America's Backyard

People are talkin' about the backyard!

Hey Suzanne! Thank you so much for Saturday night! It was so much fun! My
friends and I had a great time. I appreciate everything you did for us. Happy Holidays! - Rachael

Hello Lizzy, I just wanted to say Thank You again for the hospitality. We all had a great time, and it was nice to finally meet you. Thanks again, Fernando
Hi Cathy! I’m a little late, but I’ve just spent the past week and a half getting my life back now that the party’s over. I wanted to take a few minutes to say THANK YOU and to thank your staff for a job well done! Even now, almost two weeks after the party, everyone keeps telling us what an amazing time they had! The venue was great and you and your staff were true professionals, especially with all of the last minute stuff with Live In Color. Sam and Kerri truly had a memorable evening to last a lifetime! Thank you so much and best wishes to you and your family for a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! Yvonne Calvert
Hi Lizzy! Thanks so much for your invitation. The Teachers Union had a wonderful time at the Backyard, and I really enjoyed working with you to create such a successful event. Please let me know if you ever have another special night like this! Enjoy :) ~Carissa
Hey Lizzy, well I want to thank you for helping me plan my sister's party. My sister had the best time. It was too bad I couldn't see you in person...Anyway, we didn't get a place on the stage where I though we could be, but they did find some room for us upstairs in VIP, so that was cool. Anyways, thanks for everything!!! Amy
Hello Lizzy, I wanted to Thank you for setting up the Birthday party for my cousin Julio last Friday. The party was a hit and everyone enjoyed themselves. In the future if you need anyone's help to promote and event or anything please let me know. Thank you again, Fernando
Hey Lizzy! I'm sorry that I never got the chance to say goodbye to you. It was just a little hectic when I was leaving at 2am and I didn't see you anywhere. Thank you for the party! Everyone seemed to have a great time! Ron Deri Allstate Insurance Co.
Lizzy - wanted to send out a personal note to all of CPR's incredible volunteers for the incredible evening we had last night at America's Backyard! First, I ask that you please forward these to the donors that contributed to our auctions and raffles. As their generosity garnered CPR additional funds as well as an entertaining time with friendly competition for the incredible items! And to everyone that obtained donations for the auctions/raffles, we had SO many items that we were not able to utilize all of them and we will figure out additional
avenues to generate funds from those items. Secondly, to the enigma Lizzy Maynes! We never had a chance to meet her, but her and her staff ensured we had an amazing event at America's Backyard. It was an amazing venue, incredible buffet, and the generosity of the complimentary first drink, everyone looked like they had fun (and no rain!). Also to Corrine, for creating our electronic ticket sales on the CPR website and assisting us in generating immediate revenue and virtual marketing of this event via CPR's website and her own websites. To all the volunteers that contributed in their own ways and now how they contributed that it does not need to be mentioned what each of you did. You know what you did individually and should give yourself a well deserved CPR Hug of thanks! While this was a great night, it doesn't end there. We need to continue with other activities, such as the yard sales/flea markets. Doggiepalooza is our next HUGE opportunity to raise funds for CPR as the money from this event will be gone before we even get to Doggiepalooza. Please give Melissa your continued support. We need to hear your comments, suggestions, and feedback in the moment and not
the day before or after an event. We want to ensure that CPR pugs are never in the red and always able to continue receiving the best care they can get. Thank you for your support of Marcia and CPR! XOXO Jean Marc
Lizzy: I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you on behalf of the Broward
County and Greater Miami and The Keys Chapters of the American Red Cross for
hosting our Appreciation night. We had a wonderful time and we very much
appreciate it. Perhaps in the future we can work on a fundraiser together
that would improve our ability to respond to emergencies in our communities.
Sincerely, David Dweck Logistics and Fulfillment Coordinator American Red Cross,
Broward County and Greater Miami & The Keys Chapters
Dear Lizzy, Hope you are well! We had a blast on Friday! Thanks for your kindness.
If you have the room I would love to have another party - would that be possible?
Please let me know. Thanks, Sati Alternative home health
Jeanette, The drink specials always catch our attention. Thanx again for offering such fun ways to spend the evenings. Steel Breeze.
