Meet Our 2012 Top Singles
For a third year, 18 brave souls have agreed to auction themselves off for a lunch date during Tallahassee Magazine’s Top Singles event, planned for July 21 at Hotel Duval. A love connection isn’t guaranteed, but a financial boost for local charities is assured — all the money bid that night for dates goes to the singles’ charity of choice. Last year, the total topped $21,000.
For this introduction to the Top Singles Class of 2012, we decided to preserve an air of mystery by asking our singles to share a few basic facts about themselves, and then try to fit their personality into the 17 syllables of a three-line haiku. When it came time to photograph them, the setting was an easy choice — Goodwood Museum and Gardens, one of Tallahassee’s most naturally beautiful backdrops for a photo shoot. And maybe even a wedding!
Elizabeth Mack
Personal Haiku
Funky sassy fro
Reporting is my passion
I LOVE living LIFE
Marc Mitchell
Personal Haiku
Grew up at the track
Brought the competition back
To Tallahassee
Randall Mills
Personal Haiku
Diehard Seminole
I used to live in Tampa
Always on the go
Melanie Lee
Personal Haiku
Works hard to excel
Selling KIAs every day
Customers come first
Cory McFarlane
Personal Haiku
I am a machine
Powered by my daily dreams
Working to succeed
Lauralee Moore
Personal Haiku
Exploring the world,
Living life to the fullest,
Teaching the future
Karen Smith
Personal Haiku
Beach: white sand and sun
Perfect day for a long run
Sun-kissed with tan lines
Keith Dean
Personal Haiku
An extravagance …
Whether travel, food or wine
Is luxury when shared
Gina Pitisci
Personal Haiku
Fun, friendly, fearless …
From L.A. to Florida
I’m living my dream
Leslie Connell
Personal Haiku
Leslie has big teeth
You can see her smile in France
Rooms are made brighter
Bill Wilson
Personal Haiku
I’m tall with freckles,
Each day is a marathon,
Life to the fullest
Ann Hudgins
Personal Haiku
I have long blonde hair
I enjoy triathlons
I love the outdoors
Brandi Young
Personal Haiku
Dance parties, sandbars
A good girl, loves her mama
Loves Jesus, shoes too
Cliff Englert
Personal Haiku
It’s never too late
To be who you want to be
Superman Batman
Tripp Farrell III
Personal Haiku
I’m truly awake
Separated from stillness
A wealth of knowledge
Nicholas Kent
Personal Haiku
Most handsome man to
Visit the great sunshine state
How about that date?
Sean P. Donovan
Personal Haiku
Business and friendship,
Give to the community,
Tallahassee life
Lisa Barclay
Personal Haiku
Illegally blonde
High heels, motorcycle wheels
Faith, family and friends
