Winterfest Boat Parade - VIP VIEWING AREA - over 500 guests “READY - SET - GO - DONE” ⚓️🛥🎄🎅 Last night was a magical night as the weather gods played nice with us. It was great to see the community come together and enjoy the 50th Annual Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade. We could not have been more proud to once again partner with the City of Fort Lauderdale, Historic Stranahan House Museum and Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale to transform this area for all the Winterfest VIP spectators. Special thanks to Lisa Duke, Karla Joan Nelson-Thatcher, April Kirk, Eugenia Duncan Ellis, Phil Thornberg, Bob Pallay, Lisa Scott-Founds, Dawn Abrams Read Diehl, Kathleen Keleher and all the volunteers in making it happen. WSVN-TV’s Vivian Gonzalez, Diana Reed, Lily Majjul-Pardo and the entire crew were amazing to work with and they are such super partners. We are forever grateful putting a global spotlight on Fort Lauderdale. Bob Leider would have been proud of the team. The Eye On South Florida team was on site with the amazing team of Jack Namer and Sheriann Namer. They were very mobile and got so many testimonials and angles of the parade. Kitty McGowan and Bob Saxon were so engaging in the live broadcast and keeping us informed about the 100 vessels and interviewing various special guests. Our Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade judges included Fort Lauderdale, Florida’s Mayor Dean Trantalis, Visit Lauderdale President Stacy Ritter and The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale’s Melissa Wagner Milroy. We can not wait to celebrate the winners. And lastly to the Riverside Hotel team that came together as one, pulling double shifts and working extra shifts making it a remarkable event. So proud of these hospitality pros that strive for excellence. Thank you to all involved. #WF50 #WinterfestFL (at Riverside Hotel) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXZ0UiYMTB3/?utm_medium=tumblr