Michelle, The ship just made it to San Diego and I got your voicemail. The crew of USS STERETT (DDG 104) really enjoyed themselves at the party; they are still talking about it. We will definitely stop by if we are ever in the area again. Sincerely, Randy Blankenship - Executive Officer - USS STERETT (DDG 104)
Lizzy, I just wanted to send an email thanking you and everyone at America’s Backyard for your assistance and hospitality at our Six Degrees mixer on September 18th. It was a great success and all of our guests had a great time. You were all very accommodating to our needs and we certainly appreciate it. As an organization, Big Brothers Big Sisters relies on the generosity of the community in order to continue our mission of helping children reach their full potential through professionally supported one-to-one relationships with measurable impact. I hope you will pass this message on to the staff at America’s Backyard so that they will all know just how grateful we are for their hard work. All the best, Amanda Lachs... Marketing Assistant... Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County
HI Michelle this is Alexis Terrosa, I just wanted to thank you for everything you and your crew did for us the other night for the birthday party. I apologize for taking so long to write back. I spent the last week making phone calls to prepare equipment for a tour I am doing in November.
Anyway, you, Ms.Maynes, and Sarah all went above and beyond for us and I appreciate that. I still want to talk with you all about trying to put an event together. Or if you guys are looking for some more promoters let me know when a good time to talk would be. thanks you. --
Alexis Terrosa
HI, Jeanette. Thank you so much! We are going there this Friday night, too. I've been going there for over 10 years, since the Edge and Chili Pepper. I love it and think America's Backyard is the best thing that could have happened there.
Lizzy - Thank you I had an awesome time!! Actually I always have a great time at Americas you guys are great and thanks for settin up the party!! :) Evona Lisowski
Hello everyone, Wow, what can I say? We had a great turn out last night for our Fundraiser for The Children’s Home Society. We raised a great deal of funds for the project and had fun too! How cool is America’s Backyard!!?? I want to personally thank all the Stagers that helped in putting the event together. Everyone really pitched in! I have another thank you to all our guests. My heartfelt thanks go to them for coming and donating! I also want to thank America’s Backyard for hosting the event for us, they were more than gracious, and to boot we won a $100 prize from them for bringing the most guests in that evening! So, add that to our CHS fund! Whoooo hoooo! Thank you Lizzy! Thanks again to all of you!! Heather Johnson President
Hey Jeanette, Thank you for adding me to the list. Everyone had a fantastic time- out of the 10 of us that showed up, none of us had been there before. I am sure we will be back again. Keep up the good work! - Shaun Salisbury
Hi Michelle. The party last night was awesome. Thanks so much for giving us the opportunity to raise funds for the 5 charities. All of your staff was extremely helpful and accommodating. We appreciate your generosity. Sandra Muvdi - Jessica June Children's Cancer Foundation - Broward General Medical Center
Sam... Our team had a great time at the party! Thanks so much for inviting us. It was a great way for our school staff to socialize and get fired up for the new school year. Again, thank you. Mark S. Strauss, Ed.D., Principal - Virginia Shuman Young Montessori Elementary School
Gina, Thanks a bunch....my friends and I had a blast....They didn't want to leave...I really appreciate your stupendous service. Also thanks for the birthday celebration email....We will be celebrating this month...see soon..... - Thank you. Cordially, Erica Torres
Hi Michelle......I want to thank you so very much for making last evening so wonderful for us. You were all so accomodating to us & it was a marvelous situation. Everyone had a blast & our people said they "now have found a place to go to hang out & relax after work." This is a good thing. I guess we learn from experiences. And, I realize that we had planned to do the 50/50 raffle & a couple of raffle items for the people that paid the $10.00 they received a free ticket towards raffle prizes. We had too many raffle prizes & it was frustrating to you & me, as well. I promise to have only the 50/50 raffle & only one raffle prize next time. We also won the "hostess with the mostest" prize as we had 55 people there. That was a great surprise! And, also wanted to mention that the DJ was wonderful announcing what we were there for, as well. Your other guests were more than accomodating & bought 50/50 raffle tickets....it was super! Which brings me to this.....the director of Special Olympics Broward County had brought her