Women of Tomorrow Mentor and Scholarship Program


Michael Toccin, Alex Adler, Marisa Toccin, Ferne & Danny Toccin
In what Gala Chair Marisa Toccin says is their most successful fundraising event to date, the Women of Tomorrow’s 7TH Annual Gala held at the Mandarin Oriental helped push total fundraising efforts over the $2.4 million mark for the organization considered by many to be one of the nation’s most unique mentoring and scholarship programs for at-risk young women.
“We are thrilled that this year’s gala went beyond our expectations,” said Toccin, chairperson of the annual gala. “Thanks to the constant dedication of our benefactors, sponsors, volunteers and supporters, we continually broaden our program’s success stories among South Florida’s young women in need.”

Christian deBerdouare and Jennifer Valoppi
Also during the gala, a donated original portrait by Artist Romero Britto valued at $48,000 was auctioned and the portrait has the possibility of inclusion in Britto’s exclusive 2008 Women of Excellence Portrait Series. The lucky bidder, Fred Drasner, bought it for his wife Lora.

Telemundo’s Candela Ferro and Khotan
Nora Bulnes and Telemundo's Victoria Ruffo
Swanee & Paul DiMare
Don & Maria Browne
Telemundo's Lorena Rojas
Jon & Nancy Batchelor
Jonathan & Sandra Green
Lora & Fred Drasner
Lola & Donald Jacobson
Bianca Erickson and Betty Amos
Don Browne, Jonathan Green, Jennifer Valoppi, Jordan deBerdouare (front), Betty Amos, Marisa Toccin, Malou Perricone, Jon & Nancy Batchelor, Swanee & Paul DiMare, CBS4's Lisa Petrillo & Antonio Mora
Brenda Nestor-Castellano, Hess Rouhafza, Joni Sabo, Ray Gera
Sandy Louissa, Dr. Mark & Millinda Sinnreich
Norma & Luis Quintero
Mel & Fran Harris
Meg & Richard Green
Patricio & Adriana Wills
Robyn Perlman and Steve Weil
Dr. Krista & Paul Rosenberg
Malou & Steven Perricone
CBS4's Lisa Petrillo and Antonio Mora
Laurie Silvers and Mitchell Rubenstein
Susie & Dr. Gene Sayfie
Allen & Diane deOlazarra
Marisa Toccin and Telemundo's JenCarlo Canela
Telemudo's Miguel Varoni, Katherine Siachoque and Don Browne
Leonard Werner and Cindy Carr
Herald's Jane Wooldridge, Leslie Lott and Michael Moore
Lauren Drilich and Telemundo's Monica Noguera
Adrienne Arsht and Jorge Plasencia
Jamie Jo & David Nepo