Fundraising dinner nets $200,000 for Informed Families

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Gloria Burns
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The 25th anniversary of Informed Families/The Florida Family Partnership’s Annual Fundraising Dinner on May 17 netted more than $200,000.

Held at Joe’s Stone Crab Restaurant, the affair featured what families love most about Miami — music and food as well as a chance to win a Mercedes Benz C-Class model three-year lease, in the color of their choice, courtesy of sponsors Mercedes Benz of Coral Gables and Cutler Bay. The winner was Carole Hrebik.

Among the many guests were Miami- Dade County Commissioner Sally Heyman (broken ankle and all in her wheelchair); Sen. Gwen Margolis; Kathy Fernandez-Rundle; CBS4’s Jorge Estevez; former Miami Dolphins from the 1972 team Dick Anderson and Ed Newman, and honorary chair Marian Krutulis, founder of Gulliver Schools. Peggy B. Sapp, president and CEO of Informed Families/The Florida Family Partnership, credits community support with enabling the organization to reach this milestone.

For information on Informed Families, go online to < www.informedfamilies.org >. The Two Hundred Club of Greater Miami held its semi-annual dinner at Riviera Country Club with president Susan Perry-Fuhrman on hand to welcome guests and preside over the festivities. The affair attracted a record crowd to support this organization that has paid benefits and contributions in excess of $1 milliion to the families of police and firemen killed in the line of duty.

Featured as the guest speaker was John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, FBI, Miami. Among the many faces in the crowd that evening were Dick Souviron, Gayle Bainbridge, Peter Bermont, Atley Wampler, Bill Reese, Sonny Alsobrook, Harper Davidson, Judge Maria Korvich, Chief Jim Skinner, Hank Langston, Jorge and Maria Rodriguez Walling, Bryanna Nunez, Stuart Gilbert and Ga ry Gregory, to mention a few.

Those interested in joining this organization and contributing to its mission are encouraged to contact Nancy Morgan at 305-443-8973

Coconut Grove resident Lee Kessler and buddy Chris Coffey are organizing a fun night out for a good cause on Friday, June 4, 5-10 p.m., at The Grove Spot, 3324 Virginia St. For a minimum donation of $20 at the door guests receive two free drinks, the best company the Grove has to offer, entertainment and the sense of accomplishment knowing that 100 percent of the proceeds go directly to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute (Jimmy Fund) and will be used to fund the research necessary to put an end cancer. For more information, call 305-774- 6696

Until next time, keep making each day count.

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Gloria Burns
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.

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