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text and photos by Chris Opolski, Alexion Pharmaceuticals

A little bit of the Caribbean came to downtown Boston in June during the ISPE Boston Area Chapter's Summer Social dubbed "It's Five O'clock Somewhere" where professional Parrot Heads from around New England danced to the music of the CocoBanana Band during an absolutely gorgeous night at the Baseball Tavern overlooking historic Fenway Park.

The Caribbean-themed summer social drew a crowd to the roof deck of the Baseball Tavern.

Each attendee received a tropical lei to get them in the mood for the Latin and Caribbean music. A highlight of the event was a fierce limbo contest. Two contestants ultimately prevailed and were awarded fine baskets of goodies. Here are a few pictures of the contestants trying desperately in vain to get under the limbo stick.

For this summer event our Members raised money and donated toys to support the Boston Children's Hospital Child Life Services Charity Toy Drive which provides donated toys to young children spending time at the Hospital. This year we raised $500 and all the donated toys!

Finally, the group danced long into the star-filled evening listening to the music emanating from the roof top bar and throughout the Fenway area. None of us were "Dancing with the Stars" contenders; however, from the looks of the crowd we could probably sign up a few!

Children's Hospital was the beneficiary of many generous donations.