- February 10, 2025
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Les and Diane Rankin from Atlanta, Georgia, and Tycha Stading from Austin, Texas attended Lobsters and Laughs at the invitation of Rotary members Karen and Don Hairston.
Olympia High School's Sarah Hanzaz, Lizzy Pafford and Lillian Bosh volunteered at Lobsters and Laughs. Pafford volunteered to dress as a lobster for the occasion.
Ed and Helen Aldridge attended Lobsters and Laughs for the first time. Helen Aldridge said she couldn't wait for the lobster dinner.
Greg Ramos and Rosie Ramos attend Lobsters and Laughs for the first time. They had their eye on a few Disney princess prints that were available for auction.
Les and Diane Rankin attended their fourth Lobsters and Laughs. They were visiting from Atlanta, Georgia and supporting their friends Karen and Don Hairston, who are Rotary members.
Magician Daniel Giandoni amazed Les Rankin, Tycha Stading and Diane Rankin with a card trick.
Richard LaFrate provided musical entertainment before the lobsters were served.
Norma Sutton has been a Rotary member for 37 years while her husband, Byron Sutton, has been a member for 57 years.
Karen and Don Hairston checked in guests as they arrived.
Rita James looked at all the options available for auction. She said she was drawn to the baskets. "There are quite a few items that would be very nice to bid on," she said.
Don and Kathleen Greer and Andy and Deborah Agoos said the Rotary Club of Windermere is a great organization with members who are great people.
Daniel Giandoni, a magician, performed a table-side trick, making three balls disappear.
Martha Dupont, Mariana Ortiz and Regiane Cidral said they were thrilled to be at Lobsters and Laughs. Ortiz said the Rotary members have been working on the event for months.
Dozens of items, including several pieces of artwork, were up for auction.
Karin Tome and Kristin O'Brien said Lobsters and Laughs is a great annual event.
Lobsters and Laughs had to move to The Pines at Windermere to accommodate the 190 guests in attendance, which is 90 people more than last years event.
A constant stream of people kept walking into The Pines at Windermere Saturday, Jan. 11, to see tables with balloon lobsters and dozens of auction items on display.
Gregg Anderson, the president of the Rotary Club of Windermere, said the club's annual Lobsters and Laughs event had to be moved from Town Hall to The Pines at Windermere to accommodate more guests.
This year's Lobsters and Laughs on Jan. 11 had 190 attendees, compared to 100 at last year's event.
More people at Lobsters and Laughs means more money raised for the rotary club to give back to the community as 100% of the proceeds from the event will go to charities the rotary club supports.
The event featured musical entertainment from Richard LaFrate, magician Daniel Giandoni, an auction and of course, a lobster dinner.