T
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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