gang, as well & they were very impressed. She loved it there & they have a large entourage. I believe there was a pretty nice bar bill upstairs as everyone was drinking & having a good time. My idea was, if it is OK by you, to have another fundraiser there on Thursday evening, September 4th. It is her birthday, as well as a couple of our special needs athletes & the chairperson of Special Olympics Mgt. Team. We would definitely have more than the 55 people as everyone from last night would attend, as well as many others. It is after the summer & many of our people will be back from vacations & we'll have a very nice crowd. Would this be possible? No one minded us being there & I do know not to have more than one raffle prize. It did get frustrating & a little crazy at the end because of that. So that could be remedied. If we could get that date we will start getting the word out immediately. Sam was great & so was everyone else. It was all around super & we appreciate all of your efforts! Please let me know what you think. All the best.....ELLEN
To Whom It May Concern, I wanted to compliment your staff on a job well done! My name is Lisa Gjonaj, and I am the General Manager at Blue Moon Fish Company here in Ft. Lauderdale. My staff and I pleasure of patronizing your establishment on Friday July 25th. The gathering was hosted by Suzanne Wright. Suzanne did a fantastic job of taking care of us. She was in contact with me throughout the week to make sure everything was in place for the event. We made arrangements for bottle service and everything was set up very nice.
Upon our arrival, Suzanne was outside to greet us and we were immediately taken to VIP. All of the front door staff was very pleasant and assured that our guests will have no problem entering when they arrive. Suzanne was there throughout the night to assist with whatever we needed. She also made sure that no uninvited guests would enter our area. Taylor was our server and she did a fantastic job. So we danced the night away and a great time was had by all! I usually like to plan an outing once a month for my staff, our awesome experience this weekend has everyone requesting Americas Backyard for next month so I will be in touch. Thank you again! Best Regards, Lisa Gjonaj General Manager Blue Moon Fish Co.
Lizzy, you were just one step ahead of me in THANK YOU! I was just going to e-mail you to thank you for your great help in having the wonderful event that PORTADA had yesterday. As a matter of fact we were so happy with it that we want to do it there next year as our SUMMER event around the same I certainly look forward to working together with you again in the near future. Best regards, Yvonne Salas International Director Revista PORTADA Magazine 7/25/08

Hi Lizzy, We had a blast.....Thank you so much....All my friends called me last night to let me know how much fun they had. Everyone who works there was just wonderful..... Yes, will be in touch....... The food was wonderful......Lots of fun..... Have a wonderful weekend. Cynthia 7/25/08

We had some of the best pix ever from Saturday! Even everyone who wasn’t there & saw the pix loved the fun that we had! People have actually been emailing me all day asking when is the next event. See you on Aug 16th for my mom’s B-day party (Camille Howell). Thanks a million once again! Rebecca Sanon 7/21/08

The stage is where it was at on Saturday nite!!! Thanks so much Michelle for hooking Bex and I up w/ a Gr8 time as always J I have several bruises from the pole climbing to prove it! We will definitely be in touch to plan our Lydian UN-Holiday party the first or second Saturday in December. JANEL RANA 7/21/08

Hi Cathy, Thank you for allowing us to host our Season Seat Owners event at your venue. The turnout was great and our fans truly enjoyed the fun atmosphere at America’sBackyard. I appreciate all of your help in coordinating this event with me and will keep in touch for other possible events. If you ever need anything here at the arena please contact us and we will be more than happy to help you out. Thanks again! Client Services Coordinator "Taking Service from Expected to Extraordinary!" SUNRISE SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Cathy – what a great venue to have in our backyard! We all enjoyed ourselves (some of us a little too much)!!! Thank you again for the invite and we look forward to working with you on future business. Debbi Toreson

Hi Lizzy, I just wanted to touch base with you and thank you so much for the opportunity to host Independence Rocks at America’s Backyard. We raised over $1,100!! I had several guests come to me and ask if we would be doing this again. It was their first time to America’s Backyard and they want to get a group of their friends and co-workers to attend. I’d be happy to host another event before year’s end (perhaps in October). Melissa Chediak Wetzel Manager of Special Events Transplant Foundation, Inc.
