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he ONE (Organization of Networking Entrepreneurs) hosted their Business After Hours event at the 
beautiful Court of De Luna Event Space on March 27. Over 300 people from the community enjoyed 
this networking event. The vision for this open-to-the-public event was to provide a dynamic and fun 
environment for networking as opposed to a formal, overly structured format. The incredible food was 

contributed by various local restaurants including Boneheads, Hopjacks, Hot Spot Barbecue, Taste of India, and 
Wacked Out Weiner. There were cupcakes available from Oh Snap! and coffee service from Polonza Bistro. De Luna 
Winery sold their house wines, and Gulf Coast Brewery provided craft beer. Each of the five chapters of The ONE 
donated a prize package with a combined value of over $8,000. Ron Spradling, owner of CitySpree, and The ONE 
founder, was the emcee and DJ, Pensacola Photo Booth provided on-site print take-away memories of the evening, 
and Carter J brought his local art flair to caricature drawings. Dr Craig Henry of Henry Chiropractic, was the winner 
of the 50/50 raffle and generously donated his winnings back to the 4 nonprofits who are members.

The ONE invites anyone in the community to attend a weekday meeting from 11:30-1:00. Meeting times and 

locations can be found at www.TheONEorg.com.

photos & story by

Kristina Wright

   VIP Pensacola at Court of De Luna Event Space

The ONE

Business After Hours

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Brian Wyer & Stephanie Alvarez

Danielle Cobb & Dr. Craig Henry

Melanie Dillon & Dixie Stewart

Dana Tripoli & John McDonald

Christina Williams & Carrie Eckland

Charles Thomas & Jeri Cox

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