United Way Sets Sail Aboard Allure of the Seas
raising $1.3 million to help improve lives in South Florida

Among the highlights of the overnight cruise was the much-anticipated announcement of the ship’s godmother. During the naming ceremony, a larger-than-life Princess Fiona, from DreamWorks Animation’s film series “Shrek”, was unveiled as the first-ever 3-D animated godmother.
Colleen and Richard Fain of Royal Caribbean Cruises; Lady Monica Heftler; and Cheryl and Adam Goldstein of Royal Caribbean International served as honorary event co-chairs. Event co-chairs included Cesar Alvarez of Greenberg Traurig P.A.; Mike Jackson of AutoNation; Bill Mahoney of Mahoney & Associates; and Tom Shea of Right Management.
“United Way of Broward County was honored for Royal Caribbean to include us in one of the largest one-night fundraisers in South Florida. The Allure of the Seas was the perfect setting to mingle with the fine community leaders that support our organizations,” said Dr. Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, president and CEO, United Way of Broward County. “The proceeds will assist those in desperate need of help, and will be directly invested in programs that treat root causes of the issues facing Broward and Miami-Dade Counties.”
Top sponsors include Cesar Alvarez & Greenberg Traurig, P.A.; Miccosukee Resort & Gaming; Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra LLP; Aetna; AutoNation; Lady Monica Heftler; and New York Life/Mahoney & Associates. Additional sponsors include: ABB Concise; Jayne & Leonard Abess; AECOM; Akerman Senterfitt; Amadeus North America; American Airlines; ANF Group Inc.; Baltic Linen Co, Inc.; Bank of America; Baptist Health South Florida; Bunny Bastian; BB&T; Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida; Cisco Systems; Cisneros; City National Bank; Coventry Health Care of Florida; Ernst & Young; Eulen America; Flagler Development Group; Kira and Neil Flanzraich; FPL FiberNet; FreshPoint; Hewlett-Packard Company; Holland & Knight; JM Family Enterprises, Inc.; Kongsberg Maritime Inc.; KPMG International; Philip Levine; Meru Networks; Mainline Information Systems; MTN Satellite Communications; Northern Trust; Nova Southeastern University; Odebrecht; Perry Ellis International; Sabre Travel Network; Signature Grand; South Florida Business Journal; Steiner Transocean Limited;
Adam Goldstein, Jayne and Leonard Abess
Mary Lou and Peter Dolara
Carolyn, Nancy, Christopher and Jon Batchelor
Todd Slawter, Nohemi Lopez and Antonio Monzon
Mika Farra at the blackjack table
Janet Rosel and Cheryl Goldstein
Florence & Sheldon Anderson and Bunny Bastian
Gisela Morales-Martin and Jorge Hernandez-Toraño
Carmen Perez, Trae Williamson and Penny Shaffer
Phillis Oeters, Bob Levy and Peggy Hollander
Gene Schaefer
Alex Montague and Maria Alonso, Dr. Rudy and Mirjam Moise
Ray and Julianne Southern and Doreen and Keith Koenig
Jorge and Melinda Gonzalez
Jacquelyn Powers and Michael Capponi
Gale Butler
Livia and Ardy Pallin
Dr. Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, Kim and Bud Bentley
Gerald and Jennifer Grant, Norman Edelcup and Senator Gwen Margolis
Pete and Haifa Hernandez
Stetson Glines, Jane Wooldridge, Elissa Vanaver and Roman Lyskowski
Oscar and Leonor Suarez
Felipe Basulto on the zip line
Fernando and Jennifer Ruiz, Susana and Guillermo Castillo
Richard Fain, Gjert and Arne Wilhelmsen, Adam Goldstein and Captain Hernan Zini at the naming ceremony