Wellness Community Heart & Star Gala
The Wellness Community – Greater Miami and the Fontainebleau Miami Beach celebrated the 8th Annual Heart & Star Gala raising nearly $300,000 with a Rat Pack-themed dinner party, musical performance by The Alex Donner Band, extravagant live auction emceed by CBS-TV’s chief weathercaster Lonnie Quinn and an after-party at the fêted Miami Beach nightclub LIV.
“Each year we put together annual Heart & Star dinners and we are overwhelmingly delighted that our 1st gala has raised an extraordinary amount of money for our cancer fighters,” said Pam Zakheim, The Wellness Community – Greater Miami President/Founder. “These generous funds will provide year-long support for a number of our guests through psychological, educational and health programs designed to rebuild hope for families battling cancer. I cannot express enough gratitude to all of the generous supporters who donated and contributed their time and efforts towards making this year’s Gala such a success. I consider each and every donor a lifelong member of The Wellness Community family. I would like to particularly thank my good friends Honorary Chair Michael Capponi and Gala Chair Debra Schottenstein for their continued hard work, personal support and friendship.”
