On December 2, 2022, 182 SMACNA members and guests gathered at the W Hotel in Bellevue for one of the most anticipated membership events of the year—the Holiday Gala.
The guest list included some special attendees, including past SMACNA National president Angie Simon and her husband Michael; SMACNA National president-elect Carol Duncan and her husband Dave; and SMACNA National CEO Aaron Holger.
Tom Montgomery passed the SMACNA-Western Washington presidency torch to BJ Giri, who in turn presented Mr. Montgomery with a “Thank You” statue acknowledging Montgomery’s past years of service in the position.
The entertainment at this event was out of this world—in more ways than one. Psychics were on hand to deliver hand readings at the tables, and a couple of tents offered tarot, handwriting analysis, palmistry, and more psychic services, much to the guests’ delight.
Mentalist Craig Karges performed an incredible show before moving the crowd onto cocktails, music, and dancing.
New this year, the association hosted a Giving Tree, and guests were encouraged to bring gift cards to decorate the tree. The overwhelming generosity of SMACNA-WW guests left the Giving Tree with $1,500 in gift cards from VISA, hardware stores, grocery stores, Target, Amazon, and more, and these were were donated to local shelters.
Guests danced the night away with visions of sugar plums and next year’s gala dancing in their heads. Thank you to everyone who attended and for their generosity. ▪
