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After having to cancel last year’s event due to the pandemic, Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of South Florida celebrated its 28th Twelve Good Men Luncheon at the Coral Gables Country Club on Nov. 4, where WPLG anchor Calvin Hughes served as the master of ceremonies for the sixth consecutive time.
More than 300 movers and shakers from the South Florida community gathered to pay tribute to the hand-picked 2021 honorees in a sold-out celebration, raising around $95,000 to benefit the children and families who stay at the Ronald McDonald House in Miami.
Each year, with exception of 2020, RMHC of South Florida has honored leading men with a history of outstanding community involvement, civic service, and support of one or more of South Florida’s top charity organizations. Former Twelve Good Men award recipients first nominate honorees, and then the event committee members select the 12 finalists. This year’s recipients included various influential men in the community, from leaders in education like Superintendent of MDCPS Alberto Carvalho to former athletes like Miami Marlins Alumni Ambassador Gaby Sanchez to finance professionals like South Florida Managing Partner at BDO Antonio “Tony” Argiz.
“It is an honor to recognize and celebrate these 12 men, whose benevolence and passion for philanthropy has benefited so many people in our community,” said Soraya Rivera-Moya, executive director of RMHC of South Florida.
The Twelve Good Men Luncheon is the premier fundraiser for RMHC of South Florida. The money raised at this luncheon helps fund the annual operation budget of the Ronald McDonald House in Miami, which provides a “home away from home” for families with seriously ill children receiving medical treatment at pediatric facilities in South Florida. The House was built on the simple idea that nothing else should matter when a family is focused on healing their child. When a child is hospitalized, the love and support of family can be as powerful as the strongest medicine.
“I would like to thank our event chairs — James Murphy, Linda Levy-Goldberg and Sonia Gibson — and the members of our event committee for the arduous work they put into ensuring a successful event, once again,” Rivera-Moya said. “I would also like to give a special thank you to our event presenting sponsor, Coldwell Banker Residential Cares Foundation, and other sponsors, Trish and Dan Bell, BDO, John Grisham and After School All-Stars, for the generosity.”
The 2021 Twelve Good Men Honorees:
Antonio “Tony” Argiz, South Florida Managing Partner, BDO;
Alberto M. Carvalho, Superintendent of Schools, Miami-Dade County Public Schools;
John Grisham, High Jewlery Regional Manager, Chanel High Jewelry;
Abel L. Iglesias, President & COO, Professional Bank;
Sean Prospect, Executive Director, After School All-Stars;
Jimmy Quiroga, Owner, Jimmy Quiroga Designs;
Jose C. Romano, Assistant VP, Administration, Doctors Hospital, Baptist Heath South Florida;
Blake S. Sando, Partner, Cole Scott & Kissane PA;
Gaby Sanchez, Miami Marlins Alumni Ambassador and Bally Sports Personality;
Steadman Stahl, President, Police Benevolent Association Dade County;
Richard Tonkinson, President, Tonkinson Financial Inc., and
Rayner Urdaneta, CEO and Co-Founder, Monat
For more information about Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida, visit rmhcsouthflorida.org.
