You don’t have to be a baseball fan to know that if you attended the March 5th “Spring Fling” Business Expo that you were networking with our finest business “teams.” All our vendors, “suited up” with their best as they decorated their tables, put their marketing information out and were ready for the “game” to begin at 5:30 p.m. 35 business vendors were ready and waiting and happy to meet the guests as they arrived, A total of 36 free door prizes were given away that night. As you entered the room, the chatter and laughter were an obvious factor in the high energy of the evening. The microphone was “hot” most of the time with various announcements being made and business leaders constantly giving away their door prizes. A LOUD round of applause to the following businesses who joined us and took a display table and shared in our evening: Amanda Hammett Financial& Insurance Services, Bridlewood Insurance, California Bank & Trust, California Coast Credit Union, Carrie Smedley Photography, Deano’s Pub, Deliberately Adopted Floral & Design, Express Blinds, Feeding the Flock SD, Foothills Art Association, La Mesa Lions, Ls Mesa Park & Recreation Foundation, La Mesa Rotary, Lemon Grove Media & Communications, Local Umbrella Media, Mattia & Yousif Law, Miracle Youth Productions, Mission Federal Credit Union, Nightwalker Caverns Escape Room, North Island Credit Union, OrangeTheory Fitness, Preplan CA, Rodan & Fields, San Diego Community Power, San Diego County Credit Union, Spa Piel, St. Madeline Sophie’s Center, Stills by Hill, Sungarden Terrace Retirement Community, Sunset Finishing Door & Trim, The Montera Senior Living, UC San Diego Health, US Bank, Westmont of La Mesa.

A great sampling of food selections for the night were available and we thank the following for being a part of our winning evening: Dream Dinners, Duke’s Old Fashioned Onion Burgers, Edible Arrangements – La Mesa, Eleazar Catering, Gordito Tamalito, Himalayan Cuisine, Marie Callender’s and Red, White and Badass Blue Coffee.

A special thank you to our evening sponsors who were our “ultimate players” – Presenting Sponsor U.S. Bank, Printing Sponsor, AAA Imaging, Venue Sponsor, Courtyard by Marriott San Diego El Cajon, Premier Sponsor, Kirk Paving, Inc., Supporting Sponsors – Amanda Hammett Insurance & Financial Services – State Farm, California Coast Credit Union, Feeding the Flock SD, Mattia & Yousif Law, Friendship Sponsor, Lily’s Manufactured Homes, Photography Partners, Carrie Smedley Photography, and Sandra Small Photographer, Social Media Partner, Lemon Grove Media & Communications, & Communications and Water Sponsor, Sycuan Casino Resort.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW FOR OUR 2ND EXPO OF 2025 – Thursday, August 14th – You Don’t want to miss our 2nd business expo of the year at the Courtyard by Marriott. Another fun-filled evening and mix and mingle with businesses and sample food from local restaurants and food providers!

Photos courtesy of: Carrie Smedley and Sandra Small Photographer

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