10th Annual Champions for Children Luncheon Awards
Community Coalition Wise Kidz: (L-R) Ricardo Seda, Angie Rodriguez, Cecilia Seda, Nancy Muñoz, Fefi Toll, Elianys Deulefeu and Ivis Alvarez
Liberty City Daycare & Preschool: Maurice Brazier, Wife Sarah Brazier (behind daughter), daughter Monique Brazier, Ella Davis, Dr. Deborah Davis, Carlos Leon and Tanisha John-Baptiste
Amigos for Kids: Rosa Maria Plasencia, Angela Ramos, Jorge Plasencia Debbie Montilla & Alex Sueiro
Group pictures of award recipients: Dr. Eduardo Bancalari, Stephanie Sylvestre, Laurie Weiss Nuell, Charles Auslander, Deborah Robinson, Marden F. Munoz, Cecilia Seda, Jason Pittman, Angel Pittman, Rosa Maria Plasencia and Sarah Brazier
The Children’s Trust Board Chair Laurie Weiss Nuell, Dr. Eduardo Bancalari and The Children’s Trust President & CEO, Charles Auslander
Paul Slaninka, Richard Rosen, Emily Cardenas & Ernesto Perez
Miami Bridge: Jose Ortega, Jimmy Brown, MaryAnn Dente and Leonie Wellington
Miami-Dade College: Yolanda Borrotto, Jessica Espinosa, Children’s Trust Board Member Representative of Miami-Dade College, Dr. Susan Neimand, Annette Oswald, Jessica Rodriguez and Paul Pontier
CMB Visions Unlimited, Inc.: Julia Banks, Bernice Ashley, Andrea Riley, Chandra Burgess
Few former & current TCT Board members: Dr. Judy Schaechter, Charles Auslander, Evelio Torres, Lily De Moya & Dr. Susan Neimand
Dr. Eduardo Bancalari, chief of Newborn Service at Jackson Memorial Hospital and the director of Neonatology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, received The Children’s Trust David Lawrence Jr. Champion for Children Award for his contributions over a 50-year medical career.
Together with other organizations and individuals whose extraordinary efforts have benefited children and families, Dr. Bancalari was honored at the 10th annual Champions for Children Luncheon Awards Ceremony at Jungle Island’s Treetop Ballroom. Attended by more than 700, this annual signature event is among the most coveted within the community and serves to inspire others to follow in the path of the award recipients. Honored were Cecilia Seda for Excellence in Direct Service to Children and Families; Liberty Academy Daycare and Preschool, 2015 Program of the Year; Amigos For Kids Strengthens Families and Communities Program, 2015 Program of the Year; and Touching Miami with Love Today’s Leaders Youth Development Program, 2015 Program of the Year.
