You don’t have to be a sports fan to know that if you attended the August 15th “Summer Bash” Business Expo, that you were networking with the finest! We had NO ONE on the bench that evening! Everyone in the room was an MVP and “suited up” and ready to “play ball.” The noise level in the room was overwhelming. People were laughing and visiting the vendors and totally engaged! The fun began at 5:00 p.m. and 50 business vendors were ready and “warmed up” and waiting for the “first pitch” of the night. 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 5:00 p.m. As you entered the room, the chatter and laughter were an obvious factor as people observed the high energy in the room. A total of 48 free door prizes were given away that night. During that portion of the evening the microphone was ‘hot” as business leaders constantly gave 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: AAA Imaging, Amanda Hammett Insurance & Financial Services, Auntie & Me Essential Wellness, Authentic Dental Designs – Meghan Toland, D.M.D., Benefit Pro Insurance Services, Bigsly Media, Block Advisors, Boffo Entertainment, Inc., Capstone Senior Care, Placement, Carl Burger Dodge Chrysler Jeep RAM World, CeCe Photo, Coldwell Banker Coastal Alliance, Cooking 4 Life, CULTIVATE A HairLoveDesign Salon, Dignity Memorial, DMZ Visual Marketing, East County Transitional Living Center, Express Blinds & More, First Data/Card Connect, Fully Promoted / EmbroidMe-LaMesa, Grossmont Escrow Co., Integrated Mac Solutions, La Mesa Courier, La Mesa Floral Design Shoppe, La Mesa Lions Club, La Mesa Woman’s Club, Lamplighters Theatre, Marque Urgent Care, Mattress Makers, Mobility Works, Nakawatase & Kaminsky, CPAs, Nightwalker Caverns Escape Room Adventures, North Island Credit Union, PenChecks, Inc., Rippee Photography, San Diego County Credit Union – La Mesa, SDG&E, Smart Home Alarm, SMIB Management, Inc., State Farm Insurance – Kristie Facto Agency, Storage West, Studio M.I.F., Summit Valley Truck & Auto Care, Sycuan Casino Resort, The Montera Senior Living, Thrive by Le-Vel, Umpqua Bank, Venus & Mars Nail Lounge, Wells Fargo Bank Grossmont Center, and Westmont of La Mesa.

The evening would not have been so successful without the partnership of the following sponsors: Our Title Sponsor, Sycuan Casino Resort, Our Presenting Sponsor, SMIB Management, Inc., and Our Supporting Sponsors: Carl Burger Dodge Chrysler Jeep RAM World, San Diego County Credit Union – La Mesa, SDG&E and Westmont of La Mesa. They were joined by; AAA Imaging, Discovering My City Magazine, Community Spectrum, Kostedt Design & Marketing, CeCe Photo, Ripee Photography, Sandra Small/ Photographer, Kirk Paving, Inc. Studio M.I.F., Royal Florist Design, La Mesa Floral Design Shoppe and Global Protection Group. A special thank you to our special MVP and Emcee for the evening – Brian Sack. To the 32 volunteers that came out to “play ball” with us, we are eternally grateful.

We are happy to share the roster of team players that provided a sampling of great food selections for the full night and were also our beverage sponsors as the game “played on.” Our heartfelt thanks to our following A Team: Brew Coffee Spot, Cali Comfort BBQ, Dream Dinners, Little Roma, Marie Callender’s, Nonno’s Ristorante Italiano, Pick Up Stix, Ranch Events, Sycuan Casino Resort, The Hills Local Pub, The Lunch Box, and Valley Farm Market.

Photos courtesy of www.CeCePhoto.com, Rippee Photography and Sandra Small/ Photographer

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Video courtesy of Community Spectrum