Hello Lizzy, It was great. We were pleased with the venue and everyone had a good time which is the most important thing. Thank you again! Rhonda Siegel Southern Florida Chapter-The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 06 30 08
Thanks Lizzy for a great party on Saturday night. You Rock! See you soon!!! Jonathan Keith
06 23 08
Steffanie & The Entire America’s Backyard Staff - Thank you so very much for welcoming us to host two Business Buddies events and for your raffle donations. Thanks to your support and generosity we were able to raise $1700. We had a great time and hope to work with you again in the future. Melissa McQuillein Best Buddies Broward 06 17 08
Hey Michelle- Thanks so much for your help in putting our event together. Jaime was absolutely AWESOME on Friday night helping us out!!! Christina Sacco 06 12 08
Hello Michelle - I want to thank you for giving me and my sister the opportunity to do a fundraiser at America's Backyard for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. We truly had a blast. With your help we were able to raise over $1,000 that night and it helped us reach our goal and run the Rock and Roll Marathon in San Diego last Sunday. I really do appreciate your help and I will definitely be referring our guests from the GalleryOne over to your location. Thank you again. Sincerely, Elizabeth Del Forn Gallery One Fort Lauderdale 06 09 08
Hi Crystal! Thank you for the super service you provided our party. See you soon! Regards Paul H Sanders 06 02 08
Lizzy, Thanks so much for accommodating us. It really was a great experience for us. Ken Roland City of Ft. Lauderdale 05 29 08
Lizzy, Thank you for having us and putting together such a great event. That was probably the best buffet I have experienced at one of these types of gatherings. I will definitely try to do this again in the near future and I can't say thanks enough. Raffie 05 28 08
Hey Michelle Thank you so much for arranging the happy hour for our team! We had a great time and are planning to go back soon - it's so great!! Your staff was wonderful!!
Ali Taylor 05 23 08
“…America’s Backyard may be the best spot for summer fun, from its “Pulp Fiction” dance contests to “flair bartending” to water-balloon baseball played by some truly sexy bar staff (ladies, there’s eye candy for us, too).” Heather McCalla Sun-Sentinel Showtime Reporter 05 16 08
Hey AB! My friends and I recently were down in Ft. Lauderdale for the whole week last week. We kept looking for the perfect place to dance and party at and really could not find that place suitable for us. We are all 21 and ended up finding America’s Backyard on Thursday night. We danced the whole night away having one of the best nights of our lives. It was our last few days and wanted to experience the whole bar scene, but every single night we ended up back at your place. It is one of the most fun clubs we have all ever been too and we are already planning another trip for the end of the summer just to come back to your bar. That DJ that you had all weekend was one of the best and most energetic DJs I have ever come across. I just wanted to say thank you for making my trip perfect as well as ridiculously out of control. Mike Regal & all your Chicago friends! 05 21 08
Dear Cathy Thank you so much for all your support in helping with our opening night party – from providing a venue at the last minute to your help in planning an ingenious caterer to the hard work of your staff. I’m really thankful that you were there for us this year, I look forward to our next event with you! Andie ArthurExecutive Director The Theatre League of South Florida 05 19 08
Jamie I want to give you and your wonderful crew a BIG THANK YOU! Our group had a blast. My group loved every moment. Please pass on my THANKS to your bosses and crew. You guys are the best. Rick Perry 05 19 08
Hi Michelle, Thank you again for hosting the Young Professionals for Covenant House event on April 11th! It was a huge success and we were really thrilled with the way the event went. Courtney Holshouser 05 13 08
Nancy I just wanted to thank you and all of the staff for a wonderful time. I have had nothing but compliments from all the people that attended. I personally want to send thanks to our waitress, Susanne. It was the most enjoyable "new bar" experiences of my life. Kent Collingwood 05 12 08
Michelle, I just wanted to write & tell you what a wonderful time me & my co-workers had on Friday night!! We appreciate the invite!! Please keep our name in the pool for another "happy hour." Thanks again!! Tricia 05 06 08
Hello Lizzy, Thanks so much for Saturday night. We all had a great time at Becca’s birthday party thanks to you and a few bartenders! Thanks again. Your friends,
