Each year we like to gather an eclectic group of friends and business associates for a holiday lunch. No, it's not just techies. Media, non-profits, politicians, business, cultural - they were all represented. The food and atmosphere at Bo Loong at 40th and St. Clair is always terrific and with over 85 guests we maxed out the party room. The attendees are involved in one or more of the projects that we are involved in such as: - Computers Assisting People (CAP) Inc. which has refurbished and donated over 15,000 PCs to over 450 schools and non-profits in Cleveland.
- Cleveland Food Adventurers a group that visits local ethnic restaurants and learns about the food and culture while enjoying camaraderie and a great meal.
- ClevelandPeople.com where we celebrate the 100+ ethnic groups in the area and make it a more attractive destination for immigrant talent as well as showing what a cool and diverse city we live in.
- ClevelandSeniors.com for the 50 and over crowd and those who care for and about them.
- ClevelandWomen.Com for girls and women of all ages in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio
- Cleveland International Hall of Fame which recognizes lifetimes of important and enduring contributions to Cleveland's multi cultural communities.
- GreatLakesGeek.com. The business, science and technology information on GreatLakesGeek.com is becoming more essential as many of our longtime favorite print publications have disappeared or cut back.
- Magnum Computers Inc. where we try and earn some $ so we can volunteer more for CAP and support our other projects. (grin)
- ClevelandMen.Com for boys and men of all ages in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio
- ClevelandPets.Com for the four-legged (and other) members of our families.
- And some more projects we are working on
When asked what the diverse group of guests had in common, some reflection made it clear that they, like us, love Cleveland. Most have had many opportunities to work and live in other cities. But we have all chosen to be here because we believe in the city. As attendees introduced themselves, this became evident and all were impressed by the positive outlooks expressed. And though the techies naturally gravitated to their own area, as did the media, international, political and other types of guests the fun was when seemingly unconnected people discovered a thread that connected them to someone else in the room.
Want to be invited next year? Let's do some positive things together in 2014.
Let's talk. Enjoy these photos (random order) of some of the 2013 guests.
Dan Hanson and Tim Taylor
Chris Thompson and Ron Copfer
Margaret Wong
Lt. Colonel Joe Meissner
Jane Alexander
Ed Jerse
Eleanor Hayes
Lev Gonick
Jose Feliciano
Les Roberts
Rui Zhang
Judge Marilyn Cassidy
Councilman Anthony Brancatelli
Anjan Ghose
Lisa Wong
Maria Pujana
Nacy Panzica
Mike Miller
Pat Hanson, Santa Claus and Debbie Hanson
County Council member Yvonne Conwell
Kimlee Suremee
Anthony and Josiane Yen
Maury Feren
Jim McIntyre
Harjit Alag
George Brown
Paramjit Singh
Darcy Downie
Brad Nellis
Bob Cerminara and Sandy Lesko Mounts
Tim Taylor
Tim Ryan and Ed Oshaban
Dick Clough
George Burke
Councilman Kevin Conwell
Dr. Gita Gidwani
Rich Osborne
August Pust
Steve Owendoff and John Lewis
Jim Dorazio
Johnny Wu and Pierre Bejjani
Ramesh Shah and Ingrida Bublys
Pat Mugridge and Pat Hanson
Councilman Zack Reed
Dr. Jaya Shah
Gia Hoa Ryan
Ed and Irene Morrow
Bob Cerminara
Asim Datta
Mona and Harjit Alag
Councilwoman Mamie Mitchell
Eddie Malone
Ron Copfer
Rui Zhang, Gary Baney and Kimlee Suremee
Pat and Tom Mugridge with Santa
Sandy Lesko Mounts, Tim Taylor,
Eleanor Hayes and Bob Cerminara
John Ettorre
Tom Mugridge
Anjan Ghose, Irene Morrow and Mamie Mitchell
Beverly, Maury Feren and Ken Kovach
Eleanor Hayes and Kevin Conwell
Pat Hanson, August Pust and George Burke
Maria Pujana with Ramesh and Jaya Shah
Yenna from Bo Loong
Tim Taylor, Jim McIntyre and Maury Feren
Yvonne Conwell and Dan Hanson
Margaret Wong, Josiane Yen and Jaya Shah
Bob Cerminara, Sandy Lesko Mounts, Darcy Downie and Tim Taylor
Tim Taylor, Rich Osborne and
Want to be invited next year? Let's do some positive things together in 2014.
Let's talk.
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