{"id":9450,"date":"2015-10-01T17:19:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T17:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomasbruce.com\/website_1d889e57\/?p=9450"},"modified":"2025-03-13T19:46:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T19:46:31","slug":"swanky-soiree-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasbruce.com\/website_1d889e57\/swanky-soiree-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Swanky Soiree 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas Bruce Studio was proud to once again be a part and sponsor of the sixth annual \u201cSwanky Soiree\u201d to benefit Brookwood of Florida. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of Tampa Bay\u2019s hottest events, the Swanky Soiree was once again held at the beautiful Mahaffey Theater in downtown St. Petersburg and featured a dozen of the Bay area\u2019s top restaurants and chefs, capped off with the excitement of a high-end fashion show hosted by Saks Fifth Avenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swanky Soiree is a once-a-year fundraising event for Brookwood Florida, a licensed residential group home for abused, neglected, and at-risk adolescent girls ages 12-20. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brookwood\u2019s program provides these troubled teens a living environment &amp; therapeutic program encompassing education, employability skills, independent living, training &amp; counseling that prepares them for self-sufficiency or successful family reunification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasbruce.com\/website_1d889e57\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/TBS-168-1024x736.jpg\" alt=\"Swanky Soiree\" class=\"wp-image-9453\" style=\"width:295px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasbruce.com\/website_1d889e57\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/TBS-187-460x306-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9452\" style=\"width:327px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tbs.shootproof.com\/swankysoiree15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You can see all of our photos from the event here!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-292.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-0011-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"Event, Swanky Soiree, St. Petersburg\" class=\"wp-image-3140\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-245.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-245-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"Event, Swanky Soiree, St. Petersburg\" class=\"wp-image-3146\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-136.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-136-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"Events, Swanky Soiree, St. Petersburg\" class=\"wp-image-3156\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about Brookwood of Florida, please visit<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brookwoodflorida.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.brookwoodflorida.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-161.jpg\"><\/a>&nbsp;Co-host Katie Wentzel of Channel 10 news.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-124.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-124-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Events, Swanky Soiree, St. Petersburg\" class=\"wp-image-3155\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-115.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-115-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"Events, Swanky Soiree, St. Petersburg\" class=\"wp-image-3154\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-105.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-105-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"Events, Swanky Soiree, St. Petersburg\" class=\"wp-image-3153\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-119.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-119-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Events, Swanky Soiree, St. Petersburg\" class=\"wp-image-3158\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-292.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-292-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Event, Swanky Soiree, St. Petersburg\" class=\"wp-image-3148\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-267.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-267-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Event, Swanky Soiree, St. Petersburg\" class=\"wp-image-3147\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-187.jpg\"><\/a>&nbsp;Event Chairman John William Barger III.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-168.jpg\"><\/a>&nbsp;Brookwood Executive Director Pam Mesmer.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-112-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Event, Swanky Soiree, St. Petersburg\" class=\"wp-image-3143\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-112.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-070.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thomasbruce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TBS-070-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"Event, Swanky Soiree, St. Petersburg\" 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