Chapman Partnership’s Night of Lights Illuminates Plight of the Homeless
Chapman Partnership Board Chair, Trish Bell; Chapman Partnership Director, R. Kirk Landon, recipient of The Alvah H. Chapman, Jr. Humanitarian Award;
and Executive Director, Daniel Vincent
Chapman Partnership with assistance from WOW Factor Productions made a statement with a stunning display of lights and glamour for 500 guests at its 11th Annual Gala, chaired by Robert and Brenda Nestor Castellano, at the Marriott Marquis in Miami.
The party’s theme “Illuminates” included a performance by Twitch from Dance Attack, of dancers transformed from darkness to light, dramatizing how Chapman Partnership empowers the homeless in our community to transition from distress to hope.
Chapman Partnership Chairman Trish Bell thanked supporters of the black-tie affair, including The Batchelor Foundation, Publix Supermarkets Charities, Trish and Dan Bell, Betty Chapman, Penny and Roe Stamps, Pamela Garrison and R. Kirk Landon, Carnival Foundation, Codina Family, and emcee Laurie Jennings.
Executive Director H. Daniel Vincent presented the Alvah H. Chapman Jr. Humanitarian Award to R. Kirk Landon for his compassion and philanthropy in helping the homeless.
The evening continued with dancing to the wonderful sound of the Drew T. Band.
Chapman Partnership Executive Director, Daniel Vincent; Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust Chairman, Ron Book; Entertainment Co-Hosts, Pamela Garrison and R. Kirk Landon; Honorary Dinner Chairmen, Dan and Trish Bell; Honorary Dinner Chairman, Betty Chapman; Gala Chair, Brenda Nestor Castellano; Honorary Dinner Chairman, Penny Stamps; Gala Chair Robert Castellano; Angel to the Homeless, Nancy Batchelor, Sandy Batchelor and Jon Batchelor; Honorary Dinner Host, Publix Super Markets Charities representative, Mike Meredith; and Laurie Jennings Mistress, WPLG Local 10 News, Mistress of Ceremonies
Robert and Brenda Nestor Castellano, Betty Chapman, Trish and Dan Bell, and Laurie Jennings
Chapman Partnership Director, Rob and Sarah Bowlby; Sasha Andrade and Avi Tryson
David and Maria Schwedel, Mason and Denie Harris, and Sandy and Rodney Bell
Chapman Partnership Director, Bronwyn Miller; Swanee DiMare; and Honorary Dinner Chairman, Penny Stamps
Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust Chairman, Ron Book with Cristina and Ed Joyce, Chapman Partnership Director
Don and Jeanett Slesnick; Chapman Partnership Director, Tim Adams; and Betty Chapman
The Batchelor Foundation Angels to the Homeless Sandy, Nancy and Jon Batchelor, Chapman Partnership Director; with Gala Chairs, Robert and Brenda Nestor Castellano
Chapman Partnership Director, Rev. Mark T. Reeves; Alex Villoch and Cesar Mendoza
Honorary Dinner Host, Publix Super Markets Charities
Ruthanna and Daniel Vincent with Linda and Al Brown, Chapman Partnership Deputy Director
Lani Drody; Chapman Partnership Director, Larry Kahn; Suzie and Phil Conway; and Susan Kahn
Maggie; Chapman Partnership Director, Jorge and Gabriella Villacampa
Mary Ann and Sherrill Hudson, Chapman Partnership Director with Brenda Nestor Castellano
Chapman Partnership Director, Jerry and Carlotta Fernandez with Sandra and Tomas Erban, Chapman Partnership Director
Rob and Sarah Bowlby, Jon Sazer, Ruxy Dimitriu, Fabiana Gonzalez, Ricardo Fernandez de Cordoba
The Castellano Family with dancers from Twitch, Dance Attack
Edward and Rosie Farah with Maria Elena and Carlos Fernandez-Guzman
Alberto Quintero, Erika King, Dr. Sanford and Beatrice Ziff
Pam Garrison, Jon Batchelor and Sandy Batchelor
Hilda Fernandez, Commissioner Sally Heyman, Guillermo Ioannou and Luz weinberg
Maralyn and Osmond C. Howe, Jr., Chapman Partnership Director
Cheryl and Evan Rees, Chapman Partnership Director
Christopher Pedersen and Teresa Buoniconti
Dancers with Laurie Jennings and Trish Bell
Rene Gonzalez-Llorens and Migna Sanchez-Llorens with Chapman Partnership Director, Bronwyn Miller and Maury Udell
Denie Harris, Kim Vinas, Maria Schwedel, Vanessa Hernandez Dolan, Sandy Bell and Trish Bell
Karla Richey, Christina Joyce, Mark Jernigan, Betsy Luger and Nicole Wild
Michael and Carmen Betancourt Lewis, Jack and Natasha Lowell, Conchi and Tony Argiz