chair couple for this 50th anniversary
Omelette Party that began with the efforts
of five founding couples.
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