Child’s need touches the heart of Global Medical Brigade Volunteer

Child’s need touches the heart of Global Medical Brigade Volunteer
Child’s need touches the heart of Global Medical Brigade Volunteer
Tabitha Baca (left) and Denise Erwin are pictured at the food and wine festival on Feb. 21 at the
Westin Colonnade.

When Tabitha Baca served a one-month medical internship in Ghana, she interviewed a young mother, Mary.

Mary is a farmer who sells rice in the local school for a living while her husband works construction in Egyankwa, Ghana, a community four hours away from Accra, the capital. The couple’s 6-year-old son, Prince, has extrapulmonary tuberculosis and suffers from malnutrition, and because of his condition is unable to walk or talk. The treatment is extensive and expensive and the family needed help. Tabitha made it her mission.

Returning to Miami, Tabitha shared this story, and with the help of Season’s 52 Denise Erwin, Crave’s Christina Ward, Westin Colonnade’s Vanessa Fisher, JohnMartin’s Heather Navickas, The Flyer’s Emie Fernandez, and Morton’s Katherine Perez, organized a food and wine festival on Feb. 21 at the Westin Colonnade where they raised $4,610 for Prince and Global Medical Brigades.

Among the many event sponsors were Double Cross Vodka, Morton’s The Steakhouse, JohnMartins, Flemings Steak House, Giardino Gourmet Salads, Season’s 52, Christy’s Steak House, Red Koi, La Taberna Giralda Wine and Tapas, Westin Colonnade Hotel, Hyatt Regency Coral Gables, Crave, Cibo, Broadway Across America, Envy Pilates, Da Infamous DJ Q, Presentation Services PSAV, Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, Sushi Maki and Pao Town, Tarpon Bend, BAC Colonnade, Spirit Airlines, Atlantico Rum, Gables Fitness, Miracle Mile Downtown Coral Gables, HBO, Catamaran Sailing Miami, and Red Zone.


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A graduate of the University of Florida with a major in Spanish, Burns has an extensive background in advertising, marketing and reciprocal trade, travel , non profit consulting and management. Before joining Miami's Community Newspapers as a columnist and marketing specialist, Gloria was the Executive Director of the Jr. Orange Bowl Committee (6 yrs.) and first Executive Director of the Coral Gables Community Foundation (14 yrs.) and the Pinecrest Community Foundation (1 ½ yrs) . Burns' volunteer activities led her to become a columnist for Community Newspapers writing Gloria’s Gab, that focuses on the non-profit activity, and a host of an online show, Gloria's Gab LIVE. Gloria serves the board of the Rotary Club of Coral Gables as Civic and Charity Chair, and is involved in the club's International Committee. She is an active Life Member of the Jr. Orange Bowl Committee and is Secretary of the Merrick Festival. She serves on the board of directors of the Coral Gables Woman' Club as Publicity Chair and also coordinates the club's monthly fundraiser for various charities with Gringo Bingo at Clutch Burger. In addition, Gloria participates in numerous other charitable events and is a member of the Business Forum Group, Profit Inc., the Greater Miami Festival & Events Association and the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. In other volunteer activity, Gloria helps Miami Christian School with fund-raising and PR; is an Ambassador and volunteers for events for A Safe Haven for Newborns. She is an active member of the Music Ministry at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church where she enjoys singing in the choir every weekend.