May 2013 has been a memorable month for TeamDuncan as well as for the residents and visitors of Anna Maria Island. It feels like there is always something to look forward to when you live in Paradise as most of us do. This month started off with
Food and Wine on Pine May 4
th 2013, this fun-filled unique event has great music, fabulous local artists, and you guessed it food and wine. That same weekend May 5
th, 2013 was also the event local brides to be wait for,
The 6th Annual Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce Wedding Festivalwhich showcased the best catering, boutiques, cakes, ceremony sites, DJs, florists, Jewelers, photographers, venues, spas, you name it. This event is great for anyone to attend. How can you go wrong when you have the areas best of everything all featured at the same event?
Speaking of Manatee County’s best, May is also the month that Manatee County announces the
Small Business of the Year Award. Team Duncan was honored to be nominated and make it to the finals this year!!! We would like to congratulate and support the 2013 winners.The Awards went to:Bunker Hill Vineyard & Winery, NetWeave Social Networking, Suncoast Business Technologies, LLC, Johnson PhotoImaging,We also want to give our praise to our fellow finalists: Advanced Technology Services & Support, Jerry Solomon Canada Med Services / Discount Prescription Services, Dulcy Kushmore Clean As A Whistle of Manatee, LLC, Deborah Cassidy DuncanReal Estate, Darcie Duncan Epoch Solutions, Inc., Patti & Eric Brown Grapevine Communications, Angela Massaro-Fain & John Fain HHHT Auto Care, Inc., Traci Intyre Holiday Inn Sarasota-Bradenton Airport, Mohammad Gharavi and Jiten Patel It Works! Global, Mark Pentecost Jose M. Goldberg, DDS, PA, Jose M. Goldberg Key Glass, LLC, Greg, Sheril and Justin Burkhart L.A. Events, Inc., Lisa Arrigo Hoban LED Lighting Systems, LLC, Robert & Jane Burns Manasota Flooring, Bob Tiffany and Chris Quattlebaum Manatee Painting Contractors, Inc., David Dillingham, Jr. and Danny Dillingham Pittsburgh Pirates and Bradenton Marauders , Trevor Gooby Rayco Electric, Inc. Raymond Felske and Bryan Hindman Scroggins Insurance Agency, Inc., Wayne & Sandy Scroggins Statewide Protection Associates, LLC, Travis Savoie and Lance Biddle Two Trails, Inc. – Green Building Consulting, Drew & Debbie Smith University Animal Clinic, Dr. Robert Rill, Jr. Williams Wealth Management Group, Derek R. Williams We are proud to be grouped with these other fantastic businesseshere in Manatee County! I almost forgot a personal favorite of Team Duncan. The 2013
Pace Center for Girls Duck Race. This event is so much fun every year! Events include the
Ducks in Paradise “Ducktail Party:”at
Palmetto Riverside Bed and Breakfastoffering great food, music, games, and auctions. There is the main event the following day
Lucky Ducky Race for PACEat the new Bradenton Riverwalk! Food, entertainment & lots of family fun culminating in over 15,000 rubber ducks racing down the Manatee River in the heart of Bradenton! If you were not able to participate this year, you will want to make sure that you stay in town next year during the month of May. Although Team Duncan is exhausted, each one of these events was an event to remember. Fantastically put together by our areas finest. Have your friends and family come down and join you! If they need a place to stay you can always have them contact my team. Our
Vacation Rentals book fast so this is the Prime Time to book for 2014 Spring Events.
