UPFRONT Dr. Lara Relocates
Tampa Bay Magazine Publisher/Editor Margaret
Word Burnside congratulated her husband
Aaron Fodiman on being selected to receive
the Ens Award from the Public Art Project.
Art Ties Us was the first major fundraiser
for the Public Art Project, which works
with artists on beautification projects
throughout St. Petersburg under the guidance
of mural artist Derek Donnelly. The recent
event was organized and chaired by Laurie
Stogniew of the Bayshore Marketing Group.
The evening of dining also featured silent and
live auctions of artwork. Renowned glass artist
Duncan McClellan created and presented
the Ens Award that is named after a Zen
term for a hand-drawn circle in one or two
brush strokes. Tampa Bay Magazine Publisher/
Editor Aaron Fodiman received the award in
recognition of his commitment to the arts and
his efforts to encourage others to do the same.
Tom Pepin and his daughters Isabella,
Alexandra, Christina and Cassandra scaled
the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania,
Africa, to benefit the Pepin Heart Institute
at Florida Hospital in Tampa.
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in St. Petersburg
Steward Partners Opens
in Clearwater
Steward Partners Global Advisory celebrated
the opening of its offices at 600 Cleveland St.
in downtown Clearwater with a reception to
introduce its team of financial advisers: Travis
Hadwin, Angela Helmus-O’Brien, Frank Hibbard,
Todd Hoffman, Dean Hoover, Amy Rosa and
Todd Seymour. They will be serving the greater
Clearwater /Belleair region for this new stateof
the-art office as they partner with Raymond
James Financial. 9
Dr. César Lara, who is board certified in obesity
medicine and holds advanced certification in
bioidentical hormone replacement therapy,
has relocated his St. Petersburg office to the
Signature Building at 115 First St. S., Suite A.
Dr. Lara transforms and empowers his patients
to feel better, helping them to change the way
they look through weight management, age
management and non-invasive body contouring.
To get back in control of your health, call
(727) 446-3021, or visit DrLaraweightloss.com.
Dr. Cesar Lara has a new office
at 115 First St. S. in St. Petersburg.
Pepins
Conquer
Kilimanjaro
Tom Pepin of Tampa and his
four daughters raised the
funds needed to purchase an
ECMO (extracorporeal membrane
oxygenation) machine for the Pepin
Heart Institute that has already
helped save more than 75 lives
there. The Pepins accomplished the
climb with Tampa friend Trey Traviesa and his daughters Alexa and Amelia.
The eight-day trek became a super walk-a-thon for the eight climbers, who
found donors to sponsor their efforts to help others in need.
Fodiman Chosen
for Enso Award