Coral Gables well represented at the Great Grove Bed Race

By
Gloria Burns
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Coral Gables well represented at the Great Grove Bed Race
Coral Gables well represented at the Great Grove Bed Race
Coral Gables Rotarians parade down S. Bayshore Drive with their bed sponsored by Shell Lumber and Hardware. Pictured are Jesus Guzman, Don Trombly, Andrew Dixon, Alex Lazcos, Abe Horowtiz, Oscar Balarezo and Lan Nghiem-Phu (in bed).

Coral Gables was well represented in this year’s Great Grove Bed race with teams from the Coral Gables Woman’s Club and the Rotary Club of Coral Gables, sponsored by Miami’s Community Newspapers and Shell Lumber and Hardware, respectively.

As virgin racers, these two clubs faired very well in the race. Newly inducted Coral Gables Rotarian Jesus Guzman, Shell Lumber’s president, called on his people to build a fast bed for Rotary’s entry while the CGWC’s bed was constructed by Ralph Rivera to resemble a crap table promoting the club’s Casino Night which benefits the club’s children free dental clinic. Ralph, husband of Dr. Iris Torres Rivera, the club’s dental clinic director, even took over racing in the final heat.

Shell was instrumental in helping both entries with a location from which to finish beds and with racers. They even loaned out crew backups to help out the CGWC and Barracuda entries.

For all, it was a great day of fun with perfectly beautiful weather. Thousands were on hand to enjoy outdoor fun with great food, drinks, vendor booths, celebrity grand marshal Flo Rida, performances by FIU cheerleaders and so much more.

While Sapient’s team won the race and a group of bearded men won Crowd Favorite (an award Barracuda won last year), both Coral Gables Rotary/Shell Lumber and Coral Gables Woman’s Club plan on returning with improved beds for next year.

Coral Gables well represented at the Great Grove Bed Race
Pictured are Sasha
Fajardo of Shell
Lumber and
Hardware; Barbara
Van Hussen, Westin
Colonnade; Nathalia Bogani of Univision (in bed), and two CGWC friends, Robert Bell and Mannie De La Maza, lining up for Great Grove Bed Race.

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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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