Charles and Scott 05 05 08
Lizzy Thanks for everything. You were the perfect hostess and you made my guests and I feel welcomed. I had nothing but compliments about your club. It was everyone's first time going there and they enjoyed themselves so much that they said that they'll return soon. Thanks again and I'll keep you posted on when I'll pass by again. Joel 04 30 08
Lizzy, Thanks so much for all your help. The balloons, cake and the awesome ambiance were great! It seems like each time we go, the crowd gets larger...this is definitely a happening place! Lissette Jimenez
04 23 08
Michelle, We had a blast! Your restaurant/club is amazing. The atmosphere was great, what a concept. I would love to have another party at America’s Backyard. Angela Ferreira 04 21 08
Hi Michelle I was there on Friday, celebrating Danielle's new job at America’s Backyard with you folks and I am truly happy for both you and her. She is a classy lady with the smile that goes on forever and I will continue to promote and be an honored patron of your club. You folks rock! Gil Borrero 04 21 08
Michelle Just want to say thanks so much for making my party a HUGE success! All my friends & family love the place & were very happy w/ the service, drink prices, staff, etc! In fact, my friend Jessica is booking her hubby’s B-day party there on May 10th. And they live up in Palm Beach county. I think she’s already contact you, we’re all excited already! Thank you so much for everything, Rebecca L. Sanon 04 17 08
Hi Michelle, I just wanted to say thank you. The staff was so nice to us and we all had such a great time. I would definitely recommend this place. I look forward to coming back and partying again. Thank you, Lorena Morel 04 14 08
Hi Lizzy, We had a great time! You are the bomb!!!! Thanks for taking care of us. Gwen Bass-Kemp 04 10 08
Lizzy, Thank you so much for your help in putting together the DHL party. I know that we had a wonderful time and so many people said that this was the best corporate event that they had ever been to. I know that many people had never been there before, I’m sure that we will host more parties at Americas Backyard. Elsa Mills 04 07 08
Hello Lizzy, Last night went quite well and I want to thank you for all the preparation you did for us. I believe everyone had a good time and it was a great way to introduce your establishment to the downtown crowd. Rhonda 04/03/08
Lizzy, We had a great time last friday, you were very helpful with my guests & they will be talking about it for a long time! Charles Westerfield 04/03/08Craig I just wanted to let you know that we went to America’s Backyard this weekend and Lizzy (manager) came up and thanked us for coming and bringing such a great crowd. We LOVED it, we went upstairs and it was great up there and we loved the bartenders and the entertainment they put on- they were interacting with the customers- and it was great and out of the norm Lauderdale chaos. We’ll be back!!!! Amanda Lippman April 2, 2008
Michelle Our party was very nice and all the servers were ultra friendly! I'll keep in touch.
Thank you for a very enjoyable evening! Rosemary 3/19/08
Jeff America’s Backyard is a very creative idea…and I didn't even see all of what you had to offer. The food was excellent, our waitress was attractive and intelligent! The music, black & white movies, hoola hoops, etc., were great! I'll be back! Nancy Zifer 03/14/08
Steffanie Hey there!!! Just wanted to let you know my friends & I had a FABULOUS time Friday night! Everyone loved the place! Can’t wait to come back again soon, we’re all very excited already about having my B-day there!! Rebecca L Sanon 03/13/08
Michelle I was emailing you to tell you how much fun I had there Sunday night. I decided to bring a couple girls with me and we had an amazing time. By the end of the evening our party grew to about 25 from the people we called to join us. I'm pretty sure we're on a few rolls of film from Sunday Evening. :-) Kind Regards Always, Melissa A Foreman 3/12/08
Hi Lizzy, I hope you know how much appreciate and how thankful I am for the wonderful gift of pajamas you donated to our charity. You really did not have to do. My friends and I had a great time Friday night and will definitely be back very soon. Thanks again and again, Martina :) 03/10/08
Hi Lizzy: Thanks so much for the opportunity to have a party at America's Backyard. Everybody had a great time and really loved the remodel of your location. Congratulations on the beginning of a successful new venture! You are definitely generating some enthusiasm. One of my coworkers will be hosting a party on March 14 so I'll be back for a visit. Thanks Again, Karen 03/10/08
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