EPIC Toledo Birthday Bash

4/19/2017

EPIC Toledo Celebrates 10 Years

By: Emily Dammeyer, Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce

On April 7, in the heart of downtown Toledo, EPIC members, community and business leaders came together at One Lake Erie Center to celebrate EPIC Toledo’s tenth anniversary at the annual EPIC Toledo Birthday Bash. Nearly 500 young professionals attended the event and enjoyed a surprise menu from Murray’s On-the-Go, a new downtown business that revealed their concept during the VIP Pre-Party, presented by Yark Automotive Group.

Council Member Sandy Spang presented Sara Swisher, Director EPIC Toledo, and John Pezzino, Chairman EPIC Toledo Advisory Council, with a City of Toledo Council Resoultion recognizing and congratulating EPIC Toledo on the occasion of our tenth anniversary. This event celebrated an important milestone for EPIC Toledo, which has been providing programming to engage and inspire young professionals in our region for ten years. Many Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce members were involved in the event, including the EYDE Company, Ambient Effects, Bartz Viviano Flowers and Gifts, The Blarney Irish Pub, Heidelberg Distributing Company, Meredith Party Rental, Metzgers, Joseph’s Beverage Center, Continental Office, The Senator Group, Pepsi, Twine.It Photo Booth and Markeys Rental and Staging.

A big thank you to our event sponsors. Platinum: Yark Automotive, Bartz Viviano, EYDE Company; Gold: Brown & Brown Insurance, Continental Office, KeyBank, and The Senator Group; Silver: Anspach Law, Clark Schaefer Hackett, CliftonLarsonAllen, HCR ManorCare, Reichle Klein Group, Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, The University of Toledo, Yarder Manufacturing; Bronze: BGSU Graduate and Executive Programs in Business, Bo & Melissa Freeman, Dunn Chevy Buick, Findley Davies, Hylant, Midland Title & Escrow LTd., Rehmann.

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