CONNECTION MAGAZINE - Season 4 Battle of the Bands

The Swanson Team, and Yojany Vargas from the Wyndham Hotel Boca Raton. The ‘Dude’ of the group is Mario Bai from Summit Law Group. They opened the show with a Whole Lotta Love and a whole lot of leather as they brought the crowd to their feet!

Next, we had Six on the Beach, who performed Rockin’ in the Free World by Neil Young. This group comprised Genie Lieberman from Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Ivan Baron with the Delray Beach Open, J.C. Perrin with Seacoast Bank, Joe Biase from Urology Center of South Florida, and Shoshana Davidowitz from the Delray Beach Playhouse. They had guest star, Neil Young, join them on stage (in cardboard cut-out form).

Our third band, Emotional Damage, performed I Hate Myself for Loving You by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. These rockstars were Brittany Parish from Habitat for

The Golden Bell Battle of the Bands contestants showed up and rocked out on Saturday, September 24th at Lynn University. These contestants dedicated their entire summer to learning a new musical instrument and raising funds for the Golden Bell Education Foundation. We had a devoted group this year and their hard work truly paid off.

Our first group, 4 Chicks & A Dude performed Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin. The four chicks are Jill Glanzer with Signature Real Estate Finder, LLC, Mandy Forrester from On Target Digital Marketing Agency, Tracie Swanson with

Humanity South Palm Beach County, Emily Lawless with Allegiance Home Health, John Schwencke with Lavelle, Ronan, Brown, Schwencke, PLL and Michael Mohl from Senior Helpers. You could feel the passion and torment as they played their hearts out and gave the show their all!

Lastly, we had 49 Fingers. They performed All The Small Things by Blink 182. Their musicians were Brianna Silva from the YMCA, Katie Vaughan with Plum Productions, Michael Nathanson with The Nathanson Brothers Real Estate Team, Travis Bryan from the Boca Raton Airport Authority, and Samir Changela with Rara’s Pizza & Wings. 49 Fingers turned the lights off and carried us home as they closed out the show.

Season 4 Top Fundraiser Shoshana Davidowitz

Season 4 Winning Band 49 Fingers

Our top fundraiser, Shoshana Davidowitz, raised over $12,000 in donations for the Golden Bell Education Foundation. Our top performing band, 49 Fingers, will be back next year for their encore performance!

The Golden Bell Education Foundation and the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce are both so proud and grateful for our rockstars as they are helping us make a difference in Boca Raton public schools. Collectively they raised over $40,000 in donations for the Golden Bell Education Foundation.

Thank you to our business partners who sponsored Truist’s Season 4 of Golden Bell Battle of the Bands, we couldn’t do it without you!

Interested in becoming a rockstar for a Summer? Contact Liz to find out more about how you can trade in your briefcase for a microphone or instrument. LNicastro@bocachamber.com 561-395-4433 ext. 232.

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