The first folks I saw were Sea-Comm Media producer and photographer Paige Freeman, Attorney Walter Skinner of Williams Mullen and Elaine Huston of Pre-Paid Legal.
I also met Mike LaBruno of All-Brite residential and commercial pressure washing and Ken and Gina Schiess. Ken's a financial planner with HdVest and Gina is a programmer and IT manager.
Sea-Comm Media Salesman Supreme Derek Sellers and Suzy Boyko, a teacher with the Friends School of Wilmington.
Paige had help from Dana Webb with the raffle drawings (the non profit beneficiary was Wilmington Downtown, Inc.). Big Talker morning show host Curtis Wright was at the mike.
Robert Smith of Bob King Motors, Elaine Huston, and Paul Whitehouse of Lopermedia.
Here's another shot of Paul.
Dana Webb, an instructor at Cape Fear Community College with video guy Robert Moody.
Curtis gives a drawing prize to James Arnold of South-Eastern Commercial Services.
Scott Ball of Coastal Document Systems. That's Rick Huston of UFirst Financial in the background along with David Merrill.
Associate Director Lee Anne Haggerty of Wilmington Downtown, Inc.
Ronnie Anderson, a Relationship Banker with RBC Bank.
Steve Haughey of Worldwide Express, Anna Schraff of Boys & Girls Homes of NC, and James Arnold.
Anna Schraff and Kathyrn Rakes of Hibiske Insurance Group.
David Merrill and Lee Anne Haggerty.
Dr. Rhett King of King Chiropractic LLC and Kyle Myers of All-Brite Pressure Washing.
Walter Skinner and Mark Evans of Green Cleaning Technicians.
Scott Ball, Kathryn Raykes, and Shelley DeAntonio, Operations and Technology for Century 21 Sweyer.
Shelly and Jerry Ellis of eTelecom.
Joe Abate, Program Director for Cape Fear River Watch and Devin Wilson of Pura Soul Photography.
Newcomer to the area performing artist Susan Savia.
And, just as I was leaving, Mike and Joan Loch of Crescent Moon came up the stairs.
Next week's Strictly Business networking event will be at Antonio's Pizza and Pasta Restaurant in Leland, starting at 5PM.
