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Manayunk-Roxborough Summer Business Networking Night a Huge Success

Simply put, we are overjoyed here at ADVENT with the networking event last night sponsored by Beneficial Bank of Roxborough. We can’t thank everyone enough for the ongoing support. In two short hours last night, we were able to raise over $2,250 for North Light Community Center. 

If you’re unfamiliar with North Light Community Center, they align kids and young adults with programs to help them find interests and even set them up with internships and jobs. They also offer emergency assistance to families in need. This charity is a huge benefit to the Manayunk and Roxborough Community and we are privileged to be able to help them in any way possible.

For those who missed it, the event was held at JD McGillicuddy’s in Manayunk. With the auction items downstairs and Alexis Cunningham playing upstairs, there was never a dull moment. They offered half off apps and $5 sandwiches which were delicious as always. If that wasn’t enough, they walked around giving out free samples of their new Cheddar Chorizo Burger which has been nominated for Philly Mag’s Battle of the Burger 2015 (if you had one, you know how fantastic it was and can vote here for it). What’s better than that?

Overall, we had over thirty items donated for the silent auction which was the real moneymaker on Wednesday. Not only did we have a great number of items but the quality was incredible. We had all sorts of things such as a medically supervised weight loss program from Lyceum Physical Medicine, eight rounds of golf at Talamore Golf Course donated by Doug Grom of Edward Jones, a Fireball fire pit along with a lot of swag (which I was almost immediately outbid for) from JD McGillicuddy’s, a LG Tablet from The Cellular Connection, and much more. 

We can’t say thank you enough to each and every person who helped make this event possible whether it was through donating an item for the auction, bidding on an item, entering the 50/50 raffle or putting in an open donation. 

The community support is incredible and we love seeing what we can do when we all come together for an incredible cause. We look forward to seeing you all at our Fall Manayunk-Roxborough Business Networking Event.