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12 CHEERS FOR 20 YEARS: NOVEMBER RECAP

12 Cheers for 20 Years: November Recap

This November as part of our year-long 12 Cheers for 20 Years campaign, we’re supporting the Food Bank of Manatee. In addition to our month-long food drive AND the Birthday Cocktails program, we also contributed to the annual Empty Bowls event. Anna Maria Oyster Bar Landside donated a crock of our delicious New England Clam Chowder to *both* days of this fabulous fundraiser, where guests purchase a $25 ticket and can enjoy samples of delicious soups from area restaurants.  Plus, attendees select a special handcrafted ceramic or wooden bowl to take home, too! Also, a group of AMOB representatives attended

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12 CHEERS FOR 20 YEARS: AUGUST

12 Cheers for 20 Years: October Recap

For the month of October, as part of our 12 Cheers for 20 Years Campaign, we raised money for the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.  In total, Team “Shuck Cancer” raised $7,008… and had a great time doing it. To raise additional funds for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer beyond the monthly 12 Cheers Birthday Cocktail proceeds, our teams also sold pink “Shuck Cancer” t-shirts and buttons… at some of the stores, we also sold raffle tickets for great prizes! Pictured here is Vicki Giess who won $140 in a 50-50 raffle at our Cortez Oyster Bar.

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HURRICANE IRMA VICTORY PARTY UPDATE FROM AMOB

Hurricane Irma Victory Party Update from AMOB

Important Update from AMOB We’re so glad to hear that most of our friends & family encountered minimal damage from Hurricane Irma. Our thoughts are with those of you still struggling to get home, who are experiencing substantial damage to their home, have no power… or worst of all…. no Internet (just kidding)! Many of you have inquired about the status of our restaurants… thank you so much for your concern. There was little to no physical damage to any of the four Anna Maria Oyster Bars. Some of the locations have power, some do not. Our Ellenton location will

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HURRICANE IRMA UPDATE FROM AMOB

Hurricane Irma Update from AMOB

While we all love a great Hurricane Party here at the Anna Maria Oyster Bars, we also know that we need to realize that Hurricane Irma is not a lady to be trifled with. Not sure I’ve met a lady to trifle with yet…but… With that in mind we are making plans to keep our Oyster Bar family safe and sound this weekend. The Anna Maria Oyster Bars will be closing Saturday and Sunday and hopefully reopening sometime on Monday!  We’ll play that by ear as the storm hopefully passes and leaves us all safe and sound, with only suffering from

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12 CHEERS FOR 20 YEARS: AUGUST

12 Cheers for 20 Years: September

12 cheers update – With your help, we raised $889 for Turning Points this month!  And many of you chose to contribute by supporting the supply drive, as well. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP! Happy birthday, Anna Maria Oyster Bars… Volume 9 Wow, we were incredibly lucky in Manatee County and at all of the AMOBs…during last week’s storm…we still have several of our staff members without power at their homes and we’re doing all we can to help…sending food home, sending ice bags home…anything we could do to support. All three of our stores on the mainland lost power…we

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12 CHEERS FOR 20 YEARS: AUGUST

12 Cheers for 20 Years: August

12 cheers update – We are so happy to have raised $944 that will directly benefit the supplemental grant program by Manatee Education Foundation,  thanks to YOUR support! Plus, four local schools received a whole bunch of school supplies that will really help out our teachers. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP! Happy birthday, Anna Maria Oyster Bars… Volume 8 I was never very good at paying attention in school… but if you have been paying attention to my monthly 12 Cheers messages over the last eight months (and I hope you have!)… then you know how important Education is to

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AMOB AT THE FRLA SUMMIT

AMOB at the FRLA Summit

This week, we spent two days networking and learning alongside Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association colleagues at the annual FRLA Marketing & Operations Summit.  This annual event brings together Florida’s most influential hospitality power players and top-level executives in pursuit of the best practices and business trends to increase overall sales and customer satisfaction. General Managers from Landside and the Pier, Matt Andrus and Tim Bingham respectively, joined owners John & Amanda Horne, Guest & Human Relations Director Nicole Davila, and Eleni Sokos from Sokos Social, whose firm handles our digital marketing initiatives. Our team learned so much about how to

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12 CHEERS FOR 20 YEARS: JULY

12 Cheers for 20 Years: July

  Happy birthday, Anna Maria Oyster Bars… Volume 7 I sure do appreciate the job our military does for all of us and find it hard to imagine being away from family and friends being stationed in a far-away land defending my country. I know the work that Manatee Operation Troop Support (MOTS) does sending care packages to our enlisted men and women from our area with items to remind them of home and to let them know we’re all thinking of them…and thanking them and we appreciate them… that’s why this month our birthday celebration is honoring and helping

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JULY HAPPENINGS FROM ANNA MARIA OYSTER BAR

🐬 July Happenings from Anna Maria Oyster Bar

  Surviving Summer in Florida Tip #497: AMOB Margarita, Rinse, Repeat. Summer days in Florida are best enjoyed on or near the water. Luckily, even if you’re not sailing on a boat or lounging on a beach, a visit to the Anna Maria Oyster Bar nearest you can seem like a tropical getaway. Escape reality with a fruity umbrella drink and a seafood feast! By now, you’ve probably heard that in 2017, we’re celebrating Anna Maria Oyster Bar’s TWENTIETH YEAR in business in the Manatee-Sarasota area with the 12 Cheers for 20 Years campaign. “12 Cheers” is as much a “cheers

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12 CHEERS FOR 20 YEARS: JUNE

12 Cheers for 20 Years: June

  Happy birthday, Anna Maria Oyster Bars… Volume 6 This is shaping up to be an awesome month of celebrating… our Summer Reading Program is going so well! “Dive into Reading” is halfway complete and we’re having a blast with “our” kids this month. We’re looking forward to celebrating their graduations next week! And more importantly, we’re looking forward to celebrating their reading scores at the end of the summer. A huge thanks to all our volunteers and all the kids… we’ll share more details after the program is complete, but in the meantime, here are a few photos from

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