Sapphire Celebration
Benefits FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Saturday, November 1, 2014, at 7 p.m.
Trump National Doral Miami
The Donald J. Trump Ballroom
4400 N.W. 87th Avenue, Doral, Miami
305-348-6265 (Darla Sechrest)
DSechres@FIU.edu
This elegant black-tie event will celebrate the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine’s innovative medical school mission. The evening will feature a luxury live auction, dinner, musical entertainment and dancing.
The Sapphire Celebration will also include presentations of the Dr. Herbert Wertheim Global Medical Leadership Award, the Ambassador Steven & Dorothea Green Community Leadership Award and the Benjamin Leon Founding Dean’s Award in recognition of individuals who have made remarkable contributions and been instrumental to the College’s growth and success in the medical field.
Co-Chairs for the 2014 Sapphire Celebration are Fran Berrin, Alyse Messinger, Kerry Perez and Debbie Tano.
Tickets are $400 per person or $4,000 for a table of ten. For more information, please contact Darla Sechrest at 305-348-6265 or by email at DSechres@FIU.edu, or visit www.Medicine.FIU.edu.
About FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Proceeds from the event will benefit the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, providing medical student scholarships and much needed support for 21st century medical education and training. Established in 2006 amid pressing community health concerns and a projected critical shortage of physicians nationally, the College has developed an innovative curriculum that integrates classroom and clinical training across disciplines with hands-on patient care in our most underserved communities. We have radically changed the medical education model to train the most versatile, culturally sensitive and highly qualified physicians for our community.
To learn more, visit www.Medicine.FIU.edu or call 305-348-6265.
