Miami Science Museum’s Sixth Annual Building the Future Gala


For more than 50 years, the Miami Science Museum has been a treasured and welcoming resource at the heart of the Miami community. The 2004 Miami-Dade General Obligation Bond passage provided $175 million in funding towards our new facility, and the Museum’s Capital Campaign is now underway to reach total project costs of $275 million. The new Museum project is moving forward from vision to reality and the 2008

Guests enjoyed a black-tie dinner among the community’s leaders and visionaries, spectacular music from the Peter Duchin Orchestra and a live and silent auction led by the Mistress of Ceremony, Jennifer Valoppi, Ph.D. A Burmese Python and an American Bald Eagle from the Museum’s Wildlife Center mingled with Gala guests during the event’s cocktail hour. Guests also had the opportunity to view Saturn and the moon through high-powered telescopes on an outside balcony where Planetarium staff members were on hand to answer any questions.
This year’s evergreen theme, “Building the Future,” spotlighted the planning and development of the new state-of-the-art Miami Science Museum in downtown Miami. This year’s recipient of the 2008 Miami Science Museum Award, Victor M. Alvarez, was recognized for his outstanding and ongoing support to the organization.
Please join us at next year’s Miami Science Museum Gala. We look forward to your participation and support. For sponsorship and donations please call Anne Johnson at 305-646-4285.
Victor and Carol Alvarez
Joe Falk
Barbara and Bill Reese
Bob and Paula Brockway, Michelle and John Brockway
Julia and David Bianchi
Jim Murphy and Bunny Bastian
Kirk Landon, Pamela Garrison and Jeanette Slesnick and Mayor Don Slesnick
Dr. Patricia Pardinas and Larry Casey
Melissa and Al Farrell
Gillian Thomas, President and CEO, and husband Rhys
Nancy and Rob Hector
Trish and Dan Bell
Jorge Luis and Marile Lopez, Martha and Guillermo Anido
Jean Ellen Shehan
Brenda Nestor Castellano and Peter Duchin Orchestra
Adrienne Arsht and Rodrigo Gonzalez
Jennifer Valoppi and her husband Christian Berdouare
Neiman Marcus Models
Sandy Batchelor
Luis and Raquel Espinoza, Jorge and Amanda Rodriguez
Rudy Prio Touzet, Michelle Battle, Lydia Prio Touzet, Walter and Jo Ellen Strump