Camillus House’s 13th Annual “Hope For All” Gala
Raises More Than $1.8 Million For Persons Who Are Poor And Homeless In Greater Miami


The Miami Hilton Downtown played host to one of Miami’s most distinguished charities, Camillus House, for a spectacular gala themed “Guayaberas and Good Times.” The sold-out event was one of the most successful fundraisers in the history of Camillus House, raising over $1.8 million for persons who are poor and homeless in our community.
The 13th annual “Hope for All” Gala featured an incredible array of silent and live auction items featuring the very best in wines, travel and lifestyle items.
Special thank you goes out to all of the sponsors including Benefactor Sponsors Arnold Worldwide, Carnival Cruise Lines, Coastal Construction Company, Jodi & Bob Dickinson, Gala Chairs and Wine & Spirits Sponsor Southern Wine & Spirits of South Florida, Patron Sponsors DiMare Fresh, Equivoice, Ryder Charitable Foundation and Tata Consultancy Services.

The Host Committee Sponsors were Susan & Tom Abraham, Gala Co-Chairs, Nancy & Jon Batchelor, Linda & Michael Bittel, Sabine & Stephen Bittel, Susan & Mark Bloom, Lisa & John Chidsey, Ravneet & Anand Chowdhury, Melanie & Ric Cooper, Patricia & Tom Cornish, Betsy & Bob Cotter, Swanee & Paul , DiMare, John Dubois, Nelly & Mike Farra, Constance & Mike Fernandez, Cristina & George Fowler, III, Ronalee & Russell Galbut, Ana Azcuy & Ted Gelman, Melinda & Jorge Gonzalez, Miriam & Amedeo Guazzini, Teresa & Michael Hasket, Beatriz & Gustavo Higuerey, Edith & Bob Hudson, Ana & Manny Kadre, Teresa & Paul Lowenthal, Cristy & Steven Marin, Laurie & David Mcwilliams, Lisette & Manny Medina, Maria Alonso Montague & Alex Montague, José Luis Nazar, Lois & Dr. Dan Osman, Beverly & Bill Parker, Florence & Dr. Sidney Stern, Andres Toro.
The Supporter Sponsors were Amadeus North America, American Airlines, Archdiocese of Miami, AT&T, Berger Singerman LLP, BGT Partners, Bouygues Civil Works Florida, Inc., Church of the Epiphany, CMC Group, Inc., Deloitte, Dufry America, Inc., Fairholme Foundation, Florida Blue, Florida Power & Light, Horr, Novak & Skipp, P.A., JP Morgan Chase, MacKnight Smokehouse, Inc., MAT Concessionaire LLC, Miami DDA, Miami Marlins, Miami World Center, MTN Satellite Communications, Northern Trust, Omni CRA, Park West Gallery, Razorfish, Reef Miami, LLC, Resorts World Miami, Seamiles, Starboard Cruise Services, Steiner Transocean Limited, TD Bank, The Lennar Foundation, Unisource Worldwide, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank.
Dr. Paul R. Ahr and Patricia Forde Ahr
Donna Huck and Bunny Bastian
Gene Hernandez and Suzi Sena
Catherine & Jay Pelham, Maggie & Ernie Diaz
Rod Taylor, Ellen Powers, Larry & Veronica Montali, Shaun Petersen, Analesa Clarke
Lucila Jimenez, Alfredo Oliva, Marcia & Ben Mollere
Brian & Dawn Sepe, Mike Carricarte
Congressman Joe Garcia, Hon. Raquel Regalado, Dr. Suzel Vasquez, Bob Martinez, Luz Weinberg
Peter Vittori, Susan Potter Norton, Bob Norton
Christopher & Lee Zoller
Eufemio Dimas, Brother Bill Osmanski, Brother Richard Moore, Brother Mateo Fenza
Dr. Seymour & Barbara Frankfurt, Ted Gelman
Edith Hudson, Dr. Kate Callahan, Sabine Bittel
Cristy & Steven Marin
Natalie & Naeem Lewin
Monique & Xavier Gonzales
Trevor Jackson, Chris & Debbie Hodgkins
Alex & Denise Andreus, Rick & Betsy Barraza
Ricardo & Susana Valdes, Robert & Margoth Diaz, Monique Tarke-Hiriart & Dr. Javier Hiriart
George & Ana Acevedo, Joanna & Leo Toca
Danny Dominguez, H. Bert Gonzalez, Christian Goode, Pieter Bockweg
Lesley Farquharson and Kuumba Adesunloge
Betsy Luger, Seigryd Lostal, Amanda Joyce, Chris Joyce
Monica Rossbach, Curtis Mase, Georgia Buckhalter, Craig Thompson
Loraine & Ray Kayal, Sr.
Crystal Connor and Kirk Wager
Estelle Pregan and Vince Vento