Annual CBC Saunders Real Estate BBQ Event Hosts CBC Corporate Executives, Florida Brokers, Unveiling of Commissioned Painting Series

(l-r) Mike McKosky, InArt Santa Fe Gallery;  

David Escudero, Artist;Dean Saunders, ALC,

CBC Saunders Real Estate

The 7^th annual 2011 Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate BBQ was held in the locally famous antique barn of Wanda and Leland Young in Alturas, FL. The company hosted a pre-event “meet and greet” for Coldwell Banker Commercial corporate executives and Florida CBC brokers. Obie Walli, executive management and Coldwell Banker Commercial Vice President of Operations, attended from Parsippany, New Jersey, and represented the CBC corporate team. Seventeen Florida CBC brokers and agents traveled from as far as Jacksonville to attend the meet and greet portion of the event.

This year’s event included the newly formed commercial real estate firm, Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Ralston Dantzler Realty. CBC Saunders Ralston Dantzler Realty launched in the first quarter of 2011 as the only commercial real estate firm in Polk County with a national and global presence. Since 2006, CBC Saunders Real Estate remains the only land brokerage in the county with a national and global presence.

In attendance were several county commissioners, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, and other elected officials.

The highlight of the event was the annual unveiling of the next in a series of paintings commissioned by Saunders each year. This was a special unveiling as it marked a series theme change to The Saunders Collection, Natural Lands of Florida. Last year’s painting concluded six years of the “Wildlife Series” all by well-known wildlife artist Thomas Brooks (www.thomasbrooks.com). This year starts the new “Agricultural Series” by known artist David Escudero (InArtSantaFeGallery) who came from Santa Fe, New Mexico to attend the event. Mike McKosky, the artist’s representative and gallery owner attended with Escudero.