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MARCH/APRIL 2019 | TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE 85
in Philanthropy luncheon at Ruth Eckerd
Hall in Clearwater.....Megan Simons
welcomed guests to her Pippa Pelure
boutique in St. Petersburg for “New Year
New You,” an event featuring special
guest Sylvia Russell, celebrated beauty
expert and creator of Puckerd
Cosmetics.....Dr. Ron Tucker of
Seminole, Mike Porter of Largo and
Don Mandeville of Tarpon Springs,
Lighthouse of Pinellas board members,
organized the annual Channel Marker’s
Society recognition reception at the
Lighthouse headquarters in Largo.....
Dr. Robert Entel hosted a cocktail party
at his Penny Lane Beatles Museum in
downtown Dunedin for members of the
Dunedin Fine Art Center’s Circle
group.....Kevin Gibbons, formerly of
Tampa, invited guests to a cocktail party
hosted by Peter Sullivan at Palma Ceia
Golf and Country Club in Tampa to learn
about Health Access Connect, the charity
Kevin founded to help the poor in
Uganda, where he and his family now
live.....Rita Lowman, chair of this year’s
Cattle Baron’s Ball to benefit the
American Red Cross, thanked Lora and
David Bevirt for hosting a pre-party at
their home in South Tampa.....Dr. Hank
Hine, director of The Dalí Museum,
welcomed guests to a gala dinner that
Betty Jo Andrews of Belleair celebrated a
birthday with guests enjoying cocktails,
buffet dining stations and a dance band
at Carlouel Beach and Yacht Club on
Clearwater Beach